Veteran food author Deborah Madison's new cookbook Vegetable Literacy draws inspiration for its recipes directly from the garden.
I feel that our gardens have a special function in times of stress. Whether we're suffering from public crises or private losses, all are soothed by time in the garden.
by guest blogger Tim Mountz of Happy Cat Farm The writer and agricultural shaman Wes Jackson once wrote, "Who takes seriously the slow knowledge, t...
At the close of 2012, to predate the New Year (and the potential congressional changes in tax policies in the USA), we impressed a conservation easement on the entire farm.
You don't have to be a scientist, farmer, or charity CEO to make a difference in food security, sustainability and hunger reduction. Below are three examples of ways you can make a difference on October 16, World Food Day.
Oak Center, Minnesota. Steven Schwen was not born into farming, and in fact, first went to medical school before realizing it was living a more sust...
I didn't write Fast, Fresh & Green for people who are already great cooks. I wrote for everyone who wants to cook with more vegetables. For people who want to cook at home and eat better. That's a lot of us.
Only a small handful of cities in the United States have a vegetable garden just outside their city hall. Most have either grass or concrete, or both....
Now that Spring is here, the Farmers Market is finally open!
You may want to check if the farmers market has opened up on your area. What a great way to welcome in the Spring season!
Raised beds are actually the easiest way to get started with a garden, since you just start right on top of the grass and bring in fresh soil and compost.
Hybrid crops can only be grown from seeds purchased from the commercial seed companies who control the proprietary parent lines. These plants cannot reproduce; Nature's inherent generosity is circumvented.
We have completely changed the systems by which we provide ourselves with food, but we have hardly changed the systems of societal organization in response to this.
