A Sustainable Riddle from the Organic Farm

Monday, September 21st, 2009

What has wings but doesn’t fly? And a set of wheels that never see the road? Its travel is limited to a distance that is measured by the number of feet per week, rather than the miles per hour that it covers!
No gasoline, electricity, or even solar batteries are needed to power this ingenious farm [...]

PASA Farming Conference & BYFG Gardening Workshop

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

A couple of terrific agriculture/gardening events are scheduled for this week in the Central Pennsylvania Region. Both gatherings will offer plenty of information and dialogue that will be of interest to all backyard vegetable, fruit, and herb growers.

Organic Farming Internships

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I received the following question from Andreas who is seeking information related to sustainable agriculture and organic farming internship opportunities in the Pennsylvania or Virginia areas. It’s been more than twenty years since my three year organic farming internship and the scene has changed but there are fundamental issues that should always be considered.

Organic Farming Workshops

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

To wrap up the recent posts about the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture and its recent organic farming conference I wanted to share a little information related to the conference workshops and speakers. There was a long list of nationally and internationally known organic farmers, authors, and educators participating in this year’s sustainable agriculture conference.

PASA Farm Conference 2007

Monday, February 19th, 2007

I recently wrote an article about the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture and the work that they are doing to support natural farming and to ensure the integrity of our food supply. Many of the educational programs and agricultural information that PASA offers are also useful to small market growers and even backyard vegetable gardeners.

Sustainable Agriculture Association

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I took advantage of the opportunity to attend the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture’s (”PASA”) 16th annual conference a couple weekends ago. The Farming for the Future Conference’s theme was “Cultivating Excellence – Farming to Serve the Common Good.”

The Spinach Scare

Monday, September 18th, 2006

I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent scare involving bagged spinach that was contaminated with the E. coli bacteria. Many people became seriously ill, health alerts were issued, and fresh spinach completely disappeared from grocery stores, restaurant menus, and salad bars across the United States. While it’s unfortunate that the outbreak occurred and has been linked to an organic produce supplier, a part of the story that goes unnoticed is how an isolated contamination quickly mushroomed to the point of impacting the supply of spinach throughout the entire country.

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