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Care for Coffee? –Jay Ruskey

Care for Coffee? –Jay Ruskey



In every region farmers are finding ways to pivot from producing the same commodities that have always been produced on their land.  New farmers are also finding new ways to get started that include…


Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Bridging Food Streams – Troy Rice

Bridging Food Streams – Troy Rice



There is a growing need for informational bridges between farmers markets, farm workers, shoppers, and farmers of every size shape and situation. Troy Rice established Farm Brigge to fill that need a…


Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Kiss The Ground podcast – Josh Tickell, Author, Filmmaker

Kiss The Ground podcast – Josh Tickell, Author, Filmmaker



If you’re not yet a believer that we can create a climate stable future, you probably will be a believer after listening to Josh Tickell. He and his wife Rebecca wrote the book and produced the most …


Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Fix What\’s Broken – Ricardo Salvador

Fix What\’s Broken – Ricardo Salvador



For too many it is basically a no win situation if you\’re a farmer and so they ask \”How can I get off this treadmill?\” The dream of farming can become a nightmare in a broken system explains  Rica…


Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

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Packing Plant-demic – Ricardo Salvador



The fact that the food system lacks resilience is apparent from the devastating effects of COVID on meat packing plant employees.  In a system that inspired Henry Ford\’s assembly plant, these dis-as…


Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

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Small Is The New Big – Zack Smith



For many it would be a dream come true if their family could be supported from an 80 acre farm instead of the more typical 2,000 acres commodity farm.  In a recent article, Ricardo Salvador of the U…


Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

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New Pivot, Ancient Grain – Claire Smith



 

Can traditional MidWest commodity farms pivot to a more diverse system than just corn and soybeans? It\’s an important question as farmers and their customers pursue sustainable farming systems; an…


Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Your Time Picks You – Mayor Darrel Steinberg

Your Time Picks You – Mayor Darrel Steinberg



We didn\’t pick 2020 as our time to step up, but 2020 picked us. Community leaders, restaurants and local farmers are stepping up to tackle the existential health, safety and economic crises of 2020.…


Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Farming Towns and Cities – Richard Fordyce USDA Administrator/Farmer

Farming Towns and Cities – Richard Fordyce USDA Administrator/Farmer



Farming in Cities and Towns is not where you usually expect to run across the US Department of Agriculture. Well that’s beginning to change as the USDA’s Farm Service Agency is launching county commi…


Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Online Markets For All – Cole Jones

Online Markets For All – Cole Jones



Covid has hastened the shift to online markets for every size and shape of farmers to connect with wholesale, retail or consumers around the corner or around the world. Local farmers who have been s…


Published on 5 years, 4 months ago





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