OT: Fwd: City cousins, country cousins

[Guest guest]

Since we discuss things like sustainability, organic growing, etc .. I

though y'all might be interested in one of the local farmers on my

Houston Organic list discussing Community Supported Agriculture.

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom of OHE and list mod of NP)

 

Floral Waxes - ON SALE THIS WEEK

http://www.alittleolfactory.com/waxes.htm

 

 

houstonorganic , " Brad Stufflebeam " <brad

wrote:

 

The Houston Chronicle did a piece on our farm and Community Supported

Agriculture. We tried to share the realities of farming with dramatic

weather. I especially like the video.

 

Farmer Brad

The Stufflebeam Family

HOMEsweetFARM

Brenham,TX

www.homesweetfarm.com <http://www.homesweetfarm.com/>

 

979.251.9922

 

Aug. 1, 2007, 6:49AM

GROWING FIELDS

City cousins, country cousins

 

Small farmers and hungry Houstonians organize to share the risks and

harvests

 

By PEGGY GRODINSKY

 

Farming is a notoriously risky business. Too much rain or not enough.

Hail, bugs and blight. Too cold, too hot - or maybe both in a single season,

always at the wrong time.

 

What if the risk were spread around? What if the small, local farmer -

that fellow Americans love to love, at least in theory - had a community behind

him sharing the gamble?

 

Article. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/food/5009804.html

 

Video.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid823433113/bctid1124855365