Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

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 [...]

Farmer John’s desires are simple: he just wants to live his life according to his beliefs. But his pursuit of happiness wasn’t always easy.

Sprouting alfalfa at home is so easy, you’ll wonder why you ever paid so much for it at the store.

Most places I visit, I stay a while; Chicago, however, was an exception. I would’ve liked to stay longer: the July sun was high and the neighborhood gardens were flourishing, and it seemed like the perfect time to run around a town I’d heard tons about. Plus, I wanted to hang out with some of [...]