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Water is the lifeblood of a sustainable family business
Three generations working side-by-side to bring in harvest. Identical twin daughters. Long days of staring at little red berries, followed by short nights. Energy, patience, stamina and passion are needed to bring in this tangy holiday tradition. Fall harvest in Massachusetts is a beautiful combination of crimson color on this cranberry farm and colorful…
Read MoreThere is no singular “right” way to buy or grow food
Is it really possible a label on food is more important than civility? I think not. Is it likely marketing on healthy foods is just as challenging as marketing on junk food? You decide for yourself, but after 15 years of researching the topic, I’d say absolutely. Let’s get to the bottom of it.…
Read MoreA love of playing in the soil
Meet Tyson Roberts, a vegetable grower just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah – a man who wears many hats and a man who is committed to the land that has been in his family for 150 years. When I asked why he farms, he quickly responds: “it’s a relationship with the land, with…
Read MoreWhere fruits grow, bugs go
Chemicals are bad, right? Not quite. Chemicals are a building block of life. All living organisms are usually built from these six chemicals: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous and sulfur. It is also true life produces chemicals, such as carbon dioxide. Plants also make their own pesticides. These have adapted over time…
Read MoreExcuse Me, There’s a Cucumber in My Papaya
The first time I visited Hawaii and discovered the sweet fresh of papayas, I thought I was in heaven. I had never touched them before in the grocery store since they were kind of foreign looking. You know how it goes: if you don’t know what to do with a food, you skip it. After…
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