One of my favorite things to do at farmers’ markets is a little guessing game for kids. While their mother or father is perusing our stall, I’ll point to the bouquet of yellow flowers hanging from the tent corner and ask the child, “Can you find the vegetable that those flowers come from?” Sometimes parents … Continue reading Bolted.
logical
Every few weeks on the Farm (okay, maybe more often than that) I learn something new about food or farming that seems so logical and self-evident that I can’t believe I could have missed it, and yet I realize I would never have made the connection if left to my own devices. Take vitamins in vegetables, … Continue reading logical
A farm student’s perspective on education
Photo from theatlantic.com This last week, the Atlantic published a disappointing article by Caitlin Flanagan criticizing school gardens, in particular Alice Water’s famous Berkeley garden. essay writers online Her argument is essentially that education in the garden is useless; or worse, it inhibits children from moving up in cultural and economic class. Of course the … Continue reading A farm student’s perspective on education
NUNS!
In high school I spent some time at the Sisters of Notre Dame convent adjacent to my school. The nuns sent an open invitation to all the La Reina girls and I was one of about 3 girls who accepted. I thoroughly enjoyed Sister Antoinette Marie and Sr. Lisa. They incorporated eastern and indigenous prayer … Continue reading NUNS!
Out of Reach
Click on the link below for an article in the San Francisco Chronicle called “Out of Reach: How the sustainable local food movement neglects poor workers and eaters.” It’s probably the best article I’ve read that addresses the shortcomings in the food movements of late. Even the comments are good. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=9490&volume_id=452&issue_id=461&volume_num=44&issue_num=09 The critique is challenging … Continue reading Out of Reach
Meet your field!
I spent some time today spraying alone in the field. Right before I left for the field I went to grab my ipod, which was charging in my computer. I failed to notice, when I plugged my ipod into my computer, that my computer was, in fact, not on. So, my ipod had not charged. … Continue reading Meet your field!
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