Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on April 30, 2015 · 1 Comment
This past summer, I had the pleasure of traveling across Virginia’s Piedmont region (and a little south) to capture the stories of eight farms. My photographer friend Jami McDowell traveled with me for most of them, capturing these beautiful photos (despite very real fears that she might have to deliver my baby on that last … Continue reading →
Filed under Environment, Farming/Ag, Food writing · Tagged with ag writing, farming leases, Farmland, Finding a Place to Grow, Glade Road Growing, Heritage Hollow Farm, land leases, Little Hat Creek Farm, local farmers, local farms, local food, Mountain View Farm, next generation, PEC, Piedmont Environmental Council, Steadfast Farm, Waterpenny Farm, Whisper Hill Farm, Willowsford Farm
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on October 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
If you live in DC, Virginia or Maryland, go get the first every copy of Foodshed Magazine — formerly Flavor Magazine — and read my story about Brian Walden’s experiment with locally grown grains. He’s thinking big about locally grown, milled and baked breads, brewed beers and black beans. You can also read the story … Continue reading →
Filed under Farming/Ag, Food, Food policy, Food writing, Good eats, Networking, Politics of Food · Tagged with Brian Walden, EWG, Flavor magazine, Food Day, food policy, Food Policy Action, Foodshed Magazine, Spike Gjerde, Steadfast Farm, Teaism, Woodberry Kitchen, young farmers