Writing
I’ve been a full- or part-time journalist since 2005, writing mostly about agriculture and the environment, although I spent a year as a beat reporter in Colorado covering education, the arts, religion, and breaking news as well. Here are some links to my work.
New Writing
Blog post: Should Salazar resign?
Obesity prevention garden a true North Oakland collaboration
Farmer Jane Book Features Oakland Farming Pioneers
New Temescal coffee shop offers “Remedy” to coffee lovers
To reduce nitrogen pollution, we need new farm policies
The Dark Side Of Nitrogen: Fertilizer’s Hidden Costs
Small Farms | Dispatches from the Fields Blog Series
Dispatches from the Fields: Your Tax Dollars at Work
Dispatches from the Fields: Back to the Garden
Dispatches from the Fields: The trouble with small-scale farming
Dispatches from the Fields: Whatever happened to organic?
Dispatches from the Fields: From tepary beans to arugula – and back
Dispatches from the Fields: the “far” in farmers’ markets
Endangered and Recovering Species
Bred for Success
Falcon’s Future Rests on a Definition
Pinyon Pine Trees Recover
Energy
Bio Building Blocks
Solar Companies Roll the Dice
From Fuel to Food: As markets change, Dove Creek’s biodiesel plant shifts direction
Book Reviews:
Review of Dreaming the Biosphere: The Theater of all Possibilities (about the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona)
Review of Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We can Truly Eat Responsibly