Category Archives: Sustainable Agriculture
Phil Swindler – Portraits of a Food Economy
Phil Swindler of Wilmington stands in a hoop-house at his family’s flower and garden center, Swindler & Sons Florists. Swindler is preparing for the second annual Tomadah Paradah, a tomato festival that features more than 100 varieties of heirloom and … Continue reading
Wash Post: Changing Face of American Farms
Though this story has little to do with Ohio, it talks a lot about some of the same issues we’re working with here in Wilmington and Clinton County. In Maryland and Virginia, the number of small farms headed by a … Continue reading
Filed under Family Farming, Organic Farming, Sustainable Agriculture
Community Garden Harvest
Yesterday after the sustainable agriculture presentation we went over to the community garden plots and did our weekly weeding, harvesting and planting. Because the only plants that have been ready to harvest these past two weeks have been leafy greens … Continue reading
Sustainable Agriculture at W.C.
Last night, Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs and Senior Program Manager for Ohio Sustainable Agriculture Amalie Lipstreu addressed a crowd of almost 100 community members at the Kelly Center on the Wilmington College campus. The presentation, as I mentioned in … Continue reading
