Maria Inés Catalلn Hollister, California “If you’re a farmworker until you’re sixty years old, either your back breaks, or your spirit does.” That’s what Patrick Troy sees around him in California’s Salinas Valley. People call the region “The Salad Bowl of the World,” but few mention that the area’s agricultural productivity relies on legions of […]
Harmony Valley Farm
Growing as Vegetable Interpreters Viroqua, Wisconsin “When a member sends us a note at the end of the season saying that you changed my life through changing how I eat, that’s the real bottom line for us,” explains Richard de Wilde, co-owner of Harmony Valley Farm with his wife, Linda Halley. With the same tender […]
Woods’ Cider Mill
A family tradition Springfield, Vermont “In the 1960’s we used to sell big cider jelly jars to hippies, now we sell small jars to yuppies,” chuckles Willis Wood, owner of Wood’s Cider Mill. On land first settled by Willis’ family in 1798, he and his wife, Tina, carry on the diversified farm operation in Weathersfield, […]
Revolution Meets Evolution
Revolution Meets Evolution Fullerton, North Dakota In our fast-paced world of supermarkets and convenience stores, we often take the vital role of seeds for granted. David Podoll, however, does not, nor does his mother Irene, nor do his brother and PSsister-in-law, Dan and Theresa. The genetic and cultural heritage of seeds lies at the heart […]
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