Over coffee the other day, my friend posed the question, “How do we create more farmers?” It was like throwing me a ball of catnip. First, let’s define what having more farmers will provide the United Sates…a low unemployment rate and smaller farms. Because the more people we have farming, the more farms there will be….
Read MoreChange in the food system can come from consumers voting with their fork or government passing progressive policy. Neither is moving very fast. What if the change came from farmers? After all, they grow the food! Without them, we would have no food. From that perspective, they hold a lot of power.
Read MoreOne of the most inspiring programs we’ve uncovered in the sustainable agriculture field is ALBA! Their mission is to create economic opportunity for aspiring, limited-resource farmers through land-based organic agriculture education. The ALBA growing and education center is in the fertile valley of Salinas, CA. Bottom line, we need more of these centers all over…
Read MoreCarol and Gene Logsdon In 1974, a book of poems came across Gene Logsdon’s desk while working for the Farm Journal in Philadelphia. He read four poems and closed the book. He got up from his desk and marched straight into his editor’s office and said, “I’m going on a trip.” “Where?” replied his editor.“ “To interview Wendell Berry!” The two…
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