Kristen

We are sometimes asked what gleaning means, or how gleaning differs from harvesting. Indeed, we often use the two words interchangeably –... Read More

The last, unfinished work, of Henry David Thoreau was a magnum opus of the wild fruits that populated the woods in his... Read More

“Urbanist Jane Jacobs … famously said “New ideas need old buildings”, pointing out so definitively how dependent a vibrant city economy is on connecting the... Read More

The edible food forest movement is growing. Planted on public lands, tended by volunteers and neighbors, created with the blessings and assistance... Read More

I had the amazing privilege of speaking to members of the USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum today. They asked me to talk... Read More

  Statement by Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) President, Jim Weill, on the passage of the Farm Bill today: Washington, D.C.... Read More

It is hard to know what to read first of Wendell Berry‘s. Essayist, poet, novelist, farmer. I don’t know if there is... Read More

In “The Demand for the Common Good,” Jonathan Rowe, (1/7/04) writes: “The commons is a kind of counterpoise to the market. It provides stability... Read More

Dictionary.com has chosen “bosky” as their word of the day. bosky \BOS-kee\, adjective: 1. covered with bushes, shrubs, and small trees; woody.... Read More

Tree limbs are amazingly pliable in their early years. For those of us who have little room to grow trees and cannot... Read More