Global Spin

Napa Valley Register did a write up about what’s been keeping me busy for the last month or so: Harvest Nights (This is why I drop off the face of the planet for half of August and the months of September and October.)

Posted by Deb in Agriculture on September 27th, 2009 | Comments Off

The Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania is doing some really interesting research — and they have a really excellent couple of blogs. I highly recommend you subscribe to these feeds. Especially the “Global Warming News and Research.” It will pretty much keep you up to date — and help me resist the temptation to re-post *all* [...]

Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Organics on April 4th, 2009 | Comments Off

Bad news from California (like we didn’t already know) in the Wall Street Journal: Shrinking Water Supplies Imperil Farmers. Dwindling water supplies are compounding economic woes in California’s Central Valley, causing farmers to leave fields fallow and confront the prospect of going under. The state’s water supply has dropped precipitously of late. California is locked [...]

Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Bummer, Environment, News on February 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

These folks aim to turn the White House lawn into something way more yummy and useful. I say it’s about dern time! EDIT: And these folks are working on picking which farmer . . .

Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics, That which is awesome on January 30th, 2009 | Comments Off

Well, as a farmer, I have a lot of worries, but lately this is what has been keeping me up at night. California teeters on the edge of the worst drought in the state’s history, officials said Thursday after reporting that the Sierra Nevada snowpack – the backbone of the state’s water supply – is [...]

Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Environment, Wicked Weather, You have got to be kidding on January 30th, 2009 | 3 Comments »