Agriculture

Here’s a small sampling of stories I’ve written on subjects that are agricultural in nature. I’m fortunate to live in a region that benefits so deeply from local farmers, and I’ve always relished the opportunity to explore agricultural subjects in my writing.

Local food, local learning” (Modern Farmer, May 18, 2015)

Researchers from Cornell University plant test plots of wheat, barley and rye at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Researchers from Cornell University plant test plots of wheat, barley and rye at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub. (Courtesy Hudson Valley Farm Hub)


Campus dining goes local” (Modern Farmer, April 15, 2015)

Student Keith Torrico serves pork raised on Green Mountain College's Cerridwen Farm at a local foods harvest dinner

Student Keith Torrico serves pork raised on Green Mountain College’s Cerridwen Farm at a local foods harvest dinner
(Courtesy Green Mountain College)


Autumn in the fields” (Ulster Magazine, September/October 2011)

Researchers from Cornell University plant test plots of wheat, barley and rye at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Children dash along a row of apple trees looking for the best Red Delicious apples at Minard Farm in Clintondale. (Ulster Magazine file photo)