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Oozers Are Losers

And I think I can safely boast that I have the most beautiful compost pile in Berks Count, Pennsylvania this time of year.
Tim Stark
10.10.07
Keywords
ingredients,
produce,
tim stark,
tomatoes,
farming
food politics

A Bird of a Different Feather

Ron Joyce is in love with a French chick.
Kathleen Purvis
August 2007
Keywords
farming,
poultry,
organics market,
kathleen purvis
food + cooking

Food with a Farmer's Face

With a little time to spare, I made the best batch of pesto I could from ingredients in my field and around the house.
Tim Stark
07.31.07
Keywords
tim stark,
cooking + technique,
farming,
agriculture,
produce
food politics

Politics of the Plate: Is There Life After Death?

U. S. Government Accountability Office auditors found that, in part because of lax oversight, the USDA doles out more than $1 billion a year to farmers who are dead.
Barry Estabrook
07.30.07
Keywords
barry estabook,
politics of the plate,
farms + fish,
agriculture,
farming
food politics

Bee Relaxed

It’s been in the news for months, but no one is quite sure why or where the bees are going.
Ian Knauer
07.02.07
Keywords
sustainability,
ian knauer,
farming,
honey
magazine

Against the Grain

Civilization was built on an annual wheat crop. But a few visionary thinkers say it’s time to break the habit.
Steven Johnson
July 2007
Keywords
farms + fish,
farming,
agriculture
food + cooking

Hundred Percent Grass-Fed Beef

Here's a picture of Patrick Robinette's Senepol cows in a North Carolina meadow, pausing from a round of grass chewing.
Tim Stark
06.26.07
Keywords
tim stark,
ingredients,
meat,
slow food,
farming
food politics

Much More Than Just Manure

Here is green manure number one, a lovely purple wisteria-in-miniature-like flower whose fragrance brings to mind anything but manure.
Tim Stark
06.21.07
Keywords
tim stark,
sustainability,
farming,
environment
food politics

From the Journal of a Knucklehead Farmer

In my graduating high school class, I was voted "least likely to become a knucklehead farmer."
Tim Stark
06.19.07
Keywords
tim stark,
farming,
sustainability
food politics

One More Reason to Eat Organic

Exposure to pesticides can dramatically increase your chances of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a recently published paper.
Barry Estabrook
06.11.07
Keywords
health + science,
nutrition/diet,
politics of the plate,
farming,
barry estabrook