From a Farmstand, New and Old Insights- NY Times

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/from-a-farm-stand-new-and-old-insights/?scp=1&sq=farm%20stand&st=cse

Thanks to everyone who supported the farmstand and CSA this season. The last drop comes with 8 inches of snow on the ground!!

NY Times- Hiring Locally for Farm Work Is No Cure All (ones getting soft??)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/05/us/farmers-strain-to-hire-american-workers-in-place-of-migrant-labor.html?scp=2&sq=colorado%20farming&st=cse

A few statements really stick out for me........
1. "Still, Mr. Mattics said, he can’t help feeling that people have gotten soft"

2. “Farmers have to bear almost all the labor market risk because they must prove no one really was available, qualified or willing to work,” said Dawn D. Thilmany, a professor of agricultural economics at Colorado State University.


Agriculture, A Sacred Task!

Food Ark- National Geographic

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/food-ark/siebert-text

There is a portion of the article that discusses variety and seed saving in Ethiopia as well.

Season is almost over......... Stock up now.

Only 2 more Thursdays left this season for the RAS Farms Pop-Up Farm Stand. It's not too late to stock up on produce, soaps, coffee, or any of the other farm stand items...... seeds, growing supplies, quinoa, roasted nuts, olive oil.

Our limited release RAS Farms x Conscious Coffees Farmer's Select Batch 1 & 2 are now available online. http://www.rasfarms.com/merch.html

Flooded Farmers Learn To be Creative- NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/dining/flooded-farmers-learn-to-be-creative.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fdining%2Findex.jsonp

"Wheat Grass" video- DJ Cavem

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2011/10/dj_cavem_wheatgrass_teachers_l.php

Looooong road.

http://news.yahoo.com/long-road-farm-fork-worsens-food-outbreaks-090306716.html

Know your food!!