By Jaime Thomas Farmers can always use an extra hand, and 20-somethings with a passion for farming and no job can always use a place to stay and food to eat. Hence, the mutually beneficial idea of a working apprenticeship was born. Organizations that provide these opportunities exist throughout the world and across the United [...]
Farmers’ market goes digital
By Jaime Thomas The age-old farmers’ market has taken to the Internet. Larson Farm in Wells, Vt., has recently started a virtual farmers market. Co-owner Rich Larson thinks the business revolutionizes the local food system. “It’s like going to a local farmers’ market, but you go online. There are farms with beef, cheese and eggs, [...]






