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Citrus Specialties

by Saxon Holt December 21, 2011 – Posted in: Garden Photography

I recognize that this post is not really about gardening. I also realize that you readers who are holed up in cold climates may have no patience with California garden columns. Citrus, succulents, daffodils in December, year ’round lettuces. Well, so be it; this is California winter. This is what I see. Today I see [...]

Farming Gone Wild

by Saxon Holt February 12, 2010 – Posted in: Garden Photography

Once again The Ecological Farming Conference has got my juices going. These provocative, feisty, and independently minded farmer and ag activists have once more pushed me to a better understanding of sustainable agriculture. At last year‘s Eco-Farm conference I reported on the confounding difficulty the farming community has trying to even define the term “sustainable [...]