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The Song of the Universe – Britt Baskerville To me, the most obvious difference between city and country living is the sound. I’ve had my share of living next to freeways, railroads, subways, major streets, sometimes combinations of all. It got to a point where I start to hear a high- frequency noise anytime I…

This blog series is written by one of the School’s founders, Michael Foley. Click here to read Part 1 and Part 2 of the series. In previous blogs I’ve made the case for “micro-agriculture,” farming commercially, that is, on just an acre or two.  And I’ve shown how people are doing it.  Here I want…

Daniel Spiro continues his interview series with recent graduates from the School of Adaptive Agriculture. High atop the list of reasons for going into this challenging and noble profession of food production is surely a love of good, healthy food. For Sarah Tobias, recent graduate of the SAA, it was this love that propelled her…

“I could do with less,” says Andrew Brown, current student at the SAA, and this sentiment succinctly captures the minimalist style of the one who prefers to go only by “Brown.” A former member of the California Conservation Corps, Brown, 22, can be identified any given day by the beanie and safety spectacles he wears…

Advice for the Adaptive Farmer – Daniel Spiro The days are growing longer and we are in the midst of the awakening of spring life from winter hibernation. For the Adaptive Farmer this constitutes the season of greatest transition, which is to say, the time to spend the hours of light working, the time to…