by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food
First published in Franklin Journal It’s a gloriously sunny morning. The birds are singing. I’m drinking my coffee, while gazing out the window at the bird-feeder visitors. I am not delighted to see a sparrow-sized mouse under the feeder. I’m sure there’ll be a...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food
“I Feed You All!” is a fantastic motto for farmers, speaks volumes of truth, and encourages the power of unity. Indeed, farmers were the original food movement. Often you may see a bumper sticker proclaiming “No Farms, No Food”. While those of us who have gardens or...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food
I work with farmers to help communities to access food. My interest in the dairy industry stems from being a consumer and family farm defender. Within the realm of farming, I find dairy attracts vocal criticism. It is an industry which is currently undergoing...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food, Locally Made
I genuinely love my farmers and fishers. I don’t like the production practices of some, but I know overall how true the words are “No Farms, No Food” and strive through my writing and speaking to instill a respect for all food producers, regardless of individual...
by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food, Locally Made
The other afternoon, while sipping tea instead of my usual coffee, I was thinking I’d write this week about New England apple picking season. Reports are out that say it’s a great year for apples. As I continued to sip, I wondered what I might add that hasn’t been...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Farms, Food
“These foods can work the small daily miracle of exciting our passions. Not all of them, for all of us but each of them for some of us. They have been made and honed over generations and they are still with us because enough of us – sometimes only just enough of us –...
