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Behind the Scenes with Walden’s Own Candlemaker

Interview with Red

Young Farmers Who Are Rebuilding Local Agriculture

We’ve always tried to highlight that New England and New York is the one region in the country where the average age of farmers is declining, the size of farms is declining, and the number of farms is increasing.

Farmer Profiles: Beth and Bruce

Beth Whiting and Bruce Hennessey raise broad-breasted white turkeys on pasture for Walden members’ Thanksgiving shares.

Praise the Braise

We’ve been on a mission to educate our community about the merits of the earthy, complex flavors of the humble shank

When ‘Cooking at Home’ Is Not Really ‘Home Cooking

When a Walden package arrives at your doorstep, we hope it’s an inspiration – Meat that will be a foundation for your meal and bond you to a community that shares our commitment to sustainable and healthy animals, soils, and food.

Women in Agriculture

International Women’s Day (IWD) first appeared in the early 1900s when 15,000 women gathered to march through the streets of New York City, and demanded better working conditions, pay, and voting rights.

Understanding How Soil May Save Our Planet: A Carbon Farming Breakdown

In 1937, amid the Dust Bowl crisis, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech with the following quotation: “A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” A 2012 article in Time written by the World Economic Forum pulls FDR’s line forward with an ominous portent for our global future: at the current pace of degradation, the world has roughly 60 years of topsoil left.

Farmer Profile: Haden Gooch

Haden Gooch and his partner Katie produce pasture-raised chickens for Walden. They started an ice cream company in Portland, Maine last year to help fund their dream dairy farm and to spread the word about the benefits of grass-based farming.

Why Local Part III: Earn 3X Your Money!

We have written extensively here and elsewhere about why we think building a local food community matters

Partner Farmers: Anna Houston + Rob Perazzo

Anna Houston has a special way of describing the happy, healthy chickens that she and her partner Rob Perazzo raise on their New Marlborough, MA farm. “They’re total freaks,” she said with a laugh.

Ham-Tastic Ideas (With a Hint of Maple)

Ham is a delicious staple in many parts of the world, and has a long and vibrant history. The earliest known instance of curing pork legs can be traced all the way back to China in 4900 B.C.

Partner Farmer: Stephen Hall

Ever since Stephen Hall, 32, was a child, he has chased the dream of working for himself and starting his own business.