The Triple Bottom Line

Details and data about managing our urban fam market

A rundown of whats been involved in managing this urban farm and market.

Ramblings on data I’ve gathered around strategies for building a regionalized food system in the greater Wilmington Delaware region

A look at some early season happenings and take aways from this urban farm and market.

Discussing what goes into managing the Bellevue Farm and Market, an urban farm that hosts and is a vendor at a seasonal farmers market. I talk about what went in to gaining this ground, about balancing the budget and future prospects.

I’ve joined the Delaware Urban Farm and Food Coalition’s Policy Committee. They are organizing a set of recommendations for the city of Wilmington. Listen for my commentary.

A review of historian Mark Wetheringtons account of American farm history, and the influences that led to challenges we face today with farming, including namely control, consolidation, and technology. The info in this book is critical to understanding so much about more broadly our food system, our economy, our society. Highly recommended

Just watched this documentary, and have some commentary on it. I appreciate the emphasis on soil management in relation to many of the challenges we face broadly in society, a relationship that is often overlooked. The promotion of best soil practices makes sense. I would just add as an actionable for the average person who cares, but is not directly working in the soil, a somewhat easy to follow and related directive is buying local, since locally sourced products especially food, are generally better for the soil.

Amid ongoing global crisis, which perhaps as it pertains to us in the US is ticking up, we are effected by the fallout. One effect, as some who are generally less focused on the food system are observing, is that food prices are increasing, while simultaneously there are threats of shortages. The way I observe it is another reason for shifting to more regionally self reliant food systems, which are inherently more immune to outside catastrophe, namely because they use far less fuel.

ANDI scores of food micronutrient content have greens like kale, collards and chard atop the list. Here’s to the category of foods that I believe is a simple key to increasing wellness in individuals, but also a key focal point for initiatives aimed at addressing community wide wellness.