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Category Archives: On the Farm
A Walk in Someone Else’s Hooves.
When walking through pastures, barns, and enclosures Temple Grandin strives to sense what the animals experience. She feels her autism allows her to understand the feelings of America’s farm animals. Drawing from her years of experience and research, farmers rebuild enclosures, reconstruct … Continue reading
Chicago’s Gary Comer Youth Center
College preparation, an array of extracurricular activities, endless educational tools and a positive environment are all important facets of the Gary Comer Youth Center. A safe haven which caters prominently to the Chicago’s south side, the attending youth have access to supportive … Continue reading
Growing More Than Just Food at Growing Home
What can you buy with a dollar? An apple, a small fry from McDonald’s, 4 gumballs, a Coke, or… a plot of land fit to bloom into a revolutionary urban farm on Chicago’s South Side. Yep, it’s true. Six years … Continue reading
Noni: an Ancient Polynesian Miracle Fruit
Around 350 A.D., Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands set sail on voyaging canoes and settled in the Hawaiian Islands. Each canoe accommodated 12 to 15 people. Animals and plants were brought for the long voyage as well as a new agricultural beginning.
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Tagged food warriors, hawaii, Hawaiian Health Ohana, marta lane, noni, Real Time Farms
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The New Golden Rule – of Blueberry Picking
At Country Pleasures Farm “quality control” is taken very seriously, and to assure high standards, there is a certain unique “golden rule” applied to berry picking. As Lori Rice explained to me, in a very matter-of-fact way, “The rule is that you’re supposed … Continue reading
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Tagged apples, blueberries, Country Pleasures Farm, eliza phillips, food warrior, organic, pears, Real Time Farms
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Aquaponics: The New Wave of the Future?
“We thought it was messed up you had to be wealthy to be healthy,” Gina Cavaliero, of Green Acre Organics, says at the beginning of her farm tour. The tour, held once a month, welcomes visitors to the farm, though “tour” is … Continue reading
Urban Agriculture Takes Root at Garza’s Gardens
High school lessons on government and the economy can all too often be boring and tedious, but for the past twelve years, Martha Cason has led the Garza’s Gardens program at Garza Independence High School in a way that erases the tedium. Instead, concepts … Continue reading
Seaweed Scientist
Lew Weil, a molecular biologist, grows seaweed for his company, Austin Sea Veggies. In his garage, Lew grows ogo, edible seaweed that looks a little like material for a gelatinous bird’s nest. Where else but Austin, Texas, hundreds of miles away … Continue reading
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Tagged algae, austin sea veggies, Lew Weil, real tim, robyn metcalfe, sea veggies, seaweed
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Many Hands Make Light Work at Many Hands Farm Corps
It’s no secret that the number of young farmers is increasing. Be it the influence of authors such as Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, and Jonathan Safran Foer, the desire to escape the mundaneness of the daily grind depicted by re-runs of “The Office,” … Continue reading
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Tagged CSA, food warriors, Many Hands Farm Corps, Real Time Farms, samantha marsh, WWOOF, young farmers
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