Posted in Backyard Chickens, Farm to Fork, Growing Goodies, Oh Say Can You CSA!, Real Time Farms blog on May 10, 2012
Transition Challenge Month, yup. Brought to you by the Transition United States, yup. Clearer now? Until I was asked to teach a Backyard Chicken class for a Reskilling Festival co-hosted by Transition Ann Arbor, I did not know either. Nor had I heard the phrases “peak oil” or “energy descent”. But in my humble opinion, [...]
Posted in Real Time Farms blog on January 24, 2012
When Cara was invited to speak at TEDx Manhattan, we decided this was a chance for us all to explore the City together – and explore we did! Wednesday night: One of our first restaurants to join us in New York City was Northern Spy. A brisk walk through the deepening dusk along Broadway and [...]
Posted in On Food…, Watch & Listen on January 22, 2012
“The underlying assumption of our website is that you are a farmer who wants to tell your story.” –Corinna Borden on The Farm Report (hehe, thanks Heritage Radio!) First of all, the setup for this scene was AWESOME. You are looking out like a fishbowl into the sun drenched seating area of Roberta’s. Erin Fairbanks [...]
Posted in Farm to Fork, Real Time Farms blog on October 10, 2011
Last week I visited three of the 20 Amish farms that comprise the Path Valley Farms collective, serving nearly 60 DC restaurants. In this enchanting place food is grown by those who ride in buggies to serve the needs of customers who travel by jets. One gets the sense travelers seldom visit the 2-3 mile [...]
Posted in Farm to Fork, Health, Real Time Farms blog on October 7, 2011
(In the interests of being a good lesson planner, I am going to outline the format of this story so you know what to expect. First I am going to share my personal experiences teaching in a school, then I am going to talk about our first National Farm to School Month, then I am [...]
