Category Archives: Goals

Web roundup

Posted on February 28, 2012 by dlhitzeman

Want to know what I’m reading about agriculture, food, and sustainability? Well this periodic post is the place to find out: Kajabi on the old wise farmer Treehugger on exploding pig barns The New York times on the rise of the artisanal food producer Scientific American on the impracticality of the cheeseburger Foreign Policy Magazine on [...] Continue reading →

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Back to the start

Posted on February 13, 2012 by dlhitzeman

This is what we’re doing here at Innisfree Farm. Thank you Chipotle for supporting what farmers like us are trying to do.

Come join us by supporting your local, sustainable farmers and farmers markets.
DLH
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MENF 2011: Small steps are better than no steps at all

Posted on September 30, 2011 by dlhitzeman

The task of becoming sustainable, local-reliant, and ready can be a daunting one. If you’re just beginning, it can seem impossible. Yet, it turns out that far too many people want to do it all instead of doing what they can do when they can do it. It turns out that small steps are better [...] Continue reading →

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MENF 2011: It takes a village

Posted on September 29, 2011 by dlhitzeman

While it is possible to do, there are very few people who manage to establish complete self-sufficiency, and it is my belief that such an effort is counter-productive and, in many ways, wrong. Perhaps a better term for the effort I advocate is “local-sufficiency” because I believe that it really does take a village to make [...] Continue reading →

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10/10 Challenge 2011

Posted on September 1, 2011 by dlhitzeman

Last year, I challenged readers to plant a 10 foot by 10 foot plot of wheat by October 10th as a proof that it can be done. I am challenging everyone to do the same thing this year. But wait, there’s more: This challenge isn’t just about proving you can grow your own food, although [...] Continue reading →

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Figure it out

Posted on June 3, 2011 by dlhitzeman

Let’s get something out of the way: growing food to feed yourself is not rocket science. Now, I understand that in the last half of the 20th century, a lot of rocket science found its way into growing food, and I think that fact is responsible for so many of the problems we face in [...] Continue reading →

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Staying the course, or farming goals for 2010

Posted on January 2, 2011 by dlhitzeman

As I mentioned previously, I give myself a D+ for the past year’s effort. That means there’s still a long way to go, so the goal for this year is to stay the course with what I am already doing. Staying the course means resisting the temptation to add more when what I am already [...] Continue reading →

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