From the Farmer's Mouth

Farmer Dave and his faithful friend Duke

My friend (and one of my favorite organic farmers!), Dave Dietz, had this to say about the effects of GMO alfalfa:

This is incredibly important to the integrity of organic foods, especially the dairy and beef industries. Because bees pollinate alfalfa, and they travel for miles, there is no possible way GMO alfalfa can be kept from contaminating organic alfalfa, and thus ruining its economic value. It is beyond belief that any fair minded person would even consider the possibility of allowing GMO alfalfa. Please speak out now.

Scott and I wrote a quick blurb about cross-contamination over at our newspaper blog Seacoast to Coast, but I'm embarrassed to say I'd forgotten to write about the BEES! It's always good to get a farmer's perspective on these things. 

For more back story on how I met Dave and my adventures last year in rural Pennsylvania, including my visit to his parents' Mennonite church, killing my first rooster, and meeting some truly amazing women, check out the "Wonder What She Wrote About..." sidebar to the right and click on "Dietz Family Farm." Enjoy!

Hare Krishna, y'all!

I'm on my way to visit Blue Boy Herbs and the New Talavan community for a few days. Here's a quick video from Thanksgiving at Blue Boy Herbs... the man with white hair is Darrell Martin, founder of Blue Boy Herbs, and the woman at the end of the video is Lynda Baker. Her magical kiddo is the one radiating purple light (a phenomenon that hadn't happened before on my camera, hasn't happened since, and isn't likely to happen again, since I recently broke it and haven't gotten a new one yet - ah well, c'est la vie...



Of all the religious places I've visited, the Hare Krishnas have the best music and vegetarian food (though I still miss Mrs. Dietz's cooking!)....as Lynda says, "Thank you Jesus for the food, and thank you Krishna for Jesus!"