Many Hands Organic Farm

Review of 'Gut and Psychology Syndrome'
Beth Ingham

Once in awhile you come across a book that causes you to stop and pay attention. Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig was just such a book to me when I first encountered it twelve years ago, and I continue to hold it up as the gold standard for how healthy people should be eating. It is without a doubt the single most important book on diet and nutrition available.

Farm Labor: Working with Ex-offenders
Julie Rawson

It is serendipitous that as I sit down to write this article about working with ex-offenders on our farm the 6 year-old daughter of one of our now full-time farm staff, Anamarie, is sitting next to me drawing pictures and spelling out "cook lunch" as I promised her that we would cook lunch together when I get done with this article.

The Zen of Food Preservation
Julie Rawson, lifelong food processor

When you are making plans to set up housekeeping with someone for the long haul, it is good to know what you have in common. In our case Jack and I, as it turned out, both thought it was important to center our lives around children, giving them meaningful work to do, and to live frugally. Along with our old beat up cars and no mortgage, we hold the preservation of food for later use as a high priority on our homestead.