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Corn Comforts and Satiates
In this time of unending COVID and election stories, I ache for a sense of normalcy and certainty. Turning to comfort food satiates and satisfies. Creating a giant pot of minestrone soup with the last morsels of summer produce blended with the August canned tomato...
Being Grounded
We live in uncomfortable, uncertain times. As November 3rd approaches, the stress meter increases daily. With COVID-19, racial injustice tension, economic uncertainty, and the most contested election in my lifetime, the need for calm and centering is so needed. Love...
Pivoting in the Food System During COVID
Summer is my favorite food season. It's the season of fruits and vegetables I crave. We are at peak season right now. Freshly picked corn, luscious peaches dripping with sweetness, tomatoes-green stripes, dark chocolate, yellow pear and cherry red, and more-all juicy...
EastWest Food Rescue in the Time of COVID
Food, after water, is the key to life. For most of us it's easy to get food by visiting our local grocery store, shopping at the Farmer's Market, perhaps doing an occasional COSTCO run or growing a garden of fresh herbs and tomatoes. We do not know what it is...
Food Forward–Supporting the Local Food Economy
Summer is simmering outside my window, despite the onslaught of COVID-19, the necessity of social distancing and mask wearing, and the incredible awakening by the losses from the unwarranted deaths of George Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Charleena...
Charles is 95 Years Young–A Life Well Lived
Birthdays and Bread
The Unstable Pyramid of Needs
Is a Vibrant Agricultural Community Important?
Tanzanian Coffee Experience–Yum!
So you wanna be a farmer?
Terroir and the Family Farm
Why I Support Small Family Farms
Chestnut Bonanza!
Do Organics Get the Respect They Deserve?
Thoughts on Healthy Communities
How Does Your Neighborhood Score?
Rhubarb-the quintessential spring food
Taste Wheat: Cereal Box Bakery
Elk Run: Golf Course to Farm
Artisanal Ingenuity–Tieton Farm & Creamery
Is Flooding Good for Farmland?
Rescue California from Drought? Re-Localize the Food System
My Backyard Harvest
Savoring Summer Produce
We All Eat: ULI Food Forum
Food Dollar Math: Who Benefits from Your Food Dollars
Agritopia®–A Little Bit of Arizona Heaven
Zanzibar–The Spice Island
Our Vulnerable Food System
Serenbe: An Innovative Community
The New Agri-hood
Another Look at Food & Bridges
Foraging: The Act of Searching for Food
Reconnecting with Fresh Food
Creating Connections–Neighbor’s Night Out
Embrace Change–It is Inevitable–Eat Good Food
Malting in the Skagit
The Elusive Tomato
Cultivating a Thriving Agricultural Economy: Skagit Valley
Baldor: Making Food Special
Two Commercial-Scale Produce Hubs
The Land That Feeds Us: Skagit Valley
Brooklyn Grange’s Edible Green Roof
Where Sustainability Reigns and Community Flourishes
Incredible: Brooklyn Whole Foods
Stokesberry Sustainable Farms: Feeding the Seahawks
An Agricultural-Residential Development Solution
Experienced Farmers–Beginning Farm: Four Elements Farm
Know Where Your Food Comes From
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
Organic Farms Matter: Uncle Matt’s Organics
Sustainable Development: Incorporating Agriculture
Celebrate with Food: Eat from Local & Afar
Flood Info 101: Flood Season is Here
A 10-Year Old Boy’s Travel Snack
Nourishing the Body
Food & Bridges
Bread: The Ubiquitous Food
Oysters: The Indicator Species
Vulnerability of Agricultural: Kent Valley
Food: A Political Act
Skagit County: Creating New Food Production Models
Ensuring Food Security: Wade’s Vision
Nash’s Real Food from the Ground Up
Farming Land You Don’t Own: The ‘Urban Fringe’ Farm
My Well-Stocked Pantry: Nourishing the Future
Healthy Food Heals Patients
Global Gastronomy: Traveling the World with My Taste Buds
Old-Fashioned New England Farming: Young Farms
Ancient Wisdom: Aging Farmers
Strawberry Heaven: Growing Organic Strawberries in Korea
Patience yields sweetness: The art and science of producing pure maple syrup
Local food systems require broad policy support
