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....
by Kathryn Gardow | Feb 9, 2012 | Farmland Preservation, Local Food
By Kathryn Gardow and Joanne Hedou Previously published in the Capital Press Washington state is losing farmland at a rate of about 21,600 acres per year. That’s the equivalent of 1.7 million bushels of Palouse wheat. One hundred thousand people are moving to...
