We last visited Boerson Farm near Green Lake, WI early last November. Since we were up at our second home in the area, we stopped by the other day to stock up on whatever they had, and see how winter is treating them. Only Mat was there, and he was kind enough to walk us [...]
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Or I should say, the attack of the misguided and dangerous beings who feed on those farmer’s market favorites. As described by James McWilliams in his book ”Just Food”, there are people lurking among who us who pose a threat to our food supply. McWilliams has given them a name: Locavores. He helpfully describes their characteristics and [...]
This year’s FamilyFarmed Expo in Chicago, March 11-13, is shaping up to be the ultimate Local Food and Sustainable Agriculture event of the year. For farmers, consumers and all food-related businesses and organizations in between, there seem to be MANY reasons to attend, but the keynote speakers and special guests alone should put this on [...]
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I don’t read books about complex problems expecting to find comprehensive solutions. Few books deliver those. I read them to get ideas, understand what other people are thinking about these problems, and learn what additional sources of information are available. In this first installment of When Books About Food Collide, I review two books from [...]
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During a road trip to Syracuse, NY, last weekend to see my daughter in a play at Syracuse U., and take home some of her apartment clutter, I picked up a quart of this Wake Robin Farm yogurt at the classic Syracuse Real Food Co-op. I put it in our plug-in cooler for the eleven-hour [...]
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There has been a steady stream of books this year that explore (and sometimes attack) various aspects of our food culture. Every one of the books listed below touch the issues of local food and sustainable food production in some way. In several cases, the books are in direct opposition to each other. I like [...]
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