Here are two photos of the Stinner Summit plot from yesterday. The corn has been in the ground six weeks and edamame five.

The Agricultural and Technical Institute in Wooster Ohio will be offering a new course entitle "Principles of Sustainable Agriculture" this coming spring.  The course will be offered on Thursday evenings From April 1 - June 3 and will provide a practical foundation for those interested in learning more and applying principles that balance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of farming.  These principles apply regardless of scale, location (rural to urban) or what the farm produces.  The course will be taught by Brad Masi, who brings a wealth of experie

The attached article, Local & loving it is in today's USA Weekend.  The author, Natalie Ermann Russell, shares her recent "locavore" experiences planning a "local-only" family birthday celebration.  In the course of the narrative, she offers several links to sites with information about local foods and local economies.