by Kathryn Gardow | Dec 30, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Land Use Planning
Food and water are necessities. If we don’t have food to eat, we go hungry. Hungry people are bad for society. We take food for granted. Setting the Stage: Puget Sound In Seattle we often live up to our reputation and it rains. This...
by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 27, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
“I spoke to the soil recently, receiving wisdom from the earth.” Nash Huber–iconic organic farmer–was speaking from depth of his soul on soil and our human connection to it through the food we eat. My psyche was mesmerized by his words....
by Kathryn Gardow | Oct 31, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Land Use Planning
When you farm land you don’t own, you must do your homework prior to getting on the land to ensure your business interests are protected. Spend the time needed to thoroughly understand the land. The landowner is not looking out for your interests. Ask good questions....
by Kathryn Gardow | Aug 28, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
Christi was in a terrible bike accident in July. She was biking in Montana, in rangeland in the middle of a bike posse drafting — the art of the first person in the posse breaking the wind for those cyclists behind — a tried and true method of going longer...
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...
