Thanks to National Geographic for this for this graphic showing the decrease in vegetable varieties over the past century. The text from the image online reads, “a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International gave a clue to the scope of the problem. It compared USDA listings of seed varieties sold by commercial U.S. …
Last week I was lucky enough to accompany Paul Lawler to the winter conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Before this weekend I hadn’t realized what a fantastic group this is. The conference was extremely well organized, just teeming with educators, leaders, and experienced farmers wanting to share their knowledge. There was so much …
This week I’d like to ask everyone to think about seeds in a slightly different way. Living here in the northeast, there are seldom reminders of the true cultural importance of seeds in many places around the world. I have been thinking about seeds a lot recently in relation to Cricket Creek Farm with respect …
Last Thursday I was lucky to be able to attend the Soil and Nutrition conference, sponsored by the Bionutrient Food Association and NOFA/Mass. During the lunch break, I sat down with the presenter John Kempf to ask him some questions and talk with him about some of the issues we struggle with in our pasture …
We make butter each week from our own fresh cream. Every Monday night we allow the milk in our bulk tank to separate by leaving the agitator off overnight. On Tuesday mornings, all the milk (usually between 115 and 180 gallons) has separated and the skim milk is on the bottom with the cream on …