I have partnered with Seeds From Italy to bring you a special seed offer at a 20% discount. These Italian and European vegetable seed varieties–some of which are Heirloom–are not available in many places in the US. If you purchase the seed selection I have created, you not only get a tremendous value but [...]

A little something I whipped up with Driftwood Ranch grass fed beef the other day when Dana Kinsey came over to talk.
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Dana Kinsey of Driftwood Ranch on Orcas Island dropped by the other day, and here’s what we talked about:
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The other day, my nephew was giving out about how stupid I must be to let my cattle ruin the field. Didn’t I know any better than to leave them in an acre section and let them churn it all up–wasn’t I supposed to be a smarty pants grazier? Why wasn’t I moving my [...]

Dana say’s there’s still time to buy Driftwood Ranch Grass Fed Beef. If you’re in Western WA, check it out.

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The UK Chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, of River Cottage fame, has a fantastic campaign going right now to promote Free-Range and Organic chicken production. I fear it will be a long time before anything like this could happen in the states, but if you’re in the UK, consider signing up to show your support.

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Just in case my comments to this propaganda piece don’t get published–I’m posting them here:
“Milk is Milk” is the campaign cry of the just anti-organic, anti-small farmer, anti-raw milk, pro-chemical, pro-gmo, pro-Industry Hudson Institute. There is a plethora of information about Dennis Avery, the Center For Global Food Issues, and the Hudson Institute on the [...]