I just read a great article from the Cornucopia Institute entitled How to Choose a Farm Share, but I would have used How to Tell if a CSA is a CSA. The article isn’t about whether or not supporting a CSA would be a good fit for you, it assumes… Continue reading
Recently I was shown an advertisement for a shopping service that included a statement that at first amused me but when I thought about it some more I became quite annoyed. The statement was “eat like a farmer” with the implication that this overly packaged and sanitized food product was as… Continue reading
Heard a loud rustling in the woods and was surprised to find this chap. We often see groups of wild turkeys, but I have never seen one this large before. He must have been about 3 feet tall. Continue reading
I’ve never really liked New Year Resolutions, as a child I felt there were enough rules already and I didn’t like the idea of adding more just because the calendar changed. And I felt the same way for a very long time after my childhood, except I added another reason… Continue reading
I spent yesterday evening with a wonderful group of people discussing, in great detail, the animals that like to eat our vegetables. It’s a discussion we have at home quite often, but my companions last evening were not farmers. They were not gardeners. They were inventors and they wanted to… Continue reading
I love beets. Absolutely love them. I get excited when I know I am going to have beets on my plate. The one thing I used to hate was cooking beets. I’m probably the last person on earth to find out about the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker, but it… Continue reading
We deliver to individual houses and apartment buildings and office buildings all over Washington DC. We also deliver to suburban Maryland with some restrictions: all of our deliveries are within the Washington Beltway OR along the 210 corridor. Deliveries are door-to-door for houses and door-to-desk or door-to-reception for condos and… Continue reading
What a beautiful day to work on the tractors. New air filters for everyone, new battery cables, oil filters, oil and spark plugs. The red craftsman gets to pretend he is a big boy tractor for a few months before he goes back to lawn mowing duties – if the… Continue reading
I just read an article entitled “6 Things to Know About the EPA’s New Pesticide Rules” and it was informative, but it missed out one thing I think you all should know about the new pesticide rules. The first six were: 1. The New Rules Will Protect Young People.2. Farms… Continue reading
All of our vehicle problems this week have made me nostalgic. We began delivering our shares in 2006 in my ’86 Ford Escort GT. It left me stranded once – on the beltway in a tropical storm. I still have the car, but I haven’t driven it in years, maybe… Continue reading