It’s refreshing to hear Dave Thier talk about the struggles he had as a farmer on FarmVille. I hesitate to say it, but I think his experience – the attraction, the addiction, the d[...]
In an article last week, I discussed data that shows that a farmer receives a dwindling portion of the consumer food dollar in the US. The data does not explain the ratio of whole [...]
It was exciting to see such an overwhelming response to the food system visualization we posted last week. The map served to start defining the food+tech space and identifying the[...]
Thanks for all the comments! It’s great to see that this stirred some conversation. My good friend Cking1 posted this comment at http://provenancefood.blogspot.com and I want[...]
The farmer usually knows best – for his or her land, crop, livestock, and profitability, among other things. As a girl on a Minnesota farm in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I was in awe of my [...]