CSA 2022 Updates!

CSA 2022 Updates!

Hello CSA members, Hello, spring? Welcome to the 20022 CSA season! It seems spring, and the growing season, are off to a slow start, and the forecast this week does not look promising. And so it goes with weather. I’ve put a lot of effort this off-season into...
Winter Series:  Part III…

Winter Series: Part III…

The point of my first two posts were to shed light on the challenges faced by farmers in America today, and to point out that the farm and food landscape in this country has changed dramatically in the past 75 years, in ways far beyond what people realize. When you...
Winter Farm Series:  Part II

Winter Farm Series: Part II

Let’s pick up where we let off in Part I, by taking another look at the graph of commodity agriculture. The story of agriculture in our country can be told (admittedly, in an oversimplified manner) by the fascinating interplay of bank debt, crop prices, and USDA...
Winter Farm Series:  Part I…

Winter Farm Series: Part I…

As American society continues to grow increasingly more suburban and urban, our connection to agricultural lands and farmers is a lot more disconnected than it once was.  Out of sight, out of mind, as the saying goes.  The same goes for the food we...
Another lap around the Sun!!

Another lap around the Sun!!

Hello CSA members! I hope this newsletter finds you all well!  I am optimistic this is going to be a great year! At least in my head.  The state of the world weighed heavy on me last year, as I’m sure it did for many of you, and so this year I am taking a new...
2022 CSA Update!! (early sign-up opportunity)

2022 CSA Update!! (early sign-up opportunity)

Hello CSA members! Happy Holidays!  While things are really just starting to slow down on the farm, I realize that the 2022 CSA sign-up is right around the corner.  In an attempt to slow down, I have been remiss in my writing, so I have a lot of ground to cover in a...