Spring 2024 - The Clever Farmer

Policy: The Child Toxic Pesticide Health Crisis, the EPA, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Donald Sutherland

Oct 16 min read

Policy: The Child Toxic Pesticide Health Crisis, the EPA, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

By Donald Sutherland One day, at the farmers market in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mother of two boys approached my wife at our farm...

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Scott Chaskey

Aug 2611 min read

The Remembered Earth

By Scott Chaskey This essay has been adapted from Chapter 9 of Soil and Spirit, published by Milkweed Editions in May 2023 and reprinted...

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‘Delightful’ yellow tomato to be released in 2024

Holly Hartigan

Aug 263 min read

‘Delightful’ yellow tomato to be released in 2024

By Holly Hartigan A Cornell plant breeder has developed an unusual tomato – with yellow flesh and an oblong shape that prompted its fans...

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Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts

Aug 264 min read

What is Jewish Seed?

By Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts What is a Jewish seed? This question sparked the Jewish Seed Project , a project of the Jewish Farmer...

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Rediscovering mutualism: The Ecotype Project

DINA BREWSTER

Aug 267 min read

Rediscovering mutualism: The Ecotype Project

By Dina Brewster and Sefra Alexandra In early winter, the witch hazel outside my front door puts on a wild show of yellow blossoms,...

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Gedakina and Rich Earth Institute Seed Saving Partnership

Tatiana Schreiber

Aug 263 min read

Gedakina and Rich Earth Institute Seed Saving Partnership

By Tatiana Schreiber This past year, Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, partnered with Gedakina , based in Essex, Vermont, to...

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Elizabeth Gabriel

Aug 264 min read

Seeds of Survival and Celebration

By Elizabeth Gabriel Foods like grits, made from corn, offer a connection to the plants enslaved people of African descent used to...

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Mary Nelen & Liz Gabriel

Aug 1911 min read

Cannabis: The Great Promise

By Mary Nelen and Elizabeth Gabriel “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and...

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david fried

Aug 195 min read

organic farming is for the birds

by david fried Editor’s note: this author prefers to use lower case type font . standing today in our local apothecary shop, "grain...

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Evolving Smartly: An Interview with Peter from Treiber Farms

Peter Treiber

Aug 197 min read

Evolving Smartly: An Interview with Peter from Treiber Farms

By Liz Gabriel Peter Treiber Junior and Peter Treiber Senior started their farm - Treiber Farms - in 2014. Once Peter Senior retired...

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Strategies for Fair Compensation for Workers and Owners

Jon Magee

Aug 198 min read

Strategies for Fair Compensation for Workers and Owners

By Jon Magee As part of my technical assistance role at the Agricultural Justice Project, I frequently coach farmers on how to offer...

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Cultivating Safety and Space for Transgender and Nonbinary Farmers

Taylor E. Hartson

Aug 1911 min read

Cultivating Safety and Space for Transgender and Nonbinary Farmers

By Taylor E. Hartson In the Michigan August heat, Mika(1) and I find a cool, shady spot under the old tree in their front yard. Mika...

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Mike Roberts

Aug 195 min read

Are You Your Farm's Bottleneck

By Mike Roberts Do you feel like you can never take a day off? Are you frustrated that everything seems to fall apart unless you’re...

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Genesis Farm Finds Ways to Boost Its CSA

Jane Primerano

Aug 192 min read

Genesis Farm Finds Ways to Boost Its CSA

By Jane Primerano MARKSBORO, NY – Even one of the nation's oldest and most established Community Supported Gardens is not immune to...

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Why Your Farm Should Accept SNAP Online (and how to do it)

Lindsey Lusher Shute

Aug 196 min read

Why Your Farm Should Accept SNAP Online (and how to do it)

Making your farm’s food more accessible to your community is a free, no-brainer that feels great. By Lindsey Lusher Shute The process of...

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Margaret Lanphear

Aug 193 min read

New Strategies for Changing and Aging

By Margaret Lanphear Sentinel Farm is a small, family-run farm in western Massachusetts. The farm’s main crop since 1984 has been...

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Farm to School: The Market Opportunity for Producers

Lizzy Cooper

Aug 195 min read

Farm to School: The Market Opportunity for Producers

By Lizzy Cooper NYS Farm to School Definitions School food authority (SFA): the entity with the legal authority to purchase food. The SFA...

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Hannan Healthy Foods is Nourishing Eastern Massachusetts

Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan

Aug 193 min read

Hannan Healthy Foods is Nourishing Eastern Massachusetts

By Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan Embarking on a mission to address the pressing need for accessible, healthy, and culturally...

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A Co-op Between the Farm Owners, the Food Consumers, and the Land

Amalia Gabriel Colon-Nava

Aug 194 min read

A Co-op Between the Farm Owners, the Food Consumers, and the Land

By Amalia Gabriel Colón-Nava As the sun sets over the Schuylkill River, dusk sets in over our ¼ acre farm located at the top of a tall...

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Farming for Change: Kyle Smith's Mission to Revitalize Black Farming

Caitlin Honan

Aug 76 min read

Farming for Change: Kyle Smith's Mission to Revitalize Black Farming

By Caitlin Honan Kyle Smith wakes up in service of his family and community daily. His early start, 4:30 a.m., is typical, he shared on a...

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