“So, what are you? Organic? Natural? Sustainable? Grass-fed? Free-range?” This question eventually comes up in conversation when we talk about what we do because these are the labels people see advertised and in the store. But, we don’t fit into a specific label. The Organic label is trademarked by USDA which means that unless you […]
Power Lines and Trash Dumps: Restoration Agriculture
[metaslider id=730] If you zoom out from the picture of the most recent piglet, or the turkey on pasture, you’ll see power lines crossing our farm, coming from a power plant in the background, with a smoke stack casting shadows on the river. Further upriver is the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, and just […]
The Dead of Winter, But We’re Staying Warm
Good day to you, from Joella and I at Mirror Image Farms. We hope you’re staying warm like these guys in their piglet cave. It’s this time of the year and weather, such as we’ve been having, (bitter cold, then warm, then warm and wet and then back to cold), that cause me to stop […]