I’ve been blessed of late to be asked to guest write or blog for a several media outlets. Earlier this week, my article on women in agriculture entitled “In the Company of Many” discussed the rise of the role of women farmers. It was published in a special section of our local weekly agriculture paper [...]
The Federal Reserve has been printing money left and right. The dollar has depreciated. Surely 1970s style inflation is around the corner, right? Well, clearly, we have rapidly grown the money supply. This graphic shows that the money supply has grown over time, but the growth rate accelerated during the financial crisis. Equally important, the [...]
Odd that I would start a blog referencing Benjamin Franklin, but this topic is timely and critical if you care about the preservation of the family farm and the farmland used to grow your food. This blog has nothing to do with your food… and EVERYTHING to do with your food supply. Unless Congress acts, at [...]