Farm Blog

By Jackson Yow, Assistant Farm Manager “Hello, everyone! My name is Jackson, and I am entering my fourth season of farming at Green Earth and second as assistant farm manager.  I

by Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager   Planning ain’t easy, that’s what they say; today’s plan is tomorrow’s memory. As one who works in agriculture, you might think my winters are

by Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Is it the chocolate? the candy canes? Or, is it the cookies and the hot, freshly baked pies? Well yeah, those things are pretty sweet.

 By Annalise Chelsen, Mains Intern at The Conservation Foundation    Everyone eats. But not everyone knows where their food comes from. As an intern at The Conservation Foundation who has

By Dan Lobbes, Vice President of Land & Watershed Programs   Planted by hand. Nurtured by hand. Weeded by hand. Harvested by hand. Hands – and the caring, determined hearts

Greetings friends, family, and neighbors of Green Earth Harvest! My name is Russ, and I am grateful to have been selected as the new farm manager here at McDonald Farm!

Garlic’s here. Grown for about 270 days, cured for another 25, with just 70 days left until planting, the eating’s just one part of a full annual cycle. It always

By Brook McDonald, President/CEO of The Conservation Foundation   The McDonald Farm is more than fields and fields full of delicious organic veggies. It is also the home of The

by Dan Lobbes, Vice President   In our last Connections, Steve Tiwald, the founder of Green Earth Institute, discussed the beginnings of the organic farming initiative 20 years ago. His

by Dan Lobbes, Director   Like many of you, we believe that every person should have access to local, organic, nutritious food. The benefits have been well documented, and we