On February 13, a peculiar bill will come before the Agriculture Subcommittee of the Virginia General Assembly. SB 1195 is subtitled with three terms that get our attention, even in […]
Links to Good Eating
Community Supported Agriculture is more than a convenient way to get your vegetables: it’s a different way to think about food — a way you can’t get at the grocery […]
Three Suggestions for a Great Group Site
The simplest way to make the most of your group site is this: rely on each other. CSA people tend to be idealists who set the bar pretty high: we’re […]
Got Allergies? Eat Real Food.
One if the best things about Community Supported Agriculture is the support of a community — that is, a group of people with a wide range of experience and expertise […]
Modern Farmer Magazine on Wheatgrass Juice
On May 5, Modern Farmer’s Lynsey Grosfield published an open-minded report on the wheatgrass debate. “The consumption of immature wheat shoots—whether in a smoothie, in powderized and pill form, or in topical […]
GCF Sends Large Contingent to Charity Run
If you were at the 5K benefit run sponsored by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce on Sunday, you saw a lot of Farmhands on the course — twelve of […]
Evergreen Answers Unmet Need
Somebody had a great idea: what if the place where thousands of parents take their kids for soccer practice had features that made the parents glad to be there? Like […]
The Genetic Modification Debate Continues
Let’s get personal: my opposition to genetic modification of the world’s food supply is motivated more by political concerns than by concerns about health. Most GMOs are seeds which Monsanto […]
Post-Workout Recovery Tips
Round Hill resident and CSA member Sara Lewis works with us on the committee that runs the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce Healthy Business Challenge. She’ll be sponsoring our Diaper Derby […]
CSA Greetings from Roof Garden Gal
CSA member Emily Landsman, the driving force behind the Rhodes Hill group site, is a small-scale urban farmer who chronicles her agricultural experiences at roofgardengal.com. Emily’s acreage is limited, so […]
