Tom Philpott strikes again.....

The first entry, "Food is Trendy" is pretty funny.
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/12/22/141131/01 I had to look up wonk......
From what I can see, the backlash against local is fairly evident close to places like Boulder. However, good, clean, chem-free food cannot be called a trend. It's here to stay.

The 2nd entry isn't as funny. http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/12/22/15421/430
Good ol' USDA. Implications for the Colorado community are big granted that Horizon Dairy was founded in Boulder.

Happy Holidays~

Homage to a good tool.

The fall 'o8 Small Farmer's Journal (http://www.smallfarmersjournal.com/) has a good article about cultivation of onions which includes a disscussion on wheel hoes. There are a couple of good pics that wouldn't scan very well, but I happened to find some other interesting ones. The one of H.I.M. is a treat form our friend Christi in Durango. The other one is a throwback to the early days....... check the little dude in the back, choked up on the scuffle hoe.

I-niting around food and local culture

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/dining/08verm.html?pagewanted=1&sq=local,%20organic&st=nyt&scp=15

must come with the positive stories......

Economy affecting organic food sales?

http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_11177422

While at the same time...
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_11224949

Happy Holidays~

Thoughts for holiday gifts... Support Your Local Ital Farmer

Strain on the Colorado river

Keywords being "the current usage is not sustainable......"

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Colorado-River-basin-Glen-Canyon-Dam/photo//081205/480/2ddbf8e9455540a691634d008eeb144c//s:/ap/20081205/ap_on_sc/colorado_river

We must still press on to find solutions........... and pray for snow.