I beg you all to think about this more seriously. Regardless of the predictable outcomes, this is still the ‘future of farming’ as we are currently voting around the world for low cost, cheap food on a massive scale. And in the process of this push to ‘go big or go home,’ we lose so many important contributions traditional farmers bring to the table.
Well into the throes of our main growing season, I find myself in a more reflective state of mind between planting and harvesting, farmers’ markets and farm stand maintenance, canning and cooking, managing our folks on the farm, and all the other farmer-ly things I occupy myself with these days.
Read MoreAs we approach the final holidays of 2021, I remember to be grateful for so many simple things. Life is full with work and family, fun, and many challenges. Many, many challenges. I regularly hear myself giving reminders that we can do tough things. The quote “Life is tough, but you are tougher,” or some version of that, resonates with me.
Read MoreIf you’re anything like me, you find that recipes are supportive guidelines to read and to relish, but often to inspire creativity in the kitchen. I am constantly changing, rearranging and sometimes improving recipes for my own purposes. My recipes are very often based on the ingredients I have on hand, which means it’s unusual to make the same exact thing twice!
Read MoreYou can browse the news headlines and social media postings claiming we are in the last few days of the current decade, but it just isn’t true. This is not the end of a decade. 2020 is the final year of the decade we are currently enjoying (or not enjoying), and it’s about to begin!
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