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
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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
ASC Intern Joural: With liberty and food justice for all
By Heather E. Smith, ASC intern On the morning of July 4th I spent time on the farm weeding and thinning carrots, and thinking about food justice. Among the many freedoms that I enjoy, I feel especially grateful for the … Continued
Time to change the food safety debate
By Roland McReynolds, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Executive Director The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published proposed rules to govern the production of raw produce and the processing of most value-added foods on January 4, 2013. FDA issued these … Continued