by Kathryn Gardow | Jul 30, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
I like to eat. I have to eat, as we all do. I want to know where my food comes from. I want my food to be whole good food, not highly processed food. It’s easy to find good food, but I have to be willing to spend a bit more and look...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jun 18, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
Two different farmers and two different perspectives. Dale Young of Young Farms, Stanley Hayes of Hayes Dairy and Sweet Pea Cheese, and I grew up together going to church in Granby, Connecticut, a farm and Hartford bedroom community. As a kid, I didn’t know the...
by Kathryn Gardow | May 31, 2012 | Land Use Planning, Local Food
The plight of the farmer In Korea, as in the United States, the story is the same: aging farmers, expensive land, and not enough respect for the sustenance they provide. In April, I had the pleasure to meet with Farmer Cho, a 60-year-old strawberry, rice, and beef...
by Kathryn Gardow | Apr 30, 2012 | Local Food, Sustainable Communities
When I was making my spring break Korea travel plans, I asked Beverlee Einsig of Korean Heritage Tours to help me find options to learn about Korean agriculture. Beverlee, a stellar guide with her Korean counterpart, Mr. Chae, had taken our family on a homeland tour...
by Kathryn Gardow | Mar 29, 2012 | Agricultural Economic Development, Local Food
In agriculture patience is a virtue, and producing luscious, sweet maple syrup is the embodiment of that patience. Growing up in Connecticut, I was lucky to be raised on 100% pure maple syrup and never had Aunt Jemima’s pancake syrup until I was a teenager....
