Constant Harvest
EECOFarm’s Newsletter Articles
2006 - Volume 5, Number 1 Download entire issue in PDF format
No Mr. Principal, Please Don’t Supersize Me! — John Bogosian
The percentage of overweight teenagers America more than tripled in the last two decades. According to the 2004 Report Competitive Foods and Beverages for Purchase in Secondary Schools, 16 percent of our teenagers are eligible for this corpulent federation. ... more
It’s Mountain Trout. But From Which Mountain? — Brian Halweil
It pays to ask where your food is from. That’s what Arne Vinje, a farmer in southern Norway, learned on a recent camping trip to the remote mountains of Telemark. ...more
Tomato Growing Basics — Peter Garnham
Always remember that tomatoes are a tropical plant, although careful breeding has produced some varieties that tolerate shorter days and cooler temperatures. ...more
Keeping Water Where It Belongs — Peter Garnham
When you want a drink of water, you can walk over to the faucet or grab a bottle. Plants don’t have that option - they depend on the water you give them, or what falls as rain. ...more
Autumn 2005 - Volume 4, Number 2 Download entire issue in PDF format
Tractors, Tillage, and Horses — Peter Garnham
Just as a carpenter’s most basic tools are a hammer and a saw, a farmer’s most basic tool is a tractor. ... more
Local Sustainable As a Way of Life — Beth Collins
When I came to East Hampton five years ago choosing local was one of the reasons I came. ...more
America’s Freshest Fast Food — Brian Halweil
“I like to tell our story,” Jack Graves admits. “I think more people need to hear it.” Originally hired 27 years ago as the general manager of Burgerville #16 in Centralia, Washington, the newest at the time, Graves now presides over 39 Burgerville restaurants as the vice president of operations. ...more
Some Thoughts on Slow Food — HRH Prince Charles
“I believe you are in a better position to answer the question than me, but for what it’s worth, I do believe that simply coming together and sharing ideas, and above all joining the international Slow Food Movement and to create, by the extraordinary process of cross-fertilization and invigoration which takes place at gatherings like these, an ever more influential and powerful association that cannot be so easily ignored, the answers will emerge organically. ...more
Bees & Honey in the Big Picture — Mary Woltz
There are few sights as symbolic of “industry” as the flurry of activity around the entrance to a beehive, where workers jockey for position, eager to offload their bundles of protein-rich pollen. ...more
April 2005 - Volume 4, Number 1 Download entire issue in PDF format
Here Comes The Sun — Peter Garnham
As this Newsletter arrives in your mailbox, I will be starting the first of my seeds for the coming summer growing season. ... more
Let One Million Gardens Bloom — Brian Halweil
“I see the kitchen garden as being both a means and a universal metaphor for a healthier, tastier, and more sustainable way of eating,” Roger Doiron of Scarborough, Maine, explains. ...more
Bees In Winter — Mary Woltz
Winter isn’t necessarily a season when one thinks much about honey bees, unless, of course, one is a beekeeper. ...more
Arsenic in Local Soils: Risks in Perspective — Peter Garnham
Concern has recently been expressed by some well-meaning folks who were shocked to learn that arsenic can be found in farm soils. To those unfamiliar with basic soil chemistry, this may seem alarming. ...more