by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 26, 2013 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
“I didn’t know food was so political,” was my Dad’s comment after reading Michael Pollen’s In Defense of Food. Dad like the vast majority of people, ate when he was hungry. He was eating food long before the calories from fat or grams...
by Kathryn Gardow | Jan 31, 2013 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
What’s happening just north of Seattle in agriculture? Who is bucking the trend of urbanization in the Interstate 5 corridor in the Puget Sound region? What new agricultural innovations are being created? Skagit County, Washington, located one hour north of...
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 | Sep 30, 2012 | Land Use Planning, Local Food
I can, dry, and freeze some of the food I grow or purchase from the farmers’ market. I do not live a life like Barbara Kingsolver as described in her book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, where she purchased or grew (almost) all of her food locally and put much of...
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...
