Wednesday, March 17, 2021
This week I am researching the environmental costs and impacts of the amendments and products that are often used in organic farming, including here at the É«ÖÐÉ« Organic Farm.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The practice of seed keeping is a quiet act of resistance; it is a step towards food sovereignty and a way to protect our cultures.
Friday, October 16, 2020
The biggest and best changed that has occurred since I last wrote is that there have been two more sets of hands helping out at the farm!
Friday, September 18, 2020
Returning to the farm two weeks ago after a long weekend in Northern California, it was 115 degrees and a layer of ash dusted everything.
Friday, August 28, 2020
The largest fig tree on the West Side has been prolific in the August heat.
Friday, August 21, 2020
As a gender studies major, I’ve been interested in finding connections between my farm work and gender and sexuality.
Friday, July 31, 2020
A petition to change the name of Indian Hill Blvd, a large street that runs through Claremont, to Tongva Hill Blvd has been circulating over Claremont students Instagram’s this week.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
A subsidy is a sum of money that the government grants to a business in order to keep the price of the commodity low.
Friday, July 17, 2020
This week I am taking a brief interlude in the ‘anti-colonial conversations about crops posts’ to dive a bit deeper into the concept of reparations and land redistribution in relation to farming.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Like many foods that we eat, the history of the banana is sinister and unfortunately, the contemporary production of the crop is harmful, too.