Podchef | July 23, 2010
Meet Maple, Claddagh Farm’s latest addition. Maple is a newly born Guernsey, dairy bull calf. His mother, Hazel, has been with us since just after we moved to the farm in late March. Of course, we had been hoping for a nice heifer calf, to help us keep our decisions simple….you see, we would [...]
Podchef | August 19, 2009
As a small-scale, artisanal pork producer I work hard to raise a quality product for my customers. From start to finish it takes almost a year for me to raise pork to the quality I like to offer.
This often means coaxing piglets through February frosts, seeing to their comfort on a scorching July day, [...]
Podchef | April 28, 2009
Perhaps I live in a bubble. Perhaps I have just been incredibly lucky in many ways. Farmers Markets have, in one way or another, been a part of my life. And no, before you go thinking that I was some sort of market stall brat at the hems of my farming parents, nope…I grew [...]
Podchef | April 13, 2009
Imagine if shoe manufacturers only made their styles in a few sizes. You might have difficulty finding a pair which fit your feet at different stages of your life. The one-size-fits-all approach would certainly be cost effective for the shoe industry, and because every one needs footwear, the customer base would be captive. Consumers [...]
Podchef | April 9, 2009
In an excellent article on the New World Order Capitalist Powergrab, the point is made that the ensuing class struggle may well lead to a sort of neo-Feudalism. There will be the Haves in their gated communities and Have Nots, or Serfs, outside, poor, exploited, and powerless. A glance at the comments to the [...]
Podchef | March 30, 2009
In a discussion that erupted on Twitter today, I think I may have come across as some sort of neolithic agrarian rube. It is certainly hard to maintain clarity or explain rationales in 140 characters or less.
While I do tend towards being a Luddite, I am actually in favor of technology. I use technology [...]
Podchef | March 19, 2009
When the Industrial Revolution began to take hold, countless country bumpkins flocked to the cities, lured by the promise of money, a better life, some sort of future out of the dung heap. What they found was enslavement, death, disease, and crippling poverty at the hands of often cruel masters who grew wealthy on [...]
Podchef | March 9, 2009
Most people think of the rooster as the harbinger of dawn. Chanticleer, perched on top of the barn greeting the sunrise with lusty crowing. Those of us who raise chickens know it is far less poetic. Roosters will crow all day and all night. In fact, the more roosters there are in any given [...]
Podchef | February 28, 2009
Small farmers are truly a silent minority. With just a little over 2% of Americans classified as “farmers”, we are a very small minority, as well, with just 57% of us earning well under $250,000 per year. This has me worried. Although small farms are on the increase, and inroads are being made into [...]
Podchef | February 25, 2009
When it comes to shopping, we’re all a bit piggy aren’t we? We go from store to store as the whim takes us. Most of us think nothing of going to the stores as many times in a week as it takes to get what we want. We use and consume resources at an [...]
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Sunny current temperature: 70°F |
| Forecast September 3, 2010 |
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Partly sunny 74°F wind speed: 2 mph ESE Windgusts: 9 mph |
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Partly cloudy with showers 50°F wind speed: 2 mph SSW Windgusts: 9 mph |
| Forecast September 4, 2010 |
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Partly sunny with showers 66°F wind speed: 13 mph SSE Windgusts: 36 mph |
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Showers 44°F wind speed: 2 mph N Windgusts: 16 mph |
| Forecast September 5, 2010 |
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Partly sunny 62°F wind speed: 7 mph SE Windgusts: 11 mph |
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Showers 49°F wind speed: 7 mph SSE Windgusts: 9 mph |
| Forecast September 6, 2010 |
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Mostly cloudy 64°F wind speed: 4 mph ENE Windgusts: 9 mph |
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Rain 48°F wind speed: 7 mph N Windgusts: 9 mph |
