The world has changed considerably in the forty years since I attended my first NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association)...

When I heard about the devastating double whammy of two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico last fall, I understood that the island’s economy...

A new organization called the Vermont Healthy Soils Coalition (VHSC) is fast becoming an important vehicle for my local activism. A...

I tend to be a big picture thinker, and have always just assumed that the connections between organic agriculture and social justice were...

Spring greetings! This has been an upside-down winter season in so many ways. February's record breaking warmth came to a crashing end as...

My brief Mexican vacation has come to an end, and watching from a distance the disaster of what has become of US national politics I felt...

Acknowledging Our Soil & Water Protectors Before offering any of my own thoughts, I wish to thank the peaceful and courageous water...

Like most of my friends and associates, I watched the election results on the night of November 8th with horror and disbelief. Determined...

A couple of weeks ago I headed to Baltimore for Natural Products Expo East — the annual trade show that features speakers, seminars, and...

“Does the revolution begin with food?” was the title of a panel discussion held on August 20th in Marshfield, VT as part of the Institute...

Image from Soul Fire Farm CSA newsletter, 2012 The entire food system is built on the foundation of free labor. This statement was made...

I arrived in the Republic of Ireland the day before the Brexit vote was held in June, and went on to Edinburgh, Scotland a couple of days...

Greetings from Edinburgh, Scotland! It so happens that my trip to Great Britain coincided with a historic referendum that has thrown the...

Another week, another summit. A couple of weeks ago it was the Organic Confluences Summit, but then there is also the Slow Living Summit,...

The Organic Confluences Summit, discussed in my June 1st post, was such an affirming experience--I came home full of optimism and ideas....

Last week the Organic Revolutionary went on a road trip, getting home just before Memorial Day weekend. Starting out on May 18th, I made...

A couple of years ago I got a call from Dave Chapman, an excellent organic grower of greenhouse tomatoes here in Vermont. He wanted me to...

The new edition of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) membership newsletter, The Organic Report recently arrived in the mail. Inside are...

Though I write in uncertain times, I'm still inclined to say Happy Earth Week! And indeed, I was happy to see this message in my inbox...

It was a chilly, rainy night in my old stomping grounds of Newport, Vermont on April 7th, but a small gathering of dear old friends came...