By Maria Rodale Reprinted with permission from Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen The other day I found myself giving a teary retirement farewell to two people who’d worked at the Rodale Institute since the early 1970s…since I was an intern there! … Continued
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Welcome ASC interns!
Deliveries haven’t started yet, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a mountain of work to be done for our Agriculture Supported Communities program. Seeding, bed prepping, transplanting, etc. etc. etc… As you can imagine, we were happy to welcome to … Continued
Stop feeding the beast and start feeding the people
By Coach Mark Smallwood Follow Coach’s blogs posts at Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen and EcoWatch Have you ever wondered how anyone makes any money on a $2.00 bag of nacho-cheese–flavored corn chips or a $0.25 apple? Economists and policy wonks … Continued
The heart of a farmer
By Sara Snow I’ve been wondering lately how many farmers have always seen themselves as farmers? Even if they didn’t start driving daddy’s tractor at age 9 and take over the family farm themselves shortly into adulthood, did they always … Continued
Honoring Our Heritage
By Coach Mark Smallwood Originally appeared at www.mariasfarmcountrykitchen.com There is much to be learned from our ancestors. Our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents had deep roots in agriculture. Modern organic farming is based on the philosophy that we must learn from … Continued
Could saying grace be our saving grace?
By Sara Snow I remember dinnertime when I was young. All six of us would gather around the table, and with steam from the various pots sending ticklers of taste to our noses, we would bow our heads and say … Continued
ASC Intern Journal: Roots Rising
By Heather E. Smith, ASC intern I’ve got a vision to start an urban farm which improves access to healthy foods in underserved communities and engages people in the meaningful, sustainable work of growing food. My future non-profit organization will … Continued
Replacing hubris with humus
By Martin Ping, Executive Director at Hawthorne Valley Association Recently, I was filling out a form where I was asked for my ethnic origin. As I scanned through the list of choices I decided on “other” in deference to recent … Continued
Thinking beyond the clown
By Anna Lappé When Bozo the Clown went off air in 1963, no one would have guessed the small-town television character would soon become the most famous clown in the world. But McDonald’s turned Bozo into Ronald McDonald, and today … Continued
Defining the family farm
By Susan A. Schneider, Director of LL.M. Program in Agricultural & Food Law at Arkansas School of law and contributor to the Agricultural Law blog. Throughout much of our history, the government has said that U.S. farm policy was driven … Continued