La Crosse Tribune (WI)
By Nathan Hansen / Lee Newspapers
While Jim Riddle and Joyce Ford only farm a few acres on their organic Blue Fruit Farm in Winona County’s Wiscoy Township, their impact to local, sustainable and organic agriculture has had international impact.
Over [continue reading]
Archive for Art, Poetry and Musings
Organic Pacesetters
Oct
31
2013
We Have Moved!
Oct
21
2013
Friends, we are happy to share the news that Art of the Rural has moved to a newly designed space at artoftherural.org . Please adjust your bookmarks and RSS feed and join us over there! [continue reading]Hungry Owl Project: Pest control on the Wing
Oct
17
2013
SFGate By Carey Sweet
Image source:
Tony Hisgett, Wikimedia The woman on the phone was frantic. She had bought an old farmhouse and discovered a large owl had moved into the attic. At the bottom of its roost was a pile of [continue reading]
Is Organic Liberal or Conservative? — Yes!
Oct
15
2013
Although some of the conservative think tanks and their agribusiness patrons might want to paint organic food as “elitist” — and even a “socialist” plot — the facts tell a different story. The organic movement is truly non-partisan.
By Mark A. Kastel
The organic farming movement was initially [continue reading]
By Mark A. Kastel
The organic farming movement was initially [continue reading]
not farmland without farmers
Oct
3
2013
Keep Farmland for Farmers By LINDSEY LUSHER SHUTE and BENJAMIN SHUTE
CLERMONT, N.Y. — WHEN we went looking in upstate New York for a home for our farm, we feared competition from deep-pocketed developers, a new subdivision or a big-box store. These turned out to be the least [continue reading]
two row wampum renewal campaign
Oct
2
2013
Democracy Now! Interviews Onondaga Leader Oren Lyons, Pete Seeger On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
The Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign, a partnership between the Onondaga Nation and Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON), is developing a broad alliance between the Haudenosaunee and their allies in New York and throughout [continue reading]
Satish Kumar: The Link Between Soil, Soul and Society
Sep
30
2013
We are losing connection with the soil. Satish Kumar wants us to understand the connection between soil, soul and society and drop ego in favour of eco
The Guardian
Satish Kumar
Image source:
M Tullottes, Wikimedia Commons Many historical movements [continue reading]
The Guardian
Satish Kumar
Image source:
M Tullottes, Wikimedia Commons Many historical movements [continue reading]
this is the farm podcast
Sep
24
2013
another episode is up! We’ll continue to periodically remind you of this helpful and inspirational podcast. ‘This Is The Farm’ – a podcast by the Texas Young Farmer Coalition. This week is Brad Stufflebeam, who is brilliant and very excellent. You can find it here:
http://www.texasyoungfarmers.org/episode-5-brad-stufflebeam-of-home-sweet-farm/
or subscribe to it here through iTunes:
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marsh culture
Sep
11
2013
engagement with a mucky ecosystem.70.8% – a great blog with beautiful images HERE .
Seventy point eight is the percentage of ocean to landmass on our planet. get wet…a rambling personal collection of news, books, images, ideas, and whatever else I find interesting relating to our aqueous environment..with [continue reading]
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