This site functions as both the official farm blog of Flying Tomato Farms (located in sunny Vermillion, South Dakota) and my personal blog for discussion of politics, news, and social, feminist, and sustainability issues.
In season (March through October-ish), I write mostly about farm and garden-related issues. In the winter, I post more on my off-season pursuits and what I’m cooking with all that great local produce I’ve stored.
You’ll also find links to other farm, food, and sustainability sites, as well as a smattering of progressive politics, arts, feminism, and random other sites of interest.
Hope you enjoy your visit!
–Rebecca M. Terk, Farmer
Hi Rebecca, We’re having a mushroom recipe contest and would love to have you submit one of your recipes. The winner will be mailed 2 lbs. of fresh morels (although it sounds like you’ve been doing pretty well hunting them on your own!). If you’d like to submit a recipe (incorporating any kind of mushroom) please do so at http://marxfood.com
Hi Rebecca,
I’m an intern at Prairie Coteau Farm (located north of Astoria, SD) as well as an intern for Dakota Rural Action. I love your blog and wanted to let you know about our farm blog, located at http://www.prairiecoteaufarm.wordpress.com.
Keep up the good work!
Heidi
Hi Heidi!
I just linked to your blog from mine. I met Kristianna at a NPSAS conference a couple years ago in Aberdeen.
Good to see you blogging!
–Rebecca
Hi!
We’ve loaded up the truck and moved the family… to Big Stone County MN from St,. Paul. We’re doing market garden and farmers market at Ortonville and fomenting a local foods movement in our county.
My husband just finished the Farm Beginnigs program with Kristianna! Looks like a small, but growing world of food farmers (although we have plenty of acres of conventional corn and soybeans….).
Best,
Kathy (can find my website by googling “Resettling Big Stone County.”
I am working on a series of articles, Rebecca, about the “family farm” — particularly the “greying farmer” getting ready to retire and needing to pass on the farm. Do you have ideas? How have you handled the possibiity that after years and years of hard work, your land might go to subdivisions, factories or shopping plazas? Or have you put measures into place to prevent that from happening?
Are you willing to share some thoughts with me?
Thanks
anieta.mccracken@gmail.com
blog: http://vignettesfromvirginia.blogspot.com
Rebecca:
I just started my own blog concerning the 100 mile diet and linked your site to it.
Hope you don’t mind.
Trails End Homestead at
http://terry1958.livejournal.com/
Terry
Good to see you blogging, Terry. I missed you guys at the market this fall–Sandy’s baking especially!
–Rebecca