As word of a rising prices and a potential turkey shortage spreads, some cooks planning Thanksgiving dinner are snapping up stone-frozen birds or planning alternative centerpieces for the meal. According to the New York Times, the cost of some whole turkeys has already jumped 25 cents per pound. At Tule Fog Farm in the Arcata […]
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Farmers and Customers Adjusting to COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
The produce season is hitting some early hurdles due to COVID-19. With the Arcata, Garberville, Shelter Cove and Miranda farmers’ markets now open for business, and several others (Henderson Center, Fortuna) due to open in June, farmers and organizers are struggling with adhering to new protocols while keeping safe and trying to make a profit. […]
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Farmers Forced to Let Crops Rot and Throw Away Milk While Food Bank Demand Soars
Last week, Isabel Solorio turned away five families from the Lanare food bank serving farmworkers in rural Fresno County. There just wasn’t enough food to feed the 215 families who showed up. It was twice the number of families that needed food a week earlier, she said. But that same week, on a farm just […]
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‘Grab it by the Horns’
One of the many things that have been made abundantly clear since Jan. 20: Much-needed shifts toward environmental and community sustainability will not be coming from the top down. Not anytime soon. In the last three months, the new administration in Washington has taken steps to nix protections for clean air and water, institutionalize climate […]
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Easy Steps to Reduce Your Food Footprint
In the grocery store: Look for labels like “grassfed,” “pastured” and “animal welfare approved” for meat, eggs and dairy products. Be wary of labels like “natural,” “humanely raised,” “cage free” and “free range,” which have shallow implications for environmental and ethical practices. Seek out local and certified organic produce, meat and dairy whenever possible. For […]
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Humboldt’s Farm Bureau Turns 100
A crowd of dairy people – including a princess! — spent a fine afternoon in the old mill lot and field behind the Samoa Cookhouse last Saturday, celebrating the Humboldt County Farm Bureau’s 100th anniversary. In fact, Humboldt’s farm bureau was the first formed in the state (back in 1913, of course), and the second […]