Saturday Muses
I saw Patry’s post about the medicinal use of red wine in the treatment of influenza… Patry Francis Red wine may prevent swine flu, which is the absolute only reason
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Tag: farmers
The Small-Business Myth
Just recently, the small-business boogeyman came up in the debate over the estate tax — specifically, whether it is unfair to impose a tax on estates in excess of $7
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Sissy Farmer? I don’t think so…
Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I have been aware of
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California Drought Continues…
Parched winter months this year have put California agriculture into a tailspin. With a third dry year in a row, the state has been forced to deeply examine its strategies
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Is it really “Victory Garden” Time?
My reading on the web keeps coming across a common thread…It’s that over and over in blog posts and comments people are talking about buying seeds and starting to raise
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Agriculture in America…Looking better?
When I was born in 1952, there were 203,000 farms in Iowa, only 11,000 fewer than when my dad was born in 1926. By 2002, the number had dropped to
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Sobering Thoughts for a Monday Morning Muse
Paul Krugman’s latest column focuses on food. Wander on over and check out his thoughts… Grains Gone Wild – New York Times These days you hear a lot about the
