Routes to Farm Summit Last week, Beth, Jack, and I made the short trip to Starved Rock Lodge for the first Routes to Farm Summit after dropping Duncan at school. It was refreshing to have a farm conference right in our backyard. The lodge is close enough to shuttle back and forth to take care of the animals and… Continue Reading
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Community Supported Soup
Community Supported Soup My last post, 2016 Election – Food for Thought, talked about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the GOP’s platform to uncouple it from the Farm Bill and block grant it to death. With a Republican majority in both houses and a Republican president, it’s quite possible this will come to pass,… Continue Reading
2016 Election – Food for Thought
In addition to raising a family and farming, food and farm policy has been part of my work for the better part of the past decade and probably won’t change in the coming decade. It will proceed apace with the 2016 election. A few weeks ago I was researching on the the food policy platforms… Continue Reading