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Re: [Market-farming] RE: seed starting and gen'l farming philosophy
- From: "Barb Berst" <berstperkins AT earthlink.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] RE: seed starting and gen'l farming philosophy
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:47:53 -0800
Dear Paul and Alison and others
I'm new to this forum so just started receiving the
e-mails.
Paul and Alison said it so perfectly about
books.... and I'm one of those writers who's writing one of those
books!
I'm in the process of creating, "Micro Eco-Farming:
Prospering in Partnership with the Earth" to be published this fall by New
World Publishing and the whole idea of it is to be an exchange of ideas rather
than a 'how-to.' I once owned a market garden when I was with my husband, and I
learned that there is no one formula to follow.
This book is a showcase of how innovative,
ingenious, courageous, and fun farmers and their farms are and the potential of
farming when their independence is supported and they network with the world.
And how, if we farmers keep being inventive and not getting stuck with a
specific formula, the farming industry keeps growing.
Would anyone on this forum (if you fit the criteria
below) like to be quoted in a book that's trying to celebrate the farmer taking
his and her power back?
I'm interviewing (via e-mail only except those in
my own neighorhood) farmers who farm for income part time or full time, use
ecological methods (organic certification is great but not necessary, for
example, if the farm is working towards it or finds the fees too steep), and are
operating purposely on a fraction of an acre up to 15. In other words, they are
not, say, starting at 10 acres hoping to eventually own 100.
All of our farmers, whether they farm a back porch
or 1000s of acres are wonderful. I'm just highlighting the 'micro' sized segment
of us for this particular book.
Paul and Alison and others, if you fit that
criteria, I'd love to exchange a few e-mails with you.
Thanks.
I'm at barb AT islandmeadowfarm.com
Barbara Berst
Island Meadow Farm
Washington State
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- Re: [Market-farming] RE: seed starting and gen'l farming philosophy, Barb Berst, 02/26/2003
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