Category Archives: Row-Crops

Primarily thinking vegetables here, but could be other things as well, like corn and sorghum.

Dust Bowl Lessons

Posted on 22 November 2009 by

A show recently caught on PBS’s American Experience about the Dust Bowl of the 1930′s really brought home relevant thoughts about lessons perhaps lightly learned at the time. Perhaps we need a bit of a history lesson an revisit of what happened then due to bad farming practices. Continue reading →

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Monsanto & Round Up

Posted on 3 November 2009 by

Imagine that for 30-50 years, you were farmer. You saved a bit of the seed from what you grew, had it cleaned and sowed that the following year to cut you cost. Suddenly, somebody says you can not do that anymore and wins. Continue reading →

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Farmers Market

Posted on 25 May 2009 by

A few observations regarding farmers markets and some of the absurd rules that apply to those marketing there but seem to not apply equally to a regular food service establishment. Continue reading →

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Farm Subsidy Cuts

Posted on 28 April 2009 by

Obama had the right idea on limiting the direct farm subsidy programs and it is sad that greed kept the limitation from passing through the process. Continue reading →

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Slow Tomatos = NOT Salmonella

Posted on 11 April 2009 by

With the outbreaks of salmonella and all the complications and price increases with each person that handles your food when it comes from far away, why would anyone anything but as much as possible what is grown locally? Continue reading →

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