Thu, 10/14/2010 – 3:51pm Some people feel depressed, even paralyzed, after learning about the multiple carcinogens we inhale with each breath, imbibe with each sip of water, and eat when we indulge in most foodstuffs. But there is hope! And when it comes to our food, that hope is embodied in local organic farmers who […]
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New Life for Maurer-Steingraber Farm
On a cold March day in 2006, Sandra Steingraber called The Land Connection and mentioned that her grandmother Leah Maurer had passed away at age 100. At the time she contacted The Land Connection, Steingraber said, “I had already succumbed to the inevitability of losing this farm to urban sprawl development or to an out-of-area […]
Steingraber and Science on Organic Ag Feeding the World
Tue, 10/12/2010 – 3:44pm One of the oft-repeated criticisms of family organic farming is that family organic farmers “cannot feed the world.” The first response to this should be that chemical farming is not feeding the world, so it’s a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. The next should be to look at […]
New Life for Maurer-Steingraber Farm
Tue, 10/12/2010 – 2:10pm On a cold March day in 2006, Sandra Steingraber called The Land Connection and mentioned that her grandmother Leah Maurer had passed away at age 100. At the time she contacted The Land Connection, Steingraber said, “I had already succumbed to the inevitability of losing this farm to urban sprawl development […]
Designer Fashion on eBay to Benefit The Land Connection
Tue, 09/28/2010 – 1:55pm What’s black and white and read all over… and will raise money for The Land Connection? Lara Miller, a Chicago-based eco-designer, has created a one-of-a-kind party dress (100% recycled material AND 100% biodegradable) for the Green Catwalk event held last week in New York City. Now it’s on eBay and for […]
Safe Eggs Come From Healthy Hens (Duh!)
Wed, 09/22/2010 – 10:21am The results are in! Barry Estabrook took the challenge, sent eggs from his free-ranging hens to a lab to be tested and . . . no salmonella! This may seem like no big deal, but his hens, like those my family raises, my grandparents raised, and countless generations before them raised […]