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John and Kate Bike for Farm Aid!

On June 4th, John and Kate Suscovich, collectively known as FoodCyclist, will hit the open road on a two-year, 24,000-mile cycling journey across the globe. From America to Australia, Indonesia to Ireland, John and Kate will pedal their way across the four corners of the world, experiencing rich agricultural traditions and discovering sustainable food production. [...] [...]

Living HOMEGROWN: Duck and Cover – The Spraying Has Started.

Dave Ring along with his wife Sara owns a small organic vegetable and egg farm in East Central Indiana.  In May of 2007 they opened the Downtown Farm Stand, a local organic grocery store.  The store has grown to include a “made from scratch” deli restaurant, and a full grocery store selection.  They are active [...] [...]

Preserving With Friends DVD

At the end of our visit together, Harriett offered up two copies of her fantastic new DVD, Preserving With Friends for giveaway! This is the most comprehensive and informative resource you will find on preserving – perfect for the preservation veteran or for you all who are just starting out. The DVD includes downloadable recipes [...] [...]

HOMEGROWN Road Trip Part 4: Portland, OR

Portlandia, indeed. We are smitten with this town. Locally-sourced ingredients seem to be the assumed standard everywhere, small independent businesses are thriving here, and, yes, hot girls DO wear glasses (and knit caps) here! The highlight of our time in Portland was by far the couple of hours I spent at Harriet Fasenfest’s dining room [...] [...]

HOMEGROWN Road Trip part 3: Humboldt County is delicious.

Entering Humbolt County on the heaving, winding highway 101, we continue to be awed by the lush redwood forests. We were famished after hiking around the seaside charmer town of Mendocino, and decided to give the restaurants of Eureka a try. The ugly strip of big box stores and and strip malls had us skeptical, [...] [...]

HOMEGROWN Road Trip Part 2: Green String Farm

On the road out of Petaluma, amidst tasting rooms and grape vines of Sonoma County, is Green String Farm. As you pull in, you’ll see nothing fancy, a rustic farm stand with a bunch of talkative chickens in the coop out back, but their philosophy is dazzling: Green String is a 140 acre farm, with [...] [...]

HOMEGROWN Road Trip – Part 1. Petaluma Heirloom Seed Bank.

Well, we took off after Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 with full minds and bellies and headed for reaches north. San Francisco itself offers so many incredible things, some of which were represented in The HOMEGROWN Village. Ritual Coffee Roasters are a super friendly group of coffee freaks who we hope will continue to expand [...] [...]

Living HOMEGROWN: What’s Growing Where You Are? Preserving Herbs.

I live in the Pacific Northwest with my non-tree hugging, environmentally friendly, dreamin’-of-farming husband and our four wild, dirt lovin’ kids.  When I’m not writing of the adventures (or misadventures) on our micro-homestead, you might find me stalking Craigslist, Freecycle, or Facebook.  And since I’m all about multi tasking, I’ll probably be out gardening, baking, [...] [...]

Raising Chickens At Home

The art of raising chickens at home (literally)… [...]

Why We Farm: The First Obstacle is Finding Land

A year and a half ago, my husband Travis and I decided we wanted to be organic farmers. Neither of us had a background in agriculture. In fact, I was probably about as disconnected from physical labor as you can get — I was pursuing my PhD. This weekly series will take you through Travis’ [...] [...]