It’s coming to the end of the summer harvest in Texas. The time of year when you only have okra and cayenne peppers to eat. It’s earlier than normal this year because of the drought. As far as the plants are concerned, it’s August, not July… [...]
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How do you define local? Your city? Driving distance? Biking distance? Your state? How about the whole country?Perhaps local is something concrete: 150 miles is an oft-sighted number for local food production. Congress’ definition of … [...] There are a lot of criticisms leveled against the sustainable food movement, a favorite being the price of admission. Organic food is often more expensive than conventional; a farmer at the market is often selling her wares for slightly more than the c… [...] About a year ago, a farmer gave me this piece of advice: your first season, your goal should just be to kill things. Don’t worry about growing crops or making money, just try to figure out how you killed everything and learn as much as you c… [...] So back in February, a film crew commissioned by Whole Foods contacted me about making a short webisode about Travis and me and our journey into farming. They came out to our small field and filmed our very first harvest — some bolero carrots we… [...] 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’ [...] [...] 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’ [...] [...] May was a big month for Travis and me. Both of our birthdays are in May. Our wedding anniversary also came–we celebrated one year on May 30th! And there’s another sort of unique May anniversary: our farming anniversary, the day we, w… [...] 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 [...] [...] The art of raising chickens at home (literally)… [...] |
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