About twelve years ago a group of us in the Organic industry were very frustrated about the fact that the campaign for organic seemed to be mainly about  what isn’t in organic food,- herbicides and pesticides.  We knew back then
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At a lot of concerts, the fun action takes place backstage. But at Farm Aid, the fun is happening back-stands. The music is just starting on stage. In the Farmyard, though, chefs are competing in the Shell-Off Smack down. Across the
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The other day I had the great pleasure of sitting with a famous painter from Sicily known as Sebastian (his business card just says Sebastian Painter). He speaks in very broken English and understanding him requires having to pay close
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The 4th of July is always a really important holiday for me, but not for the reasons you may think. It has nothing to do with picnics, barbecues or fireworks, although I certainly find such festivities enjoyable. It’s rather an opportunity
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Today I am going shopping for groceries with a big smile, because this Sunday I am doing something I absolutely love, and that is cooking for a group of people. For me cooking is a creative outlet much like poetry or
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