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A few weeks ago I traveled to Tivoli, New York to photograph and participate in a hog butchering workshop presented by The Greenhorns.  The workshop was presided over by Bryan Mayer, a butcher with The Greene Grape in Brooklyn New … Continue reading →

Last weekend a crew of folks came from the other side of the county to gather up what, at this point, is the only crop that Circle Acres produces – American persimmons (Diospyros virginiana). These native fruits are very much … Continue reading →

It is hard to shake the stigmas and myths surrounding the word anarchist.  We are the only political and social subculture deemed to be “self described” as if we are so disorganized that it is deemed to be a miracle … Continue reading →

Next stop on the farm tour was Freedom Farms. Freedom Farms raises Dexter cattle, an endangered breed originally from Southern Ireland.  Dexters are the smallest true cattle, suitable for a small farm where a mixed use cow is important.  The … Continue reading →

Doug Jones grows a lot of peppers, so many varieties that it was hard to get through the forty types represented at a recent taste testing. The first twenty-two peppers were part of a Seeds of Change variety trial. Triple … Continue reading →

I have never heard of a agricultural theme park, but during the CFSA farm tour I ended up at one.  Vollmer Farm is part organic farm, part u-pick strawberry and pumpkin patch and part crazy town.  “The Back Forty” as … Continue reading →