Monday August 31, 2009

the virtues of raising beef on the pasture

I came across this terrific video where cattle farmer Will Harris describes simply why he raises cows on the pasture. He started his career like most cattle farmers in this country, growing beef in a confined

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: eating farming pollution sustainable

Friday August 28, 2009

now read this! a web roundup

Here’s a collection of some of the information that’s been shaping my world lately. It runs the gamut, so be prepared (and some of the titles have changed to suit my mood – so there!)

1.“Old” SIGG

Categories: agriculture blog books Tags: animals drinking eating farming pollution soil

Friday August 28, 2009

now see this! crude, sweet crude

We all know by now that petroleum is poison and that it’s time to move on to cleaner & more ethical forms of fuel, right? Well, I guess not everyone is getting the message, including of

Categories: blog community energy Tags: petroleum politics pollution social justice

Wednesday August 26, 2009

skills to pay the bills (or at least save a little dough)

Got a hankerin’ to make stuff, but don’t know how? In a time when people are pinching pennies out of necessity or just to consume less for the good of the planet, it helps to know

Categories: art/craft blog education food/drink recycling Tags: composting cooking drinking eating fun gardens water

Monday August 24, 2009

blight bites!

This year, tomato growers & lovers on the East Coast were faced with the nasty disease known as “late blight,” which rendered many tomato crops useless within a matter of days. (You can read more about

Categories: agriculture blog environment food/drink Tags: eating farming gardens

Friday August 21, 2009

lettuce eat local!

I mean Let Us Eat Local. It’s a gala event for Just Food, advocates for healthful, sustainable food access for all. Check it!

Tickets are now available for our second annual Let Us Eat Local Gala and

Categories: action agriculture blog events food/drink Tags: eating food justice gardens

Wednesday August 19, 2009

do chickens get seasick?

Below the BQE, in a barren industrialized part of Brooklyn, was docked the Waterpod…

Do chickens get seasick? Does sea air help or hinder the tomatoes? If you get a chance to visit the Waterpod – 3,000

Categories: agriculture blog community recycling Tags: animals brooklyn/nyc composting gardens nyc sustainable water

Wednesday August 19, 2009

august abundance

I recently started a habit of popping over to Union Square Farmers Market midweek after witnessing the great abundance on a whim a couple weeks back. I’ve been missing out on my own little neighborhood market

Categories: agriculture blog community food/drink Tags: eating farming nyc shopping

Monday August 17, 2009

bk farmyards fundraiser: come & get it!

Howdy pardners! The dinner bell’s ringin’ and I’m hungry for some change. And by change I mean bringing some country to the city – that new ol’ fangled thang called urban farming.

BK Farmyards is itchin’ to

Categories: agriculture blog community food/drink Tags: brooklyn/nyc eating farming fun gardens local nyc urban agriculture

Thursday August 13, 2009

i enjoyed a dirty movie today

Well, actually it was more of a love story. A love story about dirt, probably the most overlooked natural resource, yet one of the most vital elements on the planet. Without healthy soil there would be

Categories: agriculture blog environment movies Tags: conservation farming gardens soil