Category Archives: Green

Any green ideas that deal with the farm, of course I admit, most all of them have this impact at some level.

USDA folds to Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

Posted on 30 January 2011 by rcornish

It is probably with little surprise to most that this announcement comes, but on Friday (I believe that to be the date) the USDA lifted any and all restrictions on the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa. This debate has been stirring for sometime now, since a court placed an injunction the planting of any further GE alfalfa sometime back. It looked as if the USDA might actually be reasonable with the matter and perhaps restrict it in some ways, including potential zoning and requirements for barriers, as were some of the suggested possibility that came up in the various meetings that the USDA held. Apparently though, that was merely lip service to make the folks like me and the number of outraged and affected farmers from previous problems with GMO’s in the past. Continue reading →

Posted in Green, Pasture, Record | Tagged agriculture, alfalfa, farm, farmer, farming, ge genetic, genetically engineered, GMO, monsanto, USDA | 1 Comment

Endless Feast

Posted on 9 January 2011 by rcornish

An interesting show that I had recorded from the local PBS (KET) station some time back and finally gotten around to watching a couple of nights ago is called Endless Feast. It is a pretty good show that is actually something I could enjoy watching on a more regular basis, but I had only recorded the one episode and do not see it on the schedule anytime soon. The premise of the show is let’s go to some specific area of the country, hook up some chefs in the area with a good venue and, most importantly, local producers of food products from the farm and/or ranch. The particular episode I watched was set in Virginia and involved Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farms – in fact, it was because of seeing the name Polyface Farms that I had recorded the show at all. Continue reading →

Posted in Farm, Green, Livestock, Pasture, Record | Tagged ASH free, Delfoss winery, endless feast, Gryffon's Aerie, hillside heritage, hog, ket, pbs, pig, Polyface Farms, Salatin, tams, tamworth | Leave a comment

Catching Up with Ag

Posted on 21 November 2010 by rcornish

I have not posted here in, well, going on two months at least. Once again it is not for lack of things to post about either. I have somewhere on the order of at least twenty posts to make that are farm and agriculture related. Alas, I have not the time to give them all the time that deserve. Hopefully we will get to covering the thoughts that I have here in the future on a more regular basis. In fact, just as with the other blogs, it is the intent to promise a at least one blog over the weekend that will always give you something to look forward to on Mondays. That does not mean I will not post during the week, just that there is a plan to always post over Saturday/Sunday. Anyway, given that I am so behind, I thought I would share a few short notes about several things… Continue reading →

Posted in Green, Record, Row-Crops | Tagged agblog, farm subsidy, GMO, monsanto, politics, salmon, subsidies | Leave a comment

Egg Recall

Posted on 25 August 2010 by rcornish

Anyone heard about this billion or so eggs being recalled across the country all because one or possibly two egg farms have allowed some contaminated eggs into the production stream? If this is not yet another reason for locally produced ‘slow’ food I can not imagine what would be. Continue reading →

Posted in Green, Homestead, Livestock, Pasture, Record | Tagged America, chicken, Earl Pitts, egg, eggs, food, local food, slow-food | Leave a comment

Mater Hangers

Posted on 10 August 2010 by rcornish

Experiment with two liter bottles to grow tomato plants upside down – this is the process I used to make them along with plans for next years models. Continue reading →