Monthly Archives: September 2014
Blue Ribbon Local Food! The Common Ground Country Fair.
This weekend we officially turn the corner into fall. I know it’s not the actual Autumnal Equinox but let’s face it, this was the weekend of the Common Ground Fair. I don’t care what calendar you’re reading, that means fall is here. Each year on Wednesday and Thursday before the fair I can be found […]
Winter’s coming! Time to awaken the gardens!
I thought I’d take a break this week from my impassioned pleas to make everyone understand that local, real food is just plain better, in every category, than the industrial ‘food’ otherwise available. I promise I have more to say on the local food is better front but in the meantime I thought I would […]
The fruits of thy labor and the labor for thy fruits
This time of year really highlights one of the greatest challenges facing farmers that being the ability to pull from an everlasting reservoir of hope. Many months ago in the cold, dead of an extremely harsh winter I sat trying to decide upon two things. The first was whether I needed to be closer to […]