The idea hatched from a sunny afternoon visit to the ALBA Rural Land-Based Training Institute. ALBA is a haven of organic polyculture in the heart of the Salinas valley, where rectangular armies of monocultured crops in neat rows make diligent watch over the grid of pavement that hosts the frequent trucker and less frequent commuter—hoping [...]
Posts Tagged ‘CSA’
Bringing a CSA to Stanford
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ALBA, CSA, farm workers, immigrant workers, organic on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Local Foods Initiative
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CSA, Hampshire, local food, organic on July 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
In the fall of 2007 the Local Foods Initiative at Hampshire College sent representatives to the Yale Real Foods Summit. It was here where I realized how unique Hampshire is. We have a 15 acre CSA, many large hay fields, livestock (cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens), on campus composting, a 30 year old community garden [...]
