by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 29, 2015 | Healthy Food, Local Food
Growing up in Connecticut, tomatoes were “to die for.” From the end of April to the beginning of June, nature’s winter cloaks were summarily discarded and summer’s heat quickly arrived. May was a time of massive seasonal transition. The last vestiges of cold nights...
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 27, 2015 | Farmland Preservation, Land Use Planning, Local Food
Bucolic fields of tulips wave in the breeze. Tilled fields are ready for spring planting. Raspberry brambles are tamed, trimmed, and prepped for summer production. Netting is checked, secured, and standing by to be stretched over blueberry acreage. Strawberries...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jan 30, 2015 | Agricultural Economic Development, Food Hubs
Food is special, as it fuels us to accomplish the mundane to the extraordinary. Without food, we are lackluster, lethargic, and lazy. But, eating just any old food calorie can starve us and even kill us, rather than nourish the body. Healthy food topics energize me in...
by Kathryn Gardow | Dec 29, 2014 | Agricultural Economic Development, Food Hubs
Visualize fresh produce. Where do you see it? At the grocery store? On your plate? At your farmers market? At your local restaurant? At the farm? How do fresh fruits and vegetables leave the farm and show up on your plate? Food travels on average 1,500 miles from farm...
by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 26, 2014 | Farmland Preservation, Healthy Food, Land Use Planning, Local Food, Marine Land Farming, Sustainable Communities
The answers are 91, 57, 7, 2, and less than 1. The questions are: What is the distance needed between seed crops? What percentage of the U.S. population are farmers? What is the average age of U.S. farmers? What percentage of U.S. production of fruits, nuts, and...
