I’m struggling with language here, so any advice is appreciated. An aprium is a new fruit variety, created by Zaiger Genetics. It’s 3/4 apricot and 1/4 plum, just the reverse of a pluot, also developed by Zaiger Genetics. (Before rambling on about my garden, I should mention that the SF Chronicle had a nice article on the Zaiger family a few days ago. I visited their farm a few years ago while on a tasting tour and met them. They’re good people, and (more…)
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June 16, 2011
What’s the plural of aprium? And a note on crop diversity.
Posted by ramblinrobert under Agroecology, Business, Genetic stock, Industrial agriculture, My garden, my life, Urban agriculture | Tags: aprium, crop diversity, zaiger genetics |1 Comment
January 28, 2010
Urban Agroindustry
Posted by ramblinrobert under Agroecology, Business, Industrial agriculture, Land, Urban agriculture, Water | Tags: agroindustry, aquaponics, hydroponics, Industrial agriculture, industrial urban agriculture, Urban agriculture |[3] Comments
What would urban agriculture look like if it were industrialized? Everything on this site approaches urban agriculture from an ecological perspective. As urban agriculture becomes more popular, we find entrepreneurs looking at opportunities in the field. Some of those entrepreneurs will follow the current trends towards local, sustainable agriculture. But, others will see the opportunities and approach urban agriculture from the industrial approach. What will their agriculture look like?
August 9, 2009
Unbuild it and they will come
Posted by ramblinrobert under Agroecology, Business, Community, Diet, Land, Urban farms | Tags: Asheville NC, Pisgah View Community Peace Garden, Urban agriculture |Leave a Comment
Kevin Costner’s character, Ray Kinsella, in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams improbably plows up his corn field to build a baseball diamond when he hears a voice say “Build it and he will come.” Robert White’s story is just the opposite and equally improbable — but true. When Robert became possessed with the idea of growing food, he’d never done it before. But he went ahead anyway, starting with taking over an existing baseball diamond in Asheville NC and turning it into an urban farm. When I visited there in April, (more…)
May 29, 2009
Working with my heart
Posted by ramblinrobert under Business, My garden, my life | Tags: career choice, farming, following your heart, good work, physical labor |[2] Comments
I was stunned a few years back when a friend in state government who worked on an education task force for Arnold Schwarzenegger told me that schools no longer taught shop classes. Everything is college prep, now. I was reminded of this again by a recent thoughtful article in the New York Times, “The Case for Working with your Hands“. I took a few shop classes when I was in school and learned much from them, both about skilled crafts and about myself. Had my circumstances been different, it’s very possible I would have had a career in which I worked with my hands. (more…)
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