Lauren Papalia
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The Artistry of Agriculture
Farming, Found Objects, and Creative Ingenuity with Paul Wirtz of Paul’s Produce. Cover photo by Lauren Papalia Lauren Papalia is the Cooperative Engagement Coordinator at FEED Cooperative, part of their marketing team, and a sometimes writer. She met with FEED Cooperative producer-member Paul Wirtz this summer at his farm . . . On a pleasant…
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Farm Talk – Buzzworthy
PHOTOS BY KELSEY JOY PHOTOGRAPHY The first thing that strikes me are all the wings: bees, dragonflies, lacewings, butterflies. Just to name a few. Teeming with aerial action, the farm is abuzz with life. Everywhere, there is a pervasive sense of interaction and collaboration. Pollinators are very busy around here, and so are the humans…
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Farm Talk – Field of Dreams
PHOTOS: KELSEY JOY PHOTOGRAPHY It would be hard to deny that Kibo Farm is picturesque. At modest altitude on Sonoma Mountain, a mezzanine of clouds hangs particularly low on the day of my visit. Gangly snowy egrets take flight from an adjacent pond and stand out in stark contrast against a darkened sky. The cultivated fields…