Growing Is Half The Battle
Adam Cohen, Sam(antha) BurnsAn essay series on rebuilding the systems that shape human development, agriculture, food, education, and the conditions that make growth possible. All written from lived experience gained by building and navigating real systems.
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Small Farms, Real Systems: Live with Sam(antha) Burns and Adam Cohen
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Stop Asking How Big The Farm Is
Last week I asked on LinkedIn whether you need 10+ acres to be a real farmer.
A few days later, I wrote an article where I said I don’t think we need more farms. Instead, we need better roles for farms inside the food system.
The comments...
We Don't Need More Farms.
Andrew Flachs recently wrote an article arguing that small farms produce value beyond yields. (You can read it HERE.)
I think he’s right.
In fact, I think one of the biggest mistakes we’ve made in agriculture is confusing what is easy to...
Texas is an agricultural powerhouse. But DFW is still a food importer.
Texas agriculture is impressive.
But if you live in Dallas–Fort Worth, you already know the uncomfortable truth:
Big agriculture numbers don’t guarantee local nourishment.
A state can rank near the top in agricultural production and stil...
Everman Grows: March 27 Update
This past week felt like the real beginning.
Not because we harvested anything yet. Not because we flipped on the lights or watched seedlings pop. But because we built the first physical system that will eventually grow food inside this sc...
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I write about rebuilding systems that shape human development, agriculture, food, education, and the conditions that enable growth. I draw on lived experience inside real systems, focusing on how structure and culture shape what people can become.
Maine farmer protecting habitat for wildlife, writing for women about self-reliance, teaching real skills, advocating REAL food, and sharing the unglamorous truths about my farmish life and this world around us.
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