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Essential Self Care for Organic Farmers & Gardeners

Being an organic farmer or gardener doesn’t automatically make you the healthiest person you know. Nor does it mean you can skip self-care. I know—I’ve spent years growing organic food, spending my days outside and eating well. Despite this, I’ve still dealt with loads of stress, anxiety, exhaustion, strained muscles and a hurt back. Before …

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Organic Flower Bouquets at Calypso Farm

Community, Creativity & How To Run A Farm For 20 Years: an interview with Susan Willsrud of Calypso Farm

In 2010 I flew from Vermont to Alaska to work for Calypso Farm and Ecology Center as a School Garden Supervisor. The 6 months I spent farming in interior Alaska changed my life.  All of the sudden, I knew it was possible to not just farm, but to do it in a way that grows …

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Jason and Caitlin Elberson of Sobremesa, selling at the farmers market

From NYC to VT : Caitlin Elberson on Food, Farming, and Taking the Risk to Follow Your Dreams

Caitlin Elberson and her husband Jason run Sobremesa, a farm to ferment business specializing in kimchi and sauerkraut.   Based at their home, Wild Rhythms Farm in Marshfield, VT, they sell their ferments at farmers markets, farm stands, and through two wholesale accounts.  With more demand than they can meet, Caitlin and Jason are expanding …

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Waylon with flower pot on his head: why he loves growing an organic garden

3 Reasons Everyone Should Grow an Organic Garden

I recently asked my 4-year-old son what his favorite part of growing up on a farm is and he replied: “Playing in the soil.  Eating carrots and spinach.” Of course, in full 4-year-old style, he acted each thing out charades-like before actually saying the words.  (We introduced him to charades this winter, and it’s now …

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