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
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Farm-to-glass
By Renee Ciulla Across the nation, locavores can now celebrate what is inside their glasses in addition to what is on their plates. The ever-rising local food movement has expanded its reach into the spirits community. Whether in the form … Continued
Made in the USA: Organic cotton
By Victoria Bouloubasis With chickens grazing by his feet, Eric Henry, president of TS Designs, lifts a branch of organic cotton just plucked from the backyard garden of his T-shirt printing business. As if picked from the sky, the puffs … Continued
Small farm social media
By Amy Sprague, FARMIST Founder It’s 2013 and we have a million ways to connect with a million people. But the question is: How will you connect with the right people to the benefit of your small farm? As farmers, … Continued
Six questions to ask your beekeeper
Not everyone has the time, the space or the inclination to keep their own bees, but buying honey can be confusing. Meme Thomas, instructor for the Honeybee Conservancy classes at Rodale Institute and founder of Baltimore Honey, shared with us … Continued
Small-scale oilseed production
By Renee Ciulla Customers of New Hampshire (NH) farmers’ markets are regularly greeted by voluptuous eggplants, hearty wheat berries, verdant leafy vegetables, raw milk cheddar and numerous local meats. But locavores who want to use cooking oils rather than butter … Continued
Lost and found orcharding
By Renee Ciulla Every region in New Hampshire and throughout the world has their noted heirloom apple varieties. These are the fruits that thrived relatively well in a given location providing consistent yields, tolerance of pests and disease and, most … Continued
Community Pizza
By guest blogger Marguerite Viola In February of 2011, my husband Andrew and I got on a plane headed across the ocean to begin a three-month culinary and farming adventure. The goal: Learn how to make cheese and salami by … Continued
Free speech—for you to use—to promote fresh, local, organic food
By Greg Bowman Originally posted on September 14, 2006 Word of mouth is still the most effective promotion—even for changing big, complex things like food systems. If you can help lead one person into the richly textured web of local, … Continued
Starting a farmers’ market the right way
By Andy King Originally posted on February 16, 2006 If you are trying to start or turn around a farmers’ market, it’s easy to get distracted by all the possibilities of signage and events and promotions. Before you order your … Continued