the GoodEater Collaborative

Simple Steps for Square Foot Gardening

Square foot gardening is a method to produce the most vegetables out of a small space. It’s great for organic gardening in urban backyards and small patches.

Did We Learn from 2008?

Commodity prices are slated to rise again, but does it really benefit farmer? Josh Buhr, President of Stone Buhr Flour, talks about the impact of Wall St on farmers and how to price outside the market.

Double Digging Your Garden

Double digging is a method commonly used by serious gardeners to prepare their planting beds. The end result is a slightly raised planting bed of aerated, fertile soil that you’ll never need to till again.

Petition: Senate’s Haiti Bill Stresses Local Procurement

Unless Haitian farmers and other small business-owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January’s catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. A bill on the Senate floor currently stresses local procurement and needs support.

Fresh Picked Peaches, Pickled

I often joke with my friends that the only way I’ll go hiking is if there’s a reward at the top—not counting the view. It’s not that I’m proud of my prize-driven motivation, but I’ve found an all-too-easy compromise in fruit picking.

The Joy of Growing Garlic

As an avid gardener, garlic is one of my favorite crops to grow, offering special rewards for off-season growing and unique flavors.

Urban Agriculture in Boston: Growing Promise, Weeding Challenges

Boston chefs, community advocates and entrepreneurs are broadening the dialog and shortening the distance between farm and table. Never mind the 100 mile diet, how about 100 blocks, or 100 steps?

Meet a few new urban farmers, giving us a window into the promises and the challenges of urban agriculture in its many forms.

Slash, Laos, and Vimeo Tape: Controversies of Swidden Agriculture

There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding swidden agriculture. By dismissing the importance and sustainability of swidden agriculture, researchers may continue to marginalize this highly sustainable system, as well as missing out on ways of incorporating some of its principles into other farming systems.

4 Days to Make-or-Break Haiti’s True Story

Haiti is an amazing test case of the risks and failures of the global food economy. There are 4 days remaining for the public to decide whether the true story is told.

Are Large-Scale Grass-Fed Beef Operations Feasible?

While I’ve seen lots of small diversified family farms in New England raising a few grass-fed steer for beef, I’ve only recently seen such beef raised by the thousands in the West. I was invited to visit La Cense Ranch in Montana because I’d asked the owner to write the Afterword to my new book, and I wanted to see the ranch in person. Actually being there was inspiring, because La Cense demonstrates that sustainable beef can be produced on a huge scale.