During the following week after Hurricane Helene, many of us walked into a grocery store and found something we never expected to see: empty shelves. It wasn't the end of the world. Nobody was fighting over the last loaf of bread. But it did highlight something that many of us…
Read MoreOne of the challenges facing every community is what to do with organic waste. Every week, households throw away fruit and vegetable scraps, farmers have produce that doesn't sell, and homeowners bag up leaves and yard debris for disposal. Most of those materials end up in landfills despite being valuable…
Read MoreMost people don’t think much about where their food comes from. We’ve gotten used to grocery stores filled with produce from thousands of miles away, shipped in on trucks, sitting in warehouses, and arriving on shelves long after it was picked. And somewhere along the way, we stopped seeing food…
Read MoreLocal food isn’t political. Honestly, I’m so far removed from whatever is happening in the White House most days. What matters to me is that my neighbor George has years of gardening wisdom and will probably hand me extra tomato starts when I accidentally kill mine…. again. What matters to…
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