Category Archives: Food Warrior Interns

My Thanksgiving: Dedicated to Farmers and Animals Everywhere

Just a little warning: This post is about how turkeys end up on our tables. I chose not to include any really crazy pictures. But the writing may be graphic. It is honest, it is my experience, and I encourage … Continue reading

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Inspiration Plantation: “Opting Out” of the Conventional Food System

Matt Schwab knows his animals. And I’m not referring to the kind of knowledge that allows him to rattle off countless facts about each breed of turkey, duck, pig, chicken, sheep, or cow he raises on his farm (which he surely … Continue reading

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King’s Raven Winery: a Family Affair

King’s Raven Winery, perched atop one of the many rolling hills in Oregon’s oldest city, is a vineyard with a view. This gorgeous plot of land has been in the Ingram family since Marvin Ingram purchased it in the early 1940s, … Continue reading

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Suburban Farming, Self-Sustainability, and Reclaiming Domesticity: Yummy Tummy Farms

For many Americans, the front yard is a prime piece of real estate, in fact, many newer neighborhoods in larger cities are doing away with front yards and decreasing the size of backyards in favor of increased indoor living space. … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Community of Kookoolan Farms

“Really, we’re unqualified to be farmers,” Chrissie Zaerpoor confesses before she delves into the story behind Kookoolan Farms. She and her husband Koorosh have backgrounds in physics and engineering, which many would write off as unhelpful to the field of … Continue reading

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An Ode to Goats: The Unsung Hero of American Farms

If you poke around on the Real Time Farms website and peruse recent adventures of the Real Time Farms Food Warriors, you’re bound to see some recent attention on goats. blank This is no accident. As the Food Warriors explore … Continue reading

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Pearl Bakery: Eat Bread. Build Relationships. Be Sustainable.

“People know they are getting our blood, sweat and tears in every baguette. We are hands on all the way,” explains Pearl Bakery production manager Jared Lester. blank blank Pearl Bakery founder Eric Lester bestows importance on family, community and … Continue reading

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Urban Gleaners: A League of Political Foodies

The Portland food industry is a titan; the foodies here run among the elite gourmand. The Portland food industry is also metamorphic; it is at once a science, a moral attitude, a political persuasion, and an art. The cult of gastronomic … Continue reading

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300+ Organic Crops – Simply Because They Want To

The preschoolers who visit Anne Berblinger’s farm won’t just wander in and pick out an anonymous pumpkin. Instead, they will claim their own particular prize, the future jack-o-lantern that they chose as a seed, nurtured as a sprout, and later … Continue reading

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Applications Open! Winter/Spring 2012 Food Warrior Internship Program

Real Time Farms is accepting applications for the Winter/Spring 2012 Food Warrior Internship Program, which will run from January 21st through May 7th. We are looking for Food Warriors in Atlanta, Austin, the Bay Area, and throughout Hawaii. Description Food … Continue reading

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