Rotational grazing. Nitrogen fixing. Cover crops. No-or-minimal-till farming methods. Improved soil fertility, plant and insect biodiversity, and increased soil microbial activity. Mention any of these principles to a farmer (or…
One of the small pleasures in life is buying fresh, pastured eggs from a roadside farmstand in the summer. You can grab a carton from the beer cooler, tuck five…
Fish are our last wild food. However, the seafood industry is fraught with problems that affect the future of both fish populations and the men and women out on the…
One of the things we’re always most thankful for at Walden is our incredible member community, but in this season of giving, their efforts absolutely blew us away! While the…
Winter preparation is a year-long undertaking on a pasture-based farm. Even when the summer days are long and the icy winter weather seems lifetimes away, Walden partner farmers plan their…
So you have your beautiful local turkey… raised outdoors on pesticide and herbicide free pasture, where their diet is diverse and natural, without antibiotics or hormones… but you suddenly realize…
Beth Whiting and Bruce Hennessey raise broad-breasted white turkeys on pasture for Walden members’ Thanksgiving shares. Beth and Bruce have been raising turkeys in Vermont for more than 15 years,…
When we discuss regenerative or pasture-based farming, we often point to practitioners who are young and energetic. These idealists travel across the country to work co-ops and new wave agricultural…
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…
