Farm FAQ - livestock and poultry section

by: JoanneRigutto

Sun Mar 14, 2010 at 06:45:41 AM PDT

You might notice that in this and in the other sections there are some repeats. I'm planning on putting this up on the web as well and will be placing links in the document with a main menu up top, which is one of the reasons for the repeats.

People reading the farm FAQ will usually be doing so in conjunction with the subscriber survey/application, so details about crops grown and further information on the meat animal aspects of the farm are covered in more detail there.

Farm FAQ - plant crop section

by: JoanneRigutto

Sun Mar 14, 2010 at 06:15:06 AM PDT

Looking foreward to your comments and ideas for improvement.

Farm FAQ

by: JoanneRigutto

Fri Mar 12, 2010 at 19:25:52 PM PST

As I said in today's Pot Luck, I spent the day writing a farm FAQ. The reason I did this is to add transparency to the farm for the benefit of my subscribers and anyone else who's interested in how I farm.

I think I have a pretty good handle on the thing, it sorta turned out a bit bigger than I'd anticipated though. Well, there's a lot involved....

Anyway, I'd appreciate if anyone has any ideas as to how I could improve the FAQ, anything you'd ask if you were a potential subscriber, or anything that I've already covered that I could cover better.

This is the first part of the FAQ, General Information

Looking foreward to any input anyone might have.

A Day In The Life - a Twitter style diary

by: Joanne Rigutto

Thu Apr 02, 2009 at 13:01:58 PM PDT

Anyway, I wrote things down as I had time, and kept the writing pretty lean so that each event would fit into the limits of a 'tweet'. It's a pretty interesting format for writing. I'm going to have to explore it more.

Anyway, here it is - A day in the Life. Come follow me on the farm.

How I Went Hungry at Slow Food Nation

by: Michele Simon

Mon Sep 01, 2008 at 10:30:50 AM PDT

But there is still much common ground, and I support eating locally, shop at my farmers market, and just love everything about fresh produce. So I decided to spend Sunday afternoon at the Civic Center, roaming around the Victory Garden and other festivities. Upon arrival, I was impressed with the large crowds, array of booths, and the garden was lovely.

While it was great to see so many people there, it was also almost impossible to get close to many of the farmer booths, especially those giving out free food samples. But that's not my gripe. I was perfectly willing and eager to pay for some prepared  food on the other side of the plaza. But when my partner and I went looking for something to eat, we could find nothing. Every single booth we saw was selling another kind of dead animal. (He called it "carcass row.")

So I went over to the information booth and asked if they knew of anybody selling vegetarian food. The sympathetic Slow Food Nation rep said, no, she didn't see anything either, and since she was vegetarian, understood our plight. She said that other people had also complained, so the feedback would be duly noted for next time.

We did finally find some bread to go with our cucumber, and enjoyed some nice pear juice on the lawn, on a glorious day. But it still felt like a slap in the face. I know of several local vegetarian restaurants that would have been thrilled to have been there. (And yes, some do source their ingredients locally.) It's also not a great way to bring in new supporters. There are many people who believe in the precepts of slow food, but who choose not to eat meat. We are doing our part to save the planet by eating lower on the food chain. To exclude vegetarians does not help build the movement. At the information booth, they were trying to sign up new members. I will wait until next year to see if they heard the feedback.