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Salmonella, Organic Cocktails, and Grocery Farming:
Top food news for October 6-10

Here we are with the food news roundup! Read on ......

Commonwealth Club Food-Related Events
San Francisco

Next week in San Francisco, there are three food-related events at the Commonwealth Club that look very interesting. Check them out!...

Look! Portraits of Female Farmers in The New York Times

Reading the New York Times Magazine yesterday, we were struck by the quiet beauty of these photographs by Gareth McConnell. They are all portraits of female farmers in the Northeast, stunning women de...

NY Times Sunday Styles: Farming's in Fashion

Lo and behold... There were farmers in flannel shirts and coveralls on the front page of The New York Times Sunday Styles section yesterday. Turns out there's a crop (yep) of young city dwellers leav...

Farm Visit: Red Sun Farm in Loveland, Ohio

Reader Ashley recently wrote to us with a snapshot of her visit to Red Sun Farm, a grass-fed beef and poultry operation near Cincinnati, Ohio. This is so inspiring to us! As the weather warms and th...

This Is Just To Say We Like The Food in William Carlos Williams' Poetry

Cut Plum by Duane Keiser So much depends upon food and farm in our favorite poems by William Carlos Williams ... Have you ever hoarded a bit of special cheese or the perfect heirloom tomato? But wh...

Conscientious Cook: Kiva Loan Update

Last week we asked you to support a farmer through Kiva, joining us as we loaned him money to help grow his farm in Nicaragua. Here's an update......

Field Notes: Meet James Birch, Farmer and Bear Neighbor

One hundred percent of Americans eat food, but less than 2% of Americans actually grow or raise food. Farming as the primary source of income has decreased so rapidly over the last century that unl...