Certain topics are so important and wide-reaching that they make a writer feel like an ant staring up at a skyscraper. Which is why I have procrastinated on tackling the true cost of food.
Read moreTo Market, To Market
While I didn’t grow up with farmers markets, I always appreciated their older cousin—the roadside produce stand.
Read moreA Farmer By Any Other Name
What does it mean to be a farmer? According to Merriam-Webster, it’s “a person who cultivates land or crops or raises animals” with a farm being “a tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes.” By those definitions, it seems reasonable to call ourselves farmers. Yet I hesitate to do so.
Read moreRepurpose, Dual Purpose, On Purpose
According to the EPA, Americans generated 4.51 pounds of municipal solid waste (MSW) per person in 2017 (267.8 million tons, or 535.6 billion pounds). Of this, nearly one third (32.7%) consists of plastics, metals, wood, rubber, and leather — all highly reusable materials.
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