I think everyone would rather forget the early pandemic days — the isolation and upheaval and outright fear that shut down life as we knew it, in...
October always feels like the tipping point in the season, when the fields wind down and thoughts turn to both the joys and challenges of colder...
As a non-farmer, my idea of farming has always been limited to one of two images: a cozy little farm on a hillside with a single happy farmer...
A friend has a bumper sticker that reads MONEY IS NOT VOTING. What exactly does that mean? I’ve never asked her, and I’m not sure if I actually...
The leaves are out and the hills are greening up! If the news has been heavy lately, take comfort in the fact that every day, in your own backyard,...
There’s something comforting about the fact that despite anything winter or the pandemic can throw at us, spring always brings with it a renewal of...
Gardening, like knitting and quilting, is often portrayed as a harmless hobby for frail retirees: genteel ladies in flowered dresses fussing over...
After a long hiatus, Fork & Spade is back! At this time of year, it’s easy to feel dragged down by the cold and the continuing uncertainty and...
One thing your Fork & Spade moderator loves about putting this column together is that while this monthly feature is always about food access...
Back before the plague, I used to volunteer in my son’s first-grade class at Leeds Elementary School on Fridays. This was a strenuous proposition —...
Winter is finally over and the glory of spring abounds! While enjoying the sunshine through her open window, your Fork & Spade moderator wants...
Besides basic life functions — eating, sleeping, breathing — running may be the only activity I’ve sustained for decades without any breaks.This...