cryptocurrency broker singapore In the seventeen years I’ve been living here in Capay Valley, I have never seen signs like these. On my drives to town this summer, I’ve noticed there are several hiring signs posted. lFarm labor shortage is a real thing,…
Here is an article about a rapidly growing city that is just beginning to look at it’s dwindling local food shed. The tech industry and industrial growth has been impinging on good farm land surrounding San Jose. The article highlights…
I’ll be spreading the word about Why We Farm at the Tomato Festival this Saturday. It’s going to be a great party at Capay Organic Farm’s home base. I’m waiting on the delivery of my first box of books. So…
The WHY WE FARM book launch podcast tour has started! And we started locally of course, with the KSTE Farm Hour this last Sunday. Fred Hoffman is a knowledgable and gracious host. You can listen to the podcast here at http://ksteam.streamon.fm/listen-pl-47.…
This winter’s cover crops are all turned in now, but look at these pictures from the same field, taken several weeks apart this springtime. That is some seriously healthy, nitrogen fixing biomass! You can see legumes and grasses growing high,…
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Elvira Di’Brigit is the farmer’s wife and cat-herder at The Gettleshtetl Gardens, where they grow organic olives, walnuts, and much more. She has been a resident of the Capay Valley for over 15 years. Becoming familiar with the valley’s landscapes and people is what inspired her to write Why We Farm.
