Last week I went to California for the 2010 Eco Farm Conference--a three-day organic farming extravaganza featuring big names (and big influences of the organic agriculture movement) such as Wes Jackson, Frances Moore Lappé, Deputy Security of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan, and a ton of folks who are part of an...

It's four days before Christmas. If you're like the other snowed-in 40-something percent of consumers this year, you're probably way behind on gifts. If so, you may want to give the (last-minute) gift of...the book that Hugo Chávez is reading.

Let me back up a minute. When browsing for books,...

Do you dream of an organic garden, but don't have a yard? A flock of chicks, perhaps, but don't have a yard? Home-grown food, and lower grocery bills (but, alas, no yard!)? Dream no more, because you can have it, and without quitting your job, trading your bus pass for...

I've been raising laying hens for about a year, and I've never been happier. I have fresh eggs whenever I want them (which is always), I have become more in tune with myself in relation to the land, and I've come to love chickens for all their neurotic, pecking glory....

One year ago, I did what many New Yorkers only dream about. During the most historic presidential inauguration and election of my lifetime, in the throes of the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, at the emotional precipice of my mid-twenties, from the mean streets of New York City...

Guest post by Makenna Goodman, Chelsea Green Publishing

Last night, we had fourteen people over for dinner. And they wanted chicken. Good thing we had some...but they were running around. And so it was--all in the name of well balanced meals--farm life came down to its grittiest.

In the post-Omnivore's Dilemma reality, where farmer Joel Salatin is known far outside his county, it doesn't take a genius to say it: farming has totally blown up.

What I mean is, alongside the cultural idolization of growing your own, there has been a notable increase in college graduates...

Guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman:

It's Saturday afternoon and you're checking out at your local co-op. You're behind another member of your community, lining up your organic eggs, organic pork chops, organic milk, organic lamb shank, and organic cheese. You feel pretty content. You're eating right, in a...

Did you know that humans have 98% of the same DNA as chimpanzees? I bet you did. But you probably didn't know we have 40% of the same DNA as a BANANA. That's right. From about our midsection down, we are pretty much made out of the same stuff as...

It's Saturday afternoon and you're checking out at your local co-op. You're behind another member of your community, lining up your organic eggs, organic pork chops, organic milk, organic lamb shank, and organic cheese. You feel pretty content. You're eating right, in a world full of chaos. Your body loves...