Urban Agriculture Takes Root at Garza’s Gardens

Posted on May 28, 2012 by realtimefarms

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 of government, economy, horticulture, and sustainability escape the realm of theory and become real-life practice.

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Great Road Farm –  Skillman, NJ

Butcher Crick Farms – Carlisle, IA

Balsam Farms, LLC – Amagansett, NY

Wednesday Market at Kendrick Park – Amherst, MA

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Urban Bee Removal: Rescuing Bees One Colony at a Time

Posted on May 23, 2012 by realtimefarms

Bee rescue is one of those jobs that most people don’t know exist until they find themselves with an infestation on their property. At that point they usually want an expert available right away. In Austin, Brandon Fehrenkamp of Eastside Honey Co. is the go-to guy for bee removal and relocation.  He has relocated bees from hives that were established within the walls of homes, from beneath floorboards, from water boxes and 55-gallon drums, and from swarms in transition from one hive location to another.

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Seaweed Scientist

Posted on May 22, 2012 by realtimefarms
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 from any coastline, would you find a scientist hunched over an aquarium full of seaweed. Yes, Austin is weird.
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Many Hands Make Light Work at Many Hands Farm Corps

Posted on May 21, 2012 by realtimefarms

Ryan Karb, co-founder of 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,” or simply a longing to connect back to the earth– young people across the country are becoming more and more interested in agriculture. The New York Times even recently featured an article that showcased this new phenomenon of twenty-somethings getting their hands dirty in the field. Continue reading →

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm – Eaton, OH

Dove Song Dairy – Bernville, PA

Dyer Family Organic Farm – Ann Arbor, MI

Garden State Urban Farms – Orange, NJ

Kauffman’s Farmers Market – Montezuma, GA

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Celebrating Another Successful Bunch of Food Warriors!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by rtflindsayp

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Over the past three and a half months, thirteen Food Warrior interns in California, Texas, Massachusetts, Georgia, Hawaii, and Florida have collectively visited 42 food artisans, 84 farms and 95 farmers markets and have uploaded over 5,000 photos! Take a … Continue reading →

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The Food Cyclist: Exploring Our Nation’s Farms on Two Wheels

Posted on May 16, 2012 by realtimefarms

“There’s a saying that if you want to go places, you fly in a plane; If you want to see things, you drive in a car; If you want to experience life, you ride a bike; If you want to be intimate with your surroundings, you run or walk. Well, I always say that I’m too lazy to run or walk, so I bike.”


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Fun and Games at This Lil’ Piggy Farm

Posted on May 14, 2012 by realtimefarms

Rhonda Williams is probably one of the most enthusiastic and engaging farmers I’ve met in my food travels around Central Florida. I’ve visited a lot of amazing farms, seen beautiful places, and met some great characters on two legs and four. However, from my first email correspondence, with Rhonda’s use of animated pig emoticons (), I knew I was in for an extra special treat at This Lil’ Piggy Farm.

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Aw Snaps!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by realtimefarms

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week!

Gill Tract (Occupy Farm) –  Albany, CA

Blue Moon Acres – Buckingham, PA and Pennington, NJ

Launiupoko Farmer’s Market – Lahaina, HI

Urban Adamah – Berkeley, CA

Ala Moana Farmers Market – Honolulu, HI

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