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
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A Film Crew Visited the Farm Last Summer – Vegan Butcher
Molly Breslin is a friend and a fellow farmer. She used have a roommate, Kat. Kat’s boyfriend, Ryan, is a videographer. Ryan was working a story about a vegan who opened a butcher shop. He needed to film and interview a sustainable livestock farmer. Ryan came to Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm. This is the video.… Continue Reading
Terra Madre Re-cap
Last month (how can it be a month already?!), I had the privilege and responsibility to represent Slow Food Chicago in Turin, Italy at Terra Madre/Salone del Gusto 2016 (http://bit.ly/2eg1qH3). This biennial conference and food show celebrates our diverse food cultures, protects biodiversity, and works to improve our global food system through local action and community… Continue Reading