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Interviews

  • An Interview with Jessica Babcock, Farm Manager at Greenbank Farm
    April 24, 2013
    by Erica Romkema Greenbank Farm’s collection of red buildings springs up from the slim green stretch that is Whidbey Island. North and a ...
  • Interview with Luane Todd
    March 23, 2013
    Questions by Ryan Sitler Q: Give the readers a little introduction to you, where you’re from, and what it is you do these days? Lua...
  • Interview with Dr. Temple Grandin
    April 21, 2011
    Contributed by Tommy Otey We are honored and proud to share a conversation with Dr. Temple Grandin, one of the leading designers and thin...
  • Vandana Shiva: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Living
    April 11, 2011
    Dr. Vandana Shiva needs little introduction as a prominent environmental, social justice and anti-GM activist.  In 2010, she received the...

 

Topics and Opinions

  • Ethics in Agriculture: The Necessary Foundation of the New Farming Movement
    March 20, 2013
    By Alan Wright Books, magazines, and the internet provide diverse scientific and anecdotal information demonstrating how industrial agr...
  • Beginning Farmers: Learning, Networking, and Connecting to Place
    February 7, 2013
    by Erica Romkema It’s no secret that more and more young people in the U.S. are looking to establish careers in local, organic, and smal...
  • Del Cabo founder Larry Jacobs rebukes recent New York Times article
    January 13, 2012
    A statement from Larry Jacobs: The New York Times recently published an article that erroneously implied organic farmers in Los Cabos a...
  • Mid Season Tune Up
    October 3, 2011
    Feeling a little overwhelmed? Is the needle on the stress-o-meter topped out?  Need one more thing to do in August? It’s been a busy seas...
  • The Source Project
    June 16, 2011
    By Jason Taylor I call my work on agriculture “The Source Project.” The farmers, the real farmers of the world are the source of all know...
  • Expert Panel Calls for 'Transforming US Agriculture' to More Sustainable Farming
    June 3, 2011
    A group of leading scientists, economists and farmers is calling for a broad shift in federal policies to speed the development of farm p...
  • EU Agriculture Chief Slams GMOs, Expresses Strong Support for Natural Agriculture
    June 1, 2011
    In a bold move that goes against the mainstream flow, European Union (EU) Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos recently denounced genet...
  • Peak Oil and Biointensive Gardening
    May 18, 2011
    At the Black Mountain North Carolina Community Garden, Laura Lengnick, Ph.D Soil Sciences and Director of the Sustainable Agriculture Pro...
  • Two Tips For Beginning Farmers -- Richard Wiswall
    May 11, 2011
    Starting up a farm from scratch is a lot of work. That said, many have done it successfully. I’d like to share two thoughts that may spee...
  • But Why Can’t I Just Farm?
    May 4, 2011
    Summer and Fall harvest can be an incredibly satisfying time of year. Picking the fruits of your labor, packing boxes full of product, an...
  • Pastured Meats: the Vegetarian Alternative
    March 17, 2011
    Little more needs to be said about the atrocities of confinement animal feeding operations (CAFOs) or any other part of industrial animal...
  • An Overview of Organic Agriculture in the United States: Part 1: What it Means to Be and Buy Organic
    March 13, 2011
    An Overview of Organic Agriculture in the United States: A Three Part Essay Series This series of essays will focus specifically on the U...
  • Alfalfa Follows Suit as GMOs Continue to do More Harm than Good
    February 21, 2011
    As a representative of AGC, I want to express our concern regarding the recent decision by the US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, ...

 

