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By Forrest Pritchard on July 18, 2012
How local is local? Ten miles? One hundred? Straight from your garden? A closer look at what ‘local food’ really means.
Posted in Farm | Tagged eating local, farmers markets, forrest pritchard, local food |
By Forrest Pritchard on June 13, 2012
It all comes back to one specific moment…
Posted in Farm | Tagged failed food trucks, farm to restaurant, farmers market, farming failures, food truck, food truck failures, forrest pritchard, grass-fed meats, local food, quitting food truck, retired food truck, smith meadows, takoma park |
By Forrest Pritchard on May 24, 2012
An agriculture student takes an unexpected journey into the world of free-range farming.
Posted in Farm | Tagged agriculture, earthworm castings, earthworms, farm finance, forrest pritchard, free range cattle, free range eggs, free range lamb, free-range, grass-farming, local food |
By Forrest Pritchard on April 26, 2012
Ever leaned up against an old fence post while you chatted with a friend, or simply paused along a roadside fence to admire the view? An old fence row, surprisingly, has much to teach us about economics, shopping at farmers markets, and the food choices we make.
Posted in Farm | Tagged 2012 election, barbed wire, eating locally, farm interns, farmers market, fence building, fence posts, forrest pritchard, local food, new fences, nina planck, supporting local farms, sustainable agriculture, trickle down economics |
By Forrest Pritchard on April 18, 2012
Nine hundred free-range chickens, roaming around on pasture… is that an astounding number of hens, or is it all simply relative? A farmer weighs in on perception versus reality in the world of pastured poultry.
Posted in Farm | Tagged chicken hutches, chickens on pasture, day ranging, farmers market, forrest pritchard, free range chicken, free range eggs, local food, pastured poultry |
By Forrest Pritchard on February 10, 2012
That wonderful local food that’s available at your favorite restaurant… how exactly did it get there?
Posted in Farm | Tagged farm to restaurant, forrest pritchard, local food |
