Meet Our New Farm Residents!
Meet Curly and Laurey, a pair of Sebastopol geese that we picked up today. This lovely curly-feathered breed originally comes from Eastern Europe. Rumor has it that their long curly…
Why we LOVE pastured KuneKune pork!
Do you know what's in the pork you buy in the grocery store? Sure, you can check the label and see that in a lot of cases, there is added…
It’s About Time! USDA restricts use of “Product of USA” label for meat, eggs & dairy!
I remember for awhile, ten or more years ago, seeing Country of Origin labels on meat. This mandatory labeling was successfully challenged when Canada and Mexico, major suppliers of livestock…
Did This Study Actually Condemm Home Gardens?
"Gardeners are fuming about a study that found produce from urban farms has a high carbon footprint" (click to read)" is a headline that caught my attention this morning. Gardeners…
The American Food Industry Under Scrutiny
I'm surprised (though not really) at how much the American food industry has been in the news the past few years. For decades, the federal goverment has developed guidelines for…