While doing research on agriculture, I read an article in National Geographic on farming and fertilizer the other night. And a major problem in America these days, and around the world for that matter, is artificial fertilizer with nitrogen that’s … Continue reading
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Continuing to catch up on last couple months… I recently interviewed Bluffton farmer Greg Probst at his “Century Farm” for a local newspaper article. He grows everything organically, has free-range chickens (no antibiotics), etc., etc., etc… He said he … Continue reading
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We started the Georia On My Mind Tour in Thomasville where our Jonathan got in a spirited “sandlot soccer game” at Remington Park over the weekend. We then did a downtown whistle-stop event. Three TV news crews filmed. One of … Continue reading
Catching up on our last week in Ohio… We’ve come to farm country near the mid-western border of Ohio for a pit stop. This afternoon I was out in a barn putting up bales of hay… Earlier in … Continue reading
Catching up more on our Buckeye State stop… In rural Bluffton, Ohio, I rode along for a time in combine as a local farmer harvested some soy beans. This was a 1985 combine and is the smallest model … Continue reading
cancer cell… –cybergazing.com photo In the past 100 years, or so, the Blessed Virgin Mary has been showing up in apparitions all over the world with a set of urgent messages for mankind. (A significant number of these have, by … Continue reading
“Its the economy stupid!” This political campaign slogan mantra is bandied about, either implied or implicit, in every presidential campaign cycle. Ours, however, is a different take on the “economy.” As an example: I was just reading in the book … Continue reading
A vignette that’s emblematic of the crux of some of the article. –photo by Robin Hammond I just read a rather detailed article on “African agriculture” in National Geographic magazine. It noted that it was on the rise and that … Continue reading
Joe working on an organic farm in Lisbon, Ohio –photo by Steven Piscura It will be a ‘Plimpton presidency,’ as it has been a ‘Plimpton candidacy.’ George Plimpton was a “participatory sports journalist.” That is, he would actually play whatever … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter and Dr. Norman Borluag, who helped bring a “Green Revolution” to India and Pakistan in the early 1970s by increasing their rice and other food grain production, began a similar grassroots movement among small farmers in Africa. The … Continue reading