One winter evening in 1999 I was sitting in on a Farm Beginnings class being held in the southeast Minnesota community of Plainview when a local banker stood up and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Food and Sustainable Agriculture
Denying the Science, Derailing the Solutions
I talked to a Todd County farmer yesterday who uses 100 percent no-till and other conservation measures to raise his crops. Conserving soil is important to him, and so he’s… Read more »
CSA Farmers: Deadline for 2012 Directory Listing is Jan. 17
If you are a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer who delivers to the Twin Cities, outstate Minnesota or western Wisconsin, you have until Tuesday, Jan. 17, to get listed in… Read more »
Conversations with the Land
Many good arguments can be made for supporting a type of agriculture less reliant on energy, technology and Wall Street, and more on soil, communities and people: it’s better for… Read more »
Why ‘Middleman’ Doesn’t Have to be a Dirty Word for Farmers
At a time when we’re all scanning the dark horizon of recession land for any economic spark, local food systems look to be a flare-up that’s got some staying power…. Read more »
Help Make Urban Ag a Vibrant Part of Our Community Next Week
By Anna Cioffi If implemented correctly, the proposed city zoning code text amendments recommended by the Urban Agriculture Policy Plan for Minneapolis could play a key role in supporting urban… Read more »
D.C. Takes a Dive on Livestock Market Reform
Happy 90th Birthday Packers and Stockyards Act. One present you won’t be getting is a new set of teeth. This week, decision makers in Washington let down family farmers, rural… Read more »
What if you could eat all the fish you caught?
What if you could eat all the fish you caught?
The Food Desert’s Hidden Oasis
While spending time in western Minnesota’s Big Stone County recently, I came across a lot of talk about food deserts—those places where people don’t have good access to healthy, affordable… Read more »
When Buildings Are More Than Buildings
When a business closes in a rural community, the following 24 months or so are key. Whether it be a farm, small town grocery or repair shop, if the real… Read more »