What’s the difference between food labeled organic and food labeled natural? The term natural is very loosely defined by the FDA and can encompass a wide swath of products, whereas Certified-Organic is a strictly defined and enforced standard. In addition to those listed on the chart, there are other important advantages of organic. For example, [...]

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Thanks to the nearly 400 CSA members who gave us their feedback on the 2011 Spring/Summer season. Click a chart to enlarge it.

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I find this 4 minute video fascinating. It’s a positive approach to open source, DIY hardware. I’ve heard of open source software, but he has developed an open source model for building practical things like a tractor. Found on Facebook, originally from http://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski.html

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Greetings! My name is Julia Allal and I am the Group Services and Community Outreach Manager at Strathmore, a performing arts center in North Bethesda, Maryland. Food writer Michael Pollan will be speaking at Strathmore on Wednesday, October 26 at 8 pm, and will discuss issues such as the industrialization of food and agriculture and [...]

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What if supermarkets grew veggies in their own rooftop greenhouses, instead of shipping them in from California and beyond? Think of how that could bring us the freshest, tastiest produce, and vastly reduce long distance trucking of perishable items? That’s the idea behind New York-based BrightFarms. We grow for taste, not for shelf-life, and we [...]

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Last year some of our members told us about this buying club. This group is not connected to our CSA, but we’re happy to pass on their information to you: Steve and Jenn Kurian spend their summers aboard their fishing vessel, the R-J, in Bristol Bay Alaska. Wild For Salmon was formed to allow our [...]

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Facebook alerted me to this story about a friend of mine from high school. In 2010, the recession prompted a group of friends and neighbors to establish a garden and teach kids and families about healthy foods and the joys of gardening. “We’re teaching children that nutrition isn’t difficult,” Hunsberger said. “If we tried to [...]

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This info was copied verbatim from the Com Post, the newsletter from Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative’s CSA and Buying Club. Hi Everybody! Today I wanted to take some time to tell you about Patterson Farms and their AMAZING maple syrup! “For three generations the Patterson family has been producing Maple Syrup, it was almost 100 [...]

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