Writings From the Farm
Over the last two decades, I’ve spent a lot of time in random places, reflecting on various aspects of agriculture, conservation, and the environment (see blog categories at the left).
Most of what I write lately, focuses on small scale farming, but we still dig things up from the archives related to travel, entomology, my deep love of place, and rural life. Learn more in the various posts, below!
Recent Posts
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CIMMYT is located about 5 km from the town of Texcoco de Mora, which is roughly 25 kilometers north and east of Mexico City. Apparently, Texcoco was once a major Aztec city, located on a former lake of the same name. There are several archaeological sites nearby, although I’m told that the town itself does…
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I spent a lot of time planning research and a lot of time meeting people this week. It was awesome. Being at CIMMYT is something dreams are made of, and no one ever told me the food would be so good on site, too.
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National Geographic Gallery of Snowflakes – Wilson Bentley was a farmer in Jericho Vermont, according to Radiolab. Citizen science right there. Photo: Bentley, Wilson. Available from: http://snowflakebentley.com/00013.htm. Accessed 26 January 2014.
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Awesome. I want to go here. Crystal Palace — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine.
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Loving the white tiger beetles, and the infographic showing habitat distribution. Habitat Partitionining in Tiger Beetles.
Air's Wild Acres 