[written by Sawyer Farm's Lincoln Fishman in late summer 2020] Some of you know that my dear cousin, Yupadee Kobkul-Bonsiri, died of COVID-19 on April 27th [2020]. She and my cousin Steve lived in Brooklyn, and spent a lot of time at their house here, next door to the farm. She was 51, in good … Continue reading The Deep State of the Farm
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A Matter of Degrees
First frost. Kind of. It's a matter of degrees. There are hundreds of variables that affect whether a crop gets frosted. Elevation, wind, sugar content, overall plant health, the plant's height off the ground, surrounding topography — these are just of few of the obvious ones. There's also something to be said for the natural … Continue reading A Matter of Degrees
Meat, Money and Community
Below is a marketing email from a local Worthington, Massachusetts, farm that was always awesome, and the pandemic has only made them awesomer. Read this and digest the myriad issues relevant to this farm and our community. Land is expensive. Feed is expensive. Life is expensive. Yet young farmers who are getting their hands on … Continue reading Meat, Money and Community
The New Rural Advocate 