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Category Archives: On the Farm
Carrots Come From the Ground, and Chicken Comes From…
On a visit to the Biltmore Estate last spring, I stopped by the on-site barn to check out some of the farm animals living there. Wandering around the visitors section, I watched as children visiting the historic site with their families gazed, … Continue reading
Battery Park Urban Farm
Battery Park is on the very southern most tip of Manhattan, on the edge of the financial district. The area is filled with gleaming modern high-rises and mammoth art deco buildings remaining from the New York of old. I will … Continue reading
Tour ReVision Urban Farm (in pictures!)
ReVision Urban Farm began as a small garden in 1990 alongside a shelter for homeless mothers that is now the ReVision Family Home. Originally called ReVision House, the program began as a very small grassroots effort to positively impact the lives … Continue reading
Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project
Amazing, innovative farming projects are all around New York City, but some of them are hard to see unless you know where to look. The Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project is a perfect example of this: located on the rooftop of the Metro … Continue reading
Sunshine in a Jar: Rose Geranium Apricot Jam
While we in the Midwest are sweating away the hours this summer, it may not come to mind that in only a few short months the days will be shorter and cooler, until another winter will be upon us. The … Continue reading
Kids connect with nature at Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse
The Natural Wildlife Federation posted, “Recent research shows that children are spending half as much time outside as they did 20 years ago. Today’s kids spend six and a half hours a day ‘plugged into’ electronic media.” Described as a “nature deficit,” children … Continue reading
Wisdom from a New Generation of Farmers
The average age of the American farmer is currently 57, which worries many who are watching the U.S. food system. Luckily, Remy Van Grack and Maya Osterman, of Lindenmeier Farm, are part of a new generation of farmers determined to roll back … Continue reading
Food for all, Farmers Markets for all
Today we’re welcoming guest blogger Abbey Vannoy, who balances her time working at Hunger Free Colorado, farming with UrbiCulture Community Farms and sharing the kitchen with her chef partner. She found her passion for food justice during her travels, especially while … Continue reading
Sprout City Farms Misses Their School
During the school year, the Denver Green School is full of children playing and learning. Of course, summer vacation puts a damper on this; no students are asking for a mint leaf as they reach their hands over the fence between the playground … Continue reading
An Inside Look at the Straus Family Farm
I recently had the opportunity to tour the Straus Family Farm, one of four dairy farms that produce the milk for the Straus Family Creamery, and where it all began in 1941.
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