A Death in the Farmers Market Family
We’re very much like a tribe, or an extended family– and Jimmy was one of our own; a commercial fisherman and true direct marketer, who personally caught and hand processed everything he sold, trucking it himself to farmers market each week.
What I Meant To Say Was…
When a former apprentice told me to call into the Kojo Show, I knew just what I wanted to say… right up to the moment when I forgot.
Royal Lamb, Royal Letdown
On May 4th, 2011, I was invited to attend the lecture on sustainable agriculture being given by Prince Charles, at Georgetown University. Yes, that Prince Charles…
Free Ranging Chickens Year Round
Each fall, as our chickens are out foraging for late season grasshoppers and finishing off the last of the frost-nipped clover, wild geese are flying overhead in their classic V formations…
Getting That Local Food Into Town
That wonderful local food that’s available at your favorite restaurant… how exactly did it get there?
Not Just a By-Product
Smith Meadows lard is wet rendered from the fattiest parts of our grass-fed hogs in a small family operated butcher shop. Nothing is added to it: no preservatives, no chemicals. It is simply a healthy source of essential fats.
Stronger than Steel
Unlike many businesses, if we don’t have a good strategy, things don’t just become disorganized, or inefficient. They die. Suffice to say, all the king’s horses and all the kings men can’t put a dead field of eggplants together again.
Farm Day
Check with us in 2012 to purchase tickets for Farm Day 2013! In the mean time, come to our farm store. It’s open daily from 10-5.
“Farming fits into the rest of the world…
Smith Meadows’ farm manager in training, he has come to our farm through West Virginia 4H.
How Local is it?
We were mentioned in the Washington Post this week in an article called “In Winter, farmers markets turn into value (added) villages.” by Tim Carman.
