Small Farms January 2009 Archive

In October, before the Presidential election, Michael Pollan, a champion of small farming and local foods, wrote a letter to the future President-elect, asking him to appoint a "Farmer in ... Read More

I can't quite believe it's the end of January already! Maybe it's all the snowboarding I've been doing. Getting outside and enjoying the snow seems to make winter go by ... Read More

In our forum, a poster asks what might produce might be good to grow and sell at the farmer's market or other venues. I threw out a few suggestions below, ... Read More

My 38 hens are producing roughly 20 eggs a day. Not bad, especially considering 16 of them are on their third winter of production. I do suspect a good percentage ... Read More

We're in for a cold spell here - the next three or four days are looking, well, like we'll be in the deep freeze. With weather too cold to be ... Read More

Anyone else drooling over seed catalogs yet? Can you believe it will ever be spring? Before we know it, it'll be time to dig our hands into warm, fresh soil and ... Read More

© Lauren Ware Many small farmers heat their homes with wood. It's cost efficient, especially if you can harvest your own wood from your land. But many of us have to ... Read More