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Kristin Kimball’s Good Husbandry: Food at the Center of Life as a Marriage Matures
Good Husbandry: Growing Food, Love, and Family on Essex Farm by Kristin Kimball (Scribner, New York, New York, 2019) is a follow-up to Kimball’s first book, The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love, which came out in 2011. The Dirty Life described how Kimball and her husband, Mark, fell in love with each other and with farming, … Continue Reading »
Creative Fundraising to Protect Family-Scale Farming In the Upper Hudson River Valley
Kudos for upstate New York's Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) which has conserved 133 farms and over 22,300 acres of farmland over the past 29 years in Washington and Rensselaer Counties in the scenic and agriculturally rich Upper Hudson River Valley. This praiseworthy non-profit land trust has worked diligently to accomplish its ever … Continue Reading »
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Best Pizza In NYC Metro? Arturo’s in Maplewood, New Jersey Gets Thumbs Way Up
In suburban New Jersey, not far from the intersection of the Garden State Parkway and Interstate I-78, is Arturo's Osteria & Pizzeria in Maplewood (Essex County). Arturo's is included in our … Read More
Healthier Apple Crisp Using Local & Organic Apples
Earlier this month, we posted an easy-to-make recipe for Healthier Blueberry Crisp. With very little added sweetener (only 1/4 cup of maple syrup) and delicious local and organic blueberries, this is … Read More
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Scientist Specializing On Effect of Toxic Chemicals on Children, One of Three 2019 Recipients of Rodale’s Organic Pioneer Awards
Since 2011, the Rodale Institute's Organic Pioneer Awards has honored a (1) farmer, (2) scientist, and (3) most years a business who are leading the … Read More...
Record Setting 282 Colleges Participate In Sierra’s 2019 Cool Schools Rankings, Vermont’s Sterling College Again #1 For Food
Participation in Sierra’s 13th annual Cool Schools ranking was open to all four-year undergraduate colleges and universities and since last year, … Read More...
