Family Farms

The Armchair Locavore No More, Thanks to No Impact Week

Susie Middleton | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Susie Middleton

One hard lesson I learned this year--if you're going to grow or harvest a lot of your food locally and seasonally, you must learn how to preserve it, or much of it will go bad.

Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers, Washington, D.C.

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Maria Rodale

I had to check out Founding Farmers in Washington this past weekend. The idea is appealing: a casual, family restaurant that's supplied and owned by a collective of American family farmers.

Farmonomics: It's All About the Land

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green


David M. Abromowitz

Sowing the seeds of the right approach to farmland preservation today will enable more of us to reap the bounty of locally grown produce long into the future.