Category Archives: Local Farms

Serenbe, an eco-development

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Victoria

Took an interesting road trip this past Saturday with my sister, Gina, to Serenbe, a planned community about an hour south of Atlanta near Palmetto. It looked like an easy drive, until we missed the very first exit on the … Continue reading →

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Farming in Middle Georgia

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Victoria

I visited my friends Malcolm and his wife Cindy at their farm in middle Georgia this weekend. I’ve known Malcolm since the early 1980s, but lost touch with him when he moved to Florida and later I moved away too. … Continue reading →

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Death of a farm, the soil lives on

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Victoria

I always look forward to reading Verlyn Klinkenborg’s editorial notebook page in the Sunday NY Times. He writes of wind howling at night, gardens and long walks with his dog in country fields. This past sunday he told of the … Continue reading →

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Save the bees

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Victoria

Bee up Image ©RoxanaVilla Bees need protection. You may be aware of Colony Collapse Disorder, but you may not know that scientists haven’t yet figured out what’s causing it. I watched a PBS program last week about the bee population … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Pastures, an Amish farm

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Victoria

I spent the morning and early afternoon at an Amish farm in Honeybrook, PA, which should be 25 minutes from me, but ended up being a 40 minute circular goose chase. I found the place with no help from Google … Continue reading →

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Wet strawberries, tractors and canvas panels

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Victoria

It’s not always evident to the home gardener how much time goes into actual picking. Life is dictated by weather and gathering the fruits of one’s labor – which becomes just more laborious. I’ve been out almost daily to pick … Continue reading →

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Goats, cheese and history

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Victoria

My Historic Commission (West Whiteland township) hosted a regional meeting last night for the Chester County Historic Preservation Network (CCHPN) to meet other members of historic districts in our region, and discuss tactics for preservation.  Highlights – the 1840 former … Continue reading →

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North Slope Farm – SAITA Soil Structure Workshop

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Victoria

We had a great turnout of interns from Blooming Glen and Sankanac Farms and one interested future farmer for our first SAITA workshop at North Slope in Lambertville, NJ. The farmer and owner, Mike Rassweiler, was well prepared with handouts … Continue reading →

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The new garden at the big house

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Victoria

So did anyone think this would ever happen? Alice Waters has been pushing for it for decades, as you can see from her 1995 letter to Clinton and Gore. The White House garden plan is very good news for us organic … Continue reading →

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The worm bed

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Victoria

My new garden plot has been covered since early last summer with heavy black pastic and a thick mulch of the year’s NYTimes sunday papers. With our warm weekend, I was able to get out to see how things were … Continue reading →

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