Why Bother?

This article is a guest post by Laura Meister of Farm Girl Farm in Sheffield, MA. When I started growing vegetables ten years ago, it was all I could do to keep up with the start-up math: how many…

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Make the Most of Your Summer CSA With These Veggie-Life-Extending Tips

By Steve Holt Thanks to Steve Holt for interviewing me for this piece. His article was originally published on TakePart. With a little planning and some creativity, you can say good-bye to spoiled,…

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Julia’s Best of Boston

In the depths of summer, print magazines put together their “Best of” lists as a way to boost readership (and advertising dollars) during what would otherwise be a slow time.  While we don’t have…

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Financing A Sustainable Food System in New England

by Lisa Sebesta How can we finance a sustainable food system in New England? In late January, 125 people gathered for a one-day session to tackle this question. Obviously, it’s difficult, if not…

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Food Hubs: What’s in a name?

I’ve been hearing a lot about food hubs lately, but it wasn’t until Iattended a workshop at NESAWG this past February that I fully understood what they are. What I’ve been calling aggregators…

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Alternative Funding PSA

This is a PSA for those food entrepreneurs trying to finance their ventures, whether you’re established, starting up, or still dreaming: there’s funding out there, waiting for you to find it.

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25 tips for eating local without going crazy

No matter where you live, eating seasonally and locally offers a different way of thinking about food. While some areas of the country are relatively blessed to have locally grown fruits and…

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Announcing: The Farmer’s Kitchen

I’m thrilled to announce that my new cookbook, The Farmer’s Kitchen: The Ultimate Guide to Enjoying Your CSA and Farmers’ Market Foods is now available for sale.

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Financing Your Business

Perhaps it’s a sign of a recovering economy: entrepreneurs are opening new businesses.  Lydia Shire and Jasper White’s new restaurant, Towne Stove and Spirit opened this summer at the Hynes…

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Local Food Systems

The books proliferate. The newspapers cover it, and the movies mainstream it: people want to know where their food comes from, and think more about creating a sustainable food environment. Meanwhile,…

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