It was a real treat to introduce you to a variety of farmers from across the country last week in the Kitchen Stewardship Farmers’ Panel. Personally, I learned a lot and continue to as the comments thread keeps running with some Q&A with certain farmers. The bottom line in my mind is that farming and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'farming'
Farmers’ Panel: My Thoughts on Big vs. Small, Grain vs. Grass, and Where to Buy Your Food
May 6th, 2011 · 39 Comments · Food for Thought
Tags: CAFOs·cattle·farmers·Farmers' Panel·farming·grassfed beef·grassfed dairy
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 3 of 3)
April 29th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Food for Thought
I’ve loved the genuine look into the lives of family farmers who choose to farm conventionally, especially the crossover between old-style farming and new-fangled methods. If I’ve learned one thing today, it’s that sometimes, things aren’t black and white. Does that mean I will change where I shop for meat and milk? Not likely. But [...]
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 2 of 3)
April 28th, 2011 · 65 Comments · Food for Thought
The second in a series of three farmers to close the panel at Kitchen Stewardship this week, Debbie Lyons-Blythe is a wife, mother and rancher and has been married for 22 years. Her husband works off the farm during the day, so she is in charge of the day to day duties of ranching. Of [...]
Farmers’ Panel: Behind the Scenes at the Big Farms (Part 1 of 3)
April 28th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Food for Thought
It’s been such a joy to share real farmers’ stories with you this week, and I hope you’ve enjoyed hearing from our first four panelists as much as I enjoyed hosting them. The final three guests are from larger farms, in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas. I suspect they’ll be a bit more controversial, since many [...]
Farmers’ Panel: Real Cattle Farmers Talk About their Livelihoods
April 26th, 2011 · 51 Comments · Food for Thought
I hardly feel worthy to introduce this panel of cattle farmers from across the nation. Seven farmers agreed to answer my in-depth questions all about how they farm, what they feed their animals, what happens when they get sick, environmental stewardship, and their hopes and concerns for the future of American farming. I copied all [...]
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Why You Should Really, REALLY Get to Know Your Farmer (Even if Your Friends Already Have)
October 20th, 2010 · 105 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
Our family has been buying grass-fed beef and chicken at a premium from Grassfield’s Farm in Coopersville, MI for about 18 months now. When we began, I didn’t ask a zillion questions, simply because I knew enough trusted real foodies who went there and I knew they had good quality, organic, grassfed products. Last Saturday [...]
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10 Questions to Ask Your Farmer
July 1st, 2010 · 15 Comments · Uncategorized
Joel Salatin’s said it. Michael Pollan has probably said it. Countless bloggers, locavores, and whole foods enthusiasts have said it. Get to know your farmer. Well. If the instructions were, “Pay your farmer what he’s worth,” or “Read the manual for your new car,” or “Follow the recipe exactly,” it would be easy to follow [...]
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