Creating Social Capital – the Peacework Farm Story
First Published in The Natural Farmer Providing fresh, nutritious organic food for people is a deeply appreciated service. That appreciation can inspire them to reciprocate with unexpected generosity. At least, that has been our experience in establishing Peacework Farm. Our customers have helped us stick to our resolution to only buy what we could pay […]
Agrarian Ecology
From garynabhan.com One might wonder whether any 21st century preoccupation with agrarian values, agrarian ecology and agrarian ideals comes as too little, too late. Less than two percent of the North American public lives in rural areas outside towns, cities and suburbs, and less than half of the world’s population now lives outside cities. But […]
Farmer Profile: Byron Palmer
Byron Palmer Summary: Byron Palmer is a Grazing Specialist for the Sonoma Mountain Institute, a non-profit in Sonoma County, California. In that role, Byron uses the combination of regenerative grazing practices and proper stockmanship to do custom grazing for local ranchers, using their cattle to preserve and restore land at Sonoma Mountain Institute. He also […]
Farm Profile: Sheepscot General Store
Sheepscot General Store Summary: Ben Marcus and Taryn Hammer own and operate Sheepscot General Store at Unca’s Farm in Whitefield, Maine. The general store supplies staples as well as locally produced products, goods, and produce. They grow diverse vegetables and specialize in growing certified organic strawberries for sale at the store as well as a […]
Farm Profile: Little Bridge Farm
Little Bridge Farm Summary: Jonathan Ault is a 27-year-old new farmer in Dresden, Maine. He and his partner, Kate Harris, will be breaking ground spring 2013 for their first season as Little Bridge Farm. They are a lucky breed of new farmers leasing land from an established farm. In doing such, they are benefiting from […]
Farm Profile: Sprout Urban Farms
Sprout Urban Farms Summary: Sprout Urban Farms is a community organizing non-profit focused on food accessibility in Battle Creek, Michigan. Sprout Urban Farms operates a 2-acre urban farm that works with local youth, fosters a network of 35 community gardens, and runs a mobile market to underserved neighborhoods. Their work promotes greater food accessibility and […]
Farm Profile: Markegard Family Grass-Fed
Markegard Family Grass-Fed Summary: Markegard Family Grass-Fed is family owned and operated by Erik and Doniga Markegard. Located in California’s San Mateo and Sonoma Counties, Markegard Family Grass-Fed provides pastured, locally born, raised, and processed meat and eggs. They primarily raise grass-fed beef with small grass-fed lamb and pastured pork operations in addition to a […]
Farm Profile: Quincy Farm
Quincy Farm Summary: Quincy Farm, run by Luke Deikis and Cara Fraver, is a vegetable farm on the Hudson River in Easton, New York. The farm is approximately 40 acres of rich bottomland soils. Cara and Luke are proud to be only the second family stewarding this land since 1774. Using organic practices, Quincy Farm […]
Farm Profile: Wild Shepherd Farm
Wild Shepherd Farm Summary: Wild Shepherd Farm is a grass based diversified farm in Athens, Vermont run by David Hassan and Emily Amanna. David and Emily are young famers epitomizing the newest generation of the family farm. Wild Shepherd Farm specializes in growing over 30,000 heads of seven varieties of organic (non-certified) hardneck garlic. They […]
Farm Profile: Book & Plow Farm
The farm-to-school initiative has grown popular in recent years, but seldom does the name fit so well as in the case of Book & Plow Farm in Amherst, MA. Here the farm has quite literally been brought to the school. Although farming land owned by educational institutions is not a particularly new idea, (nearby University […]