Archive for February, 2010

Notes From The Urban Homestead 2-24-10

What’s Going on in Sustainability:
Although I owe much of my voice to the internet, reading my farming updates would be a lot harder if blogs didn’t exist, I was reminded last Thursday that the power of community truly comes from people sitting in a room, and working off each other’s energy.
After a year of being [...]

Notes From The Urban Homestead 2-17-10

What’s going on in sustainability:
For this installment, I really have no one underlying message, just a few observations
The first is that I understand the winter is the perfect time for eating or ordering out. Cold kitchens and the small selection at the farmer’s markets don’t make for the most exciting cooking experiences. I made the [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 2-10-10

What’s going on in sustainability:

The common thought is that a farmer lives in the country as far away from the city as possible, concentrating on the land and little more. And a band, they live on the road, playing music and partying in each city they find themselves in for the night. Yes, some city [...]

Notes From the Urban Homestead 2-3-10

What’s going on in sustainability:
I’m sorry that our state has to be the bearer of bad news, but Phil saw his shadow, and this winter will last six more weeks. Although the science of such traditions can be called into question, we’ve had a pretty harsh winter up here in the northeast and it seems [...]