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Tag Archives: farming
Fun and Games at This Lil’ Piggy Farm
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, … Continue reading
Experiencing the Bureaucracy of a Larger Organic Creamery – Straus
In California, the organic dairy brand Straus Family Creamery can be seen just about everywhere you turn. You’re probably familiar with their endearing logo of a happy cow dancing under a red banner that bears the name in big bold … Continue reading
Discovering a Karmic Cycle on a Farm
People probably say this a lot, but I work with a group of really talented folks. We’re a pretty diverse group from all over the globe. Throughout the day we end up in lengthy conversations, you know to keep from … Continue reading
Posted in Food Warrior Interns, On the Farm
Tagged athens georgia, farming, food warriors, front field farm, karma, lee carella, Real Time Farms
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When Having Worms is a Good Thing (Plus How to Brew Tea You Won’t Want to Drink!)
I’m convinced there are just two ways to approach farming: one, with an analytical mind, or two, going with your gut and building on experience. On a recent group tour of a worm farm, Bamastan Farming Co., the guests were … Continue reading
Posted in Food Warrior Interns, On the Farm
Tagged bamastan farming co, farming, lee carella, Real Time Farms, scott lueck, soil, vermicompost, Vermiculture, worms
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5 Mile Farms is “Too Real To Fail”
5 Mile Farms is doing something very different, and people are taking notice. This week I met up with the founder, Randy Jewart, to talk about his goals and hopes for the farm and what makes it stand out from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 mile farms, austin, community, farming, molly margulies, Real Time Farms
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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
Communities Dig In To Reconnect: Teaching Through Farming
This post is from one of the 16 interns in the Real Time Farms Food Warrior Summer Internship Program (our Fall 2011 Food Warriors have started and will be blogging soon!). These interns are collecting data, pictures, and video on the growing practices … Continue reading
Movers & Shakers: BinBin Pearce, Exploring the Environmental Impact of Food Networks
Today we’re interviewing BinBin Pearce, a PhD student at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her dissertation is about understanding the environmental impacts of various scales of agriculture in the California Bay Area. She is also working on a … Continue reading
Not Safe Enough: One Small Tea Grower’s Story
Today we’re fortunate to have guest blogger Joan Lambert Bailey writing for us! Joan currently lives and writes in Tokyo where she is lucky enough to get her hands dirty at a local organic farm. You can read about her adventures learning about … Continue reading
Posted in On the Farm
Tagged farming, food safety, japan, joan lambert bailey, nuclear, radiation, Real Time Farms, tea, tokyo
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