Farm Profiles

  • McGill University Students Take on Ecological Agriculture in Montréal, Québec
    October 24, 2013
    By Vanessa Ventola About the McGill, Macdonald Student-Run Ecological Gardens Forty kilometers west of downtown Montréal lies the quiet t...
  • Eric Swarts: Representing a New Generation of Emerging, Climate-Conscious Farmers in South Africa
    October 8, 2013
    by Filippa Harrington-Griffin “I want to be able to sleep at night. I want to know that the food I’m selling people is going to help thei...
  • Permaculture in Kosodo Village
    September 11, 2013
    Written by Caleb Omolo and Steve Wheat Not many truly American stories begin in a place like Kosodo village. Every once in a while though...
  • A Farm Beyond Food
    September 10, 2013
    by Laura Jean Sutton Community Farm in London, England is the city’s largest arable community farm. From the seven-acre plot, London’s s...
  • Bostans: Istanbul’s Urban Gardens
    August 27, 2013
    Bostans: Istanbul’s Urban Gardens By Andrea Quinn Photos by Jennifer Hattam “As you pass through one of the gates entering into the anci...
  • Camphill Village Farm, Sauk Centre, Minnesota
    March 29, 2013
    By Stephen Briggs, Farm Manager Camphill Village Minnesota (CVM) is part of a worldwide movement of more than 100 intentional communities...
  • Cultivating the Next Generation of Visionary Farmers: Growing Power’s Approach to Urban Agriculture
    January 30, 2013
    by Freesia McKee In 1993, Growing Power began as a small organization employing young people from a nearby housing development to grow fo...
  • Permaculture in Perak, Malaysia
    March 15, 2012
    Initially established as a permaculture project in 2008, we are now growing to be an educational center that teaches people about ways th...
  • The Lord's Acre -- a not for profit garden in Western North Carolina
    February 29, 2012
    The Lord’s Acre is a not for profit 501(c)3 garden in western North Carolina. All the organic produce grown is given away to our local fo...
  • Smoking J’s Fiery Foods and Farm -- Asheville, NC
    February 22, 2012
    Nestled in a holler in the Hominy Valley, a few miles outside of the mountain town of Asheville, North Carolina, is a small family farm. ...
  • The Food Bank for Weschester, NY: A Holistic Food Growing Program
    January 24, 2012
    By Doug Decandia, Food Growing Project Coordinator The Food Growing Program is a project initiated by the Food Bank for Westchester, of W...
  • Joyner Community Garden in Asheville, NC
    October 17, 2011
    Submitted by Tommy Tepper As a part-time community gardener at the Joyner Community Garden in Asheville, North Carolina, I am writing th...
  • Biodynamic Agriculture at Granja Las Ondinas, a Farm just outside Buenos Aires -- Argentina
    July 28, 2011
    Granja las Ondinas (or Farm of the Fairies) is situated just after the immense urban sprawl of Buenos Aires finally gives way to the vast...
  • Pasture Raised Chicken: Flexibility & Functionality at Coq Au Coin—Saint Francisville, Louisiana
    May 27, 2011
    Coq Au Coin Pasture Raised Chicken is a flexible operation that is able to use minimal land on leased acreage to provide a pastured bird ...
  • The Aloha Natural Farm, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
    April 7, 2011
    The Aloha Natural Farm is located in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines on 2.8 hectares (7 acres, 17 rai). A century ago this lan...
  • The Panya Project
    March 2, 2011
    Essay submitted by Christian Shearer, owner of Panya Project and permaculture consultant for Terra Genesis International. www.panyaprojec...
  • Warren Wilson College Farm -- Swannanoa, NC
    February 21, 2011
    The Warren Wilson College Farm (WWC Farm) has been in continuous operation for 117 years, when the college opened as the Asheville Farm S...
  • Hickory Nut Gap Farm -- Fairview, NC
    February 17, 2011
    We have a very diverse farming enterprise with a focus on raising grass-fed beef, pastured/ forested pork, and pastured poultry. Beyond g...
  • Robin Hollow -- Rhode Island
    February 5, 2011
    Robin Hollow Farm is a small, diversified ornamental farm, with a focus on sustainably grown cut flowers. We chose to switch from certifi...
  • Grassland Organic -- Skowhegan, Maine
    February 4, 2011
    We are the second generation of Sarah’s family farming on this land. My father bought the farm in 1987 and we bought it from him in 2007....
  • Pine Trough Branch Farm -- Reidsville, NC
    February 4, 2011
    Our farm is in a phase of reestablishment. I started managing my family’s land in the winter of 2010. I am a new farmer, working with a f...
  • Indian Ridge Farm -- Norwood, Colorado
    February 4, 2011
    Indian Ridge Farm & Bakery, located at 7,000 feet in elevation, is a 100-acre diversified farm operation that includes grass-fed pas...
  • Grass Dairy -- Dodgeville, Wisconsin
    January 31, 2011
    Grass Dairy is composed of 300 acres of rolling grasslands in what is known as the driftless region of Southwest Wisconsin, just south of...