And we're off! Mary Elizabeth and I are hopping on a plane this afternoon for a two month stint in Nicaragua and Ecuador to learn spanish, culture, dance, as much about history, and, of course, community-based food systems as we're able.We'll be back in March for the month. While I'm around, I'll be partnering up with Sundiata Ameh-El of iGrowto put in and ramp up as many food gardens as possible...
What does Apple, Inc, the multinational corporation that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics have in common with north Florida local food efforts like Red Hills Online Market, the Frenchtown Heritage Market, and iGrow Whatever You Like?
A line to enter at the Apple Store in Miami's Southbeach
This past weekend (still traveling), my wife and I passed by this Apple store in South Beach,...
TFN board, staff, and advisors joined for a retreat 11/22/14.
Happy Thanksgiving.I am grateful. Not only have I had a chance to travel the US the pasted six months -- not to mention I will be traveling internationally with Mary Elizabeth come January-- I've been wildly lucky to spend the last two weeks in Tallahassee. I had a chance to visit family, share meals, and catch up. There was also time to...
Greetings from Tucson, AZ. Yesterday, Mary Elizabeth and I visited the Mercado San Agustin.
The sign painted on the outside wall of the market
A central square surrounded by sidewalks, farmer/producer booths, and restaurants.
For-rent commercial kitchen for food-based businesses
backyard-gardeners consignment table ran by the Food Bank
There was a farmers market that was woven into the mosaic of a...
Tallahassee DemocratSunday, June 15th 2014Dear Editor,I’ve been growing food since I was 8, when I became known as “that boy with the garden.” These days, folks know me as the “Man in Overalls.”Though I like watching things grow, gardening for me has always been about more than aesthetics. It’s a survival skill-set against hunger and food insecurity, something — thank God — I have not truly...