Local Farming

A Second Career As An Organic Farmer

Julie Brothers | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Organic Farming, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Organic Food, Organic Garden, Csa, The Right to Farm Act, Millstone Farm, Grant Family Farm, Organic Farming Story, Farmer's Markets, Wwoofing, Local Farming, Food News
Julie Brothers

Instead of living in NYC, I was to live and intern on an organic farm only a stones-throw from the City. Close enough for the just-in-case emergency evacuation. No exit strategy necessary.

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PHOTOS: Take A Taste Of Colorado

Posted 10.06.2011

Read More: Taste of Colorado, Denver News, Local Agriculture, Agriculture, Taste of Colo., Slidepollajax, Colorado Agriculture, Denver Colorado, Local Farming, Colorado News, Denver News

It may be nearly impossible to notice that summer is winding down with the heat wave spreading across the U.S., but Coloradans are keeping their cool ...

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Townspeople In 'Food Mecca' Fail To Reap Benefits

NPR | By Dan Charles | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Vermont Town, Farming Local, Local Farming, Vermont Farms, Small Town Farming, Locally Grown Food, Agrotourism, Food News

The town of Hardwick, Vt., has been celebrated as the scene of a local food revival. In recent years, lots of small farms have started up nearby....

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Lunch From the Farmers' Market

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Hamptons, Long Island, Farming, Home Cooking, Marilee Foster, Cucumbers, Farmers Markets, Lunch, Food, Local Farming, Radicchio, Tomatoes, East End, Green Living, New York City, New York, Local Food, Summer, Recipes, Cooking, Environment, New York News
Big Girls, Small Kitchen

I love the slight bitterness of radicchio. I think it spices up dishes as mundane as slaws, and it is complemented by ingredients with a hint of sweet.

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Farming? What Kind of Internship Is That?

Patrick Vergara | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Haven, Local Farming, Yale Farm, Urban Foodshed Collaborative, Green News
Patrick Vergara

When I decided to spend my summer working on the Yale Farm I must admit to feeling like quite the rebel. Working in the dirt seemed like a nice break at the time -- there was something appealingly edgy about it.

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Speed, Greed, and Sustainability

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Hawaii, Food, Sustainability, Green Living, Lifestyle, Starvation, Global Recession, World Hunger, Financial Crisis, Homegrown Food, Local Farming, Polynesian, Recession, Green Food, Green News
Arthur Rosenfeld

While the rest of the world goes through resources at an unprecedented rate and people starve in gigantic numbers, people on the Hawaiian Islands are beginning to do things differently.

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Farm-To-School Programs: Growing a Healthier America

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Local Farming, Food Education, Farms, Health Care, Farm-to-School, Local Farmers, Farm to Table, Green News
Isabel Cowles

Food needs a piece of that seven billion dollar pie. For fortunate Americans, food is as much a source of entertainment as it is nourishment. Yet desp...

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Local Food: Scandal and Slander

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Local Farming, Local Food, Local Eating, Green News
Isabel Cowles

The impact of eating locally extends far beyond "food miles" or any other measurable data we've been encouraged to count the way dieters count calories. The issues on the table where local food is concerned are of keeping our communities, neighbors, loved ones and culture together over food.

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