Terraculture: Inventing a New Kind of Agriculture (That’s Perfectly Suited for NJ BTW!)

Perhaps in New Jersey the new concept of terraculture is just reinventing our old forms of agriculture, the kind that has given us the nickname the Garden State. This TEDx talk by Jon Foley, Director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota details the ways in which our agricultural practices contribute [...]

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NYT, Room for Debate: Could Farms Survive Without Illegal Labor?

Excellent discussion in yesterday’s New York Times Room for Debate section. It raises serious questions about how we value labor in this country and what paths exist to the middle class for both native-born and foreign-born workers alike. The reality is that Latino labor plays a critical role in the American economy, even at a [...]

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A Farm Grows in New Jersey: Sunset View CSA Finally Reaches Hudson County

Editor’s Note: This is Jesse Dean’s inaugural post for pocket farms. He’ll be writing about his experiences with the Sunset View Farms CSA and more broadly about local agriculture and markets in Hudson County — the most densely populated county in the most densely populated state. Jesse will also provide his perspective on the organic [...]

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Jesse Dean on Pocket Farms

Editors Note: I’m very happy that Jesse has accepted my invitation to write for Pocket Farms. We’re a diverse state — geographically as well as demographically — and it’s important to have voices from all corners of New Jersey participate in the conversation about Garden State agriculture and food systems I am delighted to accept [...]

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Howell Living History Farm

Baaaaaaaaa.

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