The passing of a father of sustainable agriculture......

Selassie I bless the I. Masanobu Fukuoka has inspired plenty of people.

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/8/25/211438/300

Read the comments. It gets really interesting.

Kind of on the vibes with last nights' post as well............ Some are leaves, some are branches...... InI farmers are the root!!!

Grumpy farmer ramblings...............

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/8/24/133720/582

Agriculture, A Sacred Task

Heart and Soil showing in Boulder this Saturday evening

See the trailer on you tube> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvC2YeRMhwo

Then come support the film...... Tom, Sara, and the boys feature in the fullness, as well as many of the folks who make up the Durango and Four Corners farm scene.

Showing Saturday August 30, 2008 starting at 6:00PM. Shambala Center, 1345 Spruce Street, Boulder, Colorado.

http://www.heartandsoilfilm.com/index.php

Amish population nearly doubles in 16 years

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080820/ap_on_re_us/thriving_amish

Maybe they're onto something.......

Same old sh@t, different day

From Yahoo......... McCain opposes farm policies popular in the Midwest

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_farm_policy


I guess one can't expect Obama to try to reform too much before he gets a shot at office, but this is the same old American political machine. Politricksters........ Could the guy not even ride the 'go local' bandwagon a little bit. It seems to me that any kind of 'buy local' rhetoric would go a long way with most.

Haile Selassie I rules and reigns for Ivermore~

Grist Magazine-> Urban farming gets its day in the sun

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/8/4/14581/54730

There is alot of info in this article about actual, working urban farms. Good examples and enough reading for an evening.

Family market pic

Photo from the Boulder County Farmers Market Newsletter.