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One Year Ago: Earthship Landing

05. Mar, 2010 1 Comment

My arrival at Earthship Biotecture kicks off a green-building adventure in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico.

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Little Farm on the Subdivision

Potomac Vegetable Farm is being eaten by McMansions

10. Feb, 2010 2 Comments

In Northern Virginia, one badass family farm fights the tide of suburban sprawl.

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Joel Salatin and the Future of Food

America's favorite farmer expounds on sustainability, grass, pigs and protoplasm!

26. Jan, 2010 4 Comments

In Virginia, I meet Joel Salatin for a rare personal sermon/tour of Polyface, the farm that’s changing agriculture in the 21st century.

Farming on Sand

The trouble with eating local on Cape Cod

18. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

The soil on the Cape is more sand than dirt. So how can local farmers grow enough food to feed the community?

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Try This at Home: Join a community garden

19. Oct, 2009 10 Comments

Community gardens bring people together, beautify neighborhoods, improve the climate and feed the poor. Here’s how you can get involved, even if you don’t have much time to spare.

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Yesterday I told you all about Farmer John’s struggle to save his family’s farm and preserve his unique identity (The Real Dirt on American Counterculture: How Farmer John made ideals come true).
From a family farm, the place has grown a lot. These days, Angelic Organics does a lot of education, from on-farm training to urban [...]