Food for Thought – Whole Earth Farms

By RL Phipps Food for thought…. In the last 100 years we have witnessed the slow disintegration of the backbone of our nation. Skills brought from the “Old Country”, the crafts and trades passed from generation to generation, from father to son and mother to daughter; are becoming obsolete, non-existent, the stuff of mythology and fairy tales. The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker… the cobbler, the seamstress, the...

Farm to School: What a Concept!

Implementing Farm to School Activities from: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s/Default.htm What does “Farm to School” encompass? With our school systems’ diverse operations and geography, Farm to School activities can differ greatly across communities. Farm to School activities may involve a few or all of the following parties: school food service staff, farmers, teachers, students, principals, parents, and community partners....

Got Milk? A guide to finding fresh milk.

What Is Real Milk? By Realmilk.com The source of most commercial milk is the modern Holstein,* bred to produce huge quantities of milk–three times as much as the old-fashioned cow. She needs special feed and antibiotics to keep her well. Her milk contains high levels of growth hormone from her pituitary gland, even when she is spared the indignities of genetically engineered Bovine Growth Hormone to push her to the...