Things to Read

This is the utterly and always beautiful Lindencroft Farm, in Ben Lomond. I visited briefly yesterday with Logan and his mama. What an anxiety-buster.

So today, catching up on my weblog reading, I have two recommendations for you.

First is Sam Breach over at Becks & Posh, who writes about her experiment pricing produce from Safeway versus the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Like many people, Sam was stung by Carlo Petrini's twisted statements about her beloved market, but she put her money, quite literally, where her mouth is. You will enjoy reading about her discoveries.

Secondly, our boy Michael Ruhlman has two brief and biting posts up, "NAIS: Support and Strengthen Factory Farms" and the other about the murdering vegans in Atlanta. Both are worth reading.

That's all for now: I am very busy all day, and that's why I'm still in my pajamas at 1:15, waiting for the laundry to dry! (Nice work if you can get it, huh?)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?” — Jerry Brown

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Comments

[Anne]

This is (your blog) one of the best blogs I've seen in quite some time! Kudos!

[chris]

Response for the day. I am a native Californian (Sonoma county) now running a farm supply website in agricultural upstate NY. One thing I love about this area is the abundance of roadside farm stands right next to the field the produce was grown in. Unfortunately, these stands, perhaps because of their abundance and competition, cannot support an entire farming operation and many farms are in decline. With all the large scale farming in CA it is a reassuring sign to see small farms dedicated to natural food, like Lindencroft Farms surviving in a niche market. The economy is somewhat depressed around here, but local people realize the importance of their neighbors' farms. Some farms have found a niche selling natural produce and meat to restaurants in NY city. I hope other niches will develop around here and this decline in farms will stabalize. Hopefully with money coming in from up and coming Albany (computers) that niches will develop and that farm land won't be developed.