Farming has long been a “country thing”. Yet more and more people are reintroducing farms in urban areas. Not gardens, but actual farms. – By Dov Hirsch The people at Sur La Table have taken notice of this phenomenon. The cookware retail giant recently released its’ own Farm To Table Cookbook, entitled, Eating Local: The [...]
For young agricultural entrepreneurs, often the biggest inhibitor to starting a farm is finding affordable land close to viable markets. Fortunately, farmers can lease land. But planting on leased land means maintaining strong relations with the landowners, and accepting somewhat limited control over farm property. Aubrey White shows us that farming relies on relationships, as [...]
Breaking ground on a new farm requires much more than a good shovel. Before the seeds are in the ground, before the early morning trips to markets, a life of farming begins with months of planning and work on unfamiliar land. The farmers of Langwater Farm are in just such a position—they are transforming a [...]