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I discovered some Wendy’s training videos from the 90′s, detailing for new employees how to serve hot and cold drinks.  I had no idea how precise a procedure it was.  Or how awesome.  Thanks, Consumerist. . . . → Read More: "Put the Lid on the Cup, Things are Really Looking Up"

Tom Philpott gives us some graphic images from the FDA report about the Iowa egg factories linked to the egg recall. Eat your breakfast first because it’s not a pretty picture.Photo: farm sanctuary . . . → Read More: More on the Egg Recall

Over at Green Gate, Travis is being trained to take care of the animals.  This week he recaps his experiences feeding and housing chickens, pigs, and goats….Animal FarmNo, no pigs or chickens were talking to me about communism, but there were de… . . . → Read More: Travis’ Tuesday

The farmer I worked with in New York got her start in flowers.  By the time Travis and I interned there, she had done a little of everything, but she had been growing and selling flowers for over thirty years.  Some of my best memories from t… . . . → Read More: Deciding What to Grow

On Thursday and Friday of last week, I had lunch with two separate people with two separate ideas for making money from organic farming.  Both involved purchasing (with the help of investors) land for Travis and I to farm. The first idea involved … . . . → Read More: A Few Steps Forward in the Search for Land

Grocery stores are saturated with food products. Food products are made to resemble real food, but aren’t real food. Every Friday I’ll feature one of these products.To win Food Product of the Week, a food product must not only be artificial, but exhibi… . . . → Read More: Food Product of the Week! Morningstar Tomato and Basil Pizza Burger

That’s right, everyone, I finally got Travis to write something.  Since he started his new job at Green Gate, it was easier to convince him because I literally can’t give everyone updates about it.  Still, this post only came after several mi… . . . → Read More: Travis’ Tuesday