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Little Farm on the Subdivision

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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Virginia, agriculture, community, dirt, featured, food, things to do
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How Polyface brought my oomph back

How Polyface brought my oomph back

In which I meet Joel Salatin and rediscover my inspiration

28. Jan, 2010 4 Comments

The Universe kicks me down a spot of amazing luck: a personal visit with a brilliant agriculturalist who reminds me why I’m on this trip in the first place.

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FUN, Polyface Farm, agriculture, food, ruminations, things to do, travel days
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Joel Salatin and the Future of Food

Joel Salatin and the Future of Food

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

26. Jan, 2010 3 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.

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Polyface Farm, dirt, education, fauna, featured, food, things to do, video
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Sunday Photos: Thoreau Falls, New Hampshire

Sunday Photos: Thoreau Falls, New Hampshire

24. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

Hiking to Thoreau Falls turned out to be one of the best days of my entire journey. Here’s the proof.

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FUN, New Hampshire, photography, things to do, water
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Friday Photos: Kittery Point, Maine

Friday Photos: Kittery Point, Maine

22. Jan, 2010 2 Comments

August in Maine: foggy, grey and serenely beautiful.

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FUN, Kittery Point, air, photography, things to do, water
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Eco-Dining? Not on Cape Cod.

Eco-Dining? Not on Cape Cod.

Part 2 of a 4-part series on tourism's impact in the Cape

17. Dec, 2009 3 Comments

Raina Stefani wants tourists to ask, “Where does my food come from?” So far, not many are interested.

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Provincetown, fauna, food, things to do
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Death, Destruction & Carnage in a Provincetown Tourist Shop

Death, Destruction & Carnage in a Provincetown Tourist Shop

In which I cynically poop on your shell collection.

16. Dec, 2009 7 Comments

Ah, the joys of shell collecting: millions and millions of dead animals imported from Asia. With googly eyes.

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Provincetown, fauna, featured, photography, things to do, water
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This American Summer

Three college students set off to seek their heritage

11. Dec, 2009 1 Comment

In the summer of 2008, three students from MIT set out on the Great American Road Trip.

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Boston, FUN, featured, green travel, things to do, video
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