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We’re closing out the 2013 season at the Midtown Farmers Market with a conversation with Anne Leck of Sheepy Hollow. We talk about the Dorset sheep that she raises for meat and wool, as well as her favorite ways to prepare lamb and mutton in the kitchen. [Audio below]
The Jetta was covered with frost again this morning. Dave left it out by the gravel driveway overnight. My car, on the other hand, snoozed in the relatively warm garage. Continue Reading
This week’s episode is about your rights as an immigrant in the workplace, featuring farmworker and organizer with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Gerardo Reyes Chávez. [Audio below]
When it comes to faith in our democracy, this year has raised some eyebrows. In the case of food and agriculture policy, a disturbing fact emerges: Our democracy is increasingly a façade. Continue Reading
What would you think of somebody who took out a loan, used something valuable as collateral, and when the collateral dropped in value by the time the loan was due, refused to pay the loan and made the borrower take the less valuable collateral? Assume the borrower had the money to pay the loan, but just chose not to pay. Perhaps the first thought that came to your mind upon hearing that description was the horror that greeted the suggestion that underwater homeowners who were struggling to pay their mortgages should just walk away, and tell the bank to just keep the house. How immoral! How irresponsible! In some places, even illegal! You can’t just walk away from a debt, come on. Continue Reading
I’m sorry, but saying that the Green Revolution saved millions of lives is unscientific. Continue Reading
Earlier this summer, I had a Deep Roots Radio chat with Elisa Camahort Page, a co-founder of BlogHer, an online community of women who blog. Although I’ve blogged for years – written and posted an online collection of farm stories and a growing archive of radio interviews – I had no idea there are millions of women doing the same thing on a wide range of issues and interests. In fact, reports Elisa, women who blog about food have made BlogHer one of the top three social media sites about the topic, along with Recipes.com and Food Network. Continue Reading
The question stopped my fork in mid-air. I just didn’t see it coming. Continue Reading
Now that the U.S. House’s farm bill theatrics are over, can Congress actually craft something that helps farmers, rural communities and people in need? And do it before the current bill expires at the end of September?
Last Saturday was “Celebrate Ag & Food Day” at the Gophers game. It was a day to laud the U of M research resources and the benefits thereof to the economic health of the state’s agribusiness sector. The celebratory pitch should also give pause for Minnesotans who support that symbiotic relationship to think about the businesses themselves as well as the food products they create, produce, promote and profit from, the hype and the reality. Continue Reading