Writings from the ranch
Reclaiming The Sacred in Food and Farming
Reclaiming the Sacred in Food and Farming… In Around the web on March 13, 2012 at 5:58 am From JOHN E. IKERD Professor Emeritus of Agricultural & Applied Economics University of Missouri Columbia College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources What is this thing...
Bread March 16th
Bread this week:email me to order kpencegarden@yahoo.com or call 884-3048 Vermont Country Sourdough Cheddar Cheese Bread- w/ Dubliner cheese-these are smaller loaves to account for the extra cost of the cheese 1 lb. Whole Wheat Oatmeal bread
Available locally March 6 2012
Local, organically fed range chickens available locally contact: Kristina Vigna 882-4009
Bread and Vegetables March 9th
Vegetables- Lettuce mix( green butter, red four seasons, mache, arugula -bag $5.00 Braising Mix- bag $ 3.00 Some Eggs available- organically fed chickens Organic Bread- Naturally leavened, brick oven baked Bread this week: Vermont Country Sourdough- my usual w/ some...
Bread this Friday March 2nd
Vermont Country Sourdough Cardamon Raisin bread Whole Wheat Rye Campagne w/ olives order by email kpencegarden@yahoo.com
Finally a “scientific” connection between antibiotic immunity
FACTORY FARMS Finally, a smoking gun connecting livestock antibiotics and superbugs 34 BY TOM LASKAWY 24 FEB 2012 7:41 AM How does the livestock industry talk about antibiotics? Well, it depends on who’s doing the talking, but they all say some version of the same...
Stupid Farmers?
From DAVE SMITH Ukiah to be of use (2005) The most fundamental of businesses, and one whose values I believe come closest to those taught by the wisdom traditions, is organic family farming. I’ve found my own Creative Action Heroes among the peasants and those who...
LIFE
My littlest girl got her first haircut today,from my middle daughter who want's to be a hairdresser. My biggest girl came over and made me a pie. Ones growing up ,the others are growing away, blossoming. The pain of separation from the ones we love. The poignant...
Apple Scab- winter work on orchards
This is the time of year that many things are done to achieve your garden goals for the following spring and summer Pruning , cutting back perennials and shrubs sets the garden for the coming growing season . Deciding on the sizes you want the elements in the garden...
How Are We Going To Transition? Use Less !
http://ukiahcommunityblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/plan-c-community-solution/
No Agent Orange Chemicals is US please !
http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/12/action-alert-say-no-to-dow-chemicals-ge-corn-petition/
Local Food for the Holidays ! Whew, feeding 24 out of our garden for Thanksgiving weekend
So we made it to the deadline. The building was closed in and warm . We had a table , benches and a sink and even lights. Even though power was only run in with an extension cord.The oil lamps were lit. Plus our ambitious goal to feed the masses from Tuesday through...
2012 Ranch News
Farmageddon- See what’s hapening with our food rights
http://farmageddonmovie.com/ Ask for a local showing or go to see one today !
Happy Corporate Holidays, America !
Barbara H. Peterson Farm Wars Here we go again folks. It’s that time of year when we show our holiday spirit by plunging headlong, eyes wide shut, into personal debt to support China and other countries while our own America slides further into economic chaos. But...
Raw Milk Freedom Riders
Nov 30 Mothers, Acting As ‘Agents,’ To Defy FDA Warning Translation Against FDA Prohibitions, Freedom Riders Will Publicly Distribute over 100 gallons of Raw Milk to Waiting Mothers! Raw Milk Freedom Riders Chicago, IL—On December 8, a group of mothers and others will...
Baking Fridays
Thank you for being patient with me. I served twenty five people thirteen meals all locally sourced or grown by us for our Thanksgiving this year. It wiped me out, then I got really sick. Finally baking again, Fridays only for awhile. This week : Vermont Country...
Finding Roots
As we walked by the dining room, the sounds of thirty young men chanting "Ram Yam Kham, Om Ah Hum" with their deep resonant voices came flowing through the windows. The sound went down into my heart and I stood there shaking. We three, twenty year old girls had been...
Young Farmers Face Huge Obstacles to getting Started
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/13/us/young-farmers-face-huge-obstacles-to-getting-started.html?_r=1
Baking Day Wednesday and Fridays , Bread At Franny’s Cup and Saucer
We will be baking every Wednesdays and Fridays through the winter, except the day after Thanksgiving. Bread will be available at Franny's Cup and Saucer, Point Arena on those days or you all can pre-order from me. This week Wednesday will be: White Sourdough Raisin...
Food Sovereignty
We have the right to eat what we want, right ? No we certainly don't . It is not the governments job to "protect" us from the choices we want to make. If I want to buy some milk from my local dairy it should be my choice, the Farmer should not go to jail for selling...
Baking Day Friday October 28
Baking Day Friday October 28th If any of you would like bread, I will drop off around noon, at Kugooles shed/ community mkt. Point Arena, and Natasha's Flower Mkt . in Gualala. Or if you've normally gotten deliveries from me I will deliver to you . Specify if you want...
Joel Salatin is Coming to Ft. Bragg ! Yeah, come hear him speak
http://noyofoodforest.org/2011/09/29/joel-salatin-in-person/
Butcher, Baker, Greeting Card maker
The last few months we had the wonderful Katie volunteering on our farm. I learned many great tip from her. How to really shape loaves of bread. How to really follow recipes ( I try at least). Here is some of her great pictures and comments from her time here on the...
Health Threat from large scale Farming
http://keatingsdesk.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/infectious-disease-expert-great-public-health-threat-due-limited-number-of-farms-and-miles-between-farm-and-consumer/
Thanksgiving-All local, home grown
This year we decided to host our families Thanksgiving Dinner. It didn't matter that we did not have a big enough space to sit 25 people, much less a warm space to even get that many people inside.The most we've ever squished around our table was 10 and it was very...
Organic ( traditional farming) vs Conventional ( chemical useage )
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/files/FSTpressrelease.pdf
What’s in our Milk
http://www.grist.org/scary-food/2011-09-12-not-your-grandmas-milk
Ethics and Morals in eating Meat
Home butchering, animals on the farm, manures in the compost
Who doesn’t need one of these ? Sheep Wagon
http://idahosheepcamp.com/for_sale_sheep_wagon_830000