In 1876 an MIT professor, Edward Pickering, and Charles Hitchcock of Dartmouth College, among others, invited Boston area academics to form an association for the purposes of exploring New Hampshire’s…
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Prior to 1920, farmers took home upwards of 70 cents on every consumer dollar spent on meat. By the late 1930s the farmer’s share had fallen to 51 cents, but we still saw…
Grazing ruminants (animals that are meant to eat grass and grass alone, like cattle) produce methane as a bi-product of digestion. Much has been written and analyzed regarding the climate…
Everyone wants clean air and water… but the soil is just as critical to our well being. The soil is one of the world’s most important resources. It is also…
Once we’ve sealed the freezers and finished up each Friday, we gather around our shady picnic table for “beer share”. Each week, two new people bring in beer of their…
Feedlot Manure Lagoon in Tascosa Feedlot, Texas” (2013), Credit: Mishka Henner The Alternative: Rotational grazing systems to grow 100% grass-fed beef - in support of healthier soils, animals, and ultimately...
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Like a wound being healed, when landscapes are “reclaimed by nature” they are seen by some as returning to a purer state. Even the bucolic pastures and rolling hills we...
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Let’s take a step away from the dumpster fire happening on the national presidential stage and turn our attention toward our local ballot measures. When it comes to day-to-day life…
When we see brand names with the words “farm”, “pasture”, “butcher”, or even “kitchen” we’re transported to a place. We imagine that food being prepared for us in the field…
When it comes to food, Americans are lucky to worry about things like nutrition, taste, aesthetics…not necessarily safety. When we walk the grocery store aisles, we trust that what has…
