On January 10th, I posted that the Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) had issued a press release initiating public review of the proposed rule for produce safety: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption. The comment...
In last week’s post, I described marketing advantages that make Maryland an attractive location for new agricultural ventures. Living within or near the fourth largest metropolitan area in the country with the highest median income has its advantages. The...
On NPR’s Morning Edition today, I was assured by Mayan expert David Stuart that the world will not end tomorrow. Therefore, I have proceeded with the preparation of this week’s blog. According to a survey by the Huffington Post earlier this year, one in...
New Morning Farm, one of the top farmers’ market producers in the region, started out very small. In fact, the owners, Jim and Moie Crawford, began in 1972 by just selling vegetables from local farms to Washington D.C. farmers markets. They were good at it. The...
By Mark Dattilio Six a.m., the alarm goes off. It’s still dark. I left the windows open last night and the loft is filled with a cool breeze and the sounds of waking birds and beasts. I turn on NPR, the only news channel that comes in on the radio, and start brewing a...
I grew up during the time that farmers were just embracing the power of commercial fertilizer. After World War II, munitions plants were converted into fertilizer plants, which pulled nitrogen from the air to produce ammonium nitrate fertilizer that greatly increased...
