#RefindingFood
IT’S TIME TO CHANGE HOW WE SPEAK AND THINK ABOUT FOOD, FARMING, HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Evaluating the Effects of Sugar, Alcohol, and Caffeine on Your Body
Food is something that I have a love affair with. When I made the decision to develop a better relationship with it and understand about how truly impacts my body, I never knew just how far it would go. What I thought would be a simple three-month, self-guided...
Find CSAs, Farmers Markets, and Butcher Shops Around Seattle
Last year, I identified four major food trends that were forever changing grocery stores. In that article, I talked about the revival of butcher shops and shopping at farmers' markets. In late February, the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. and we shut down our...
A Black Widow Bite isn’t Going to Kill You
On the West coast, it’s spider season. We have fanciful arachnids of all types. Last year, as I renovated a midcentury house in California, I became all too familiar with black widows. And while we don’t have them in Washington, I wanted to write about these seemling...
How to Use Facebook, Instagram & Pinterest to Market Your Business
Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest are the three best social media channels for food businesses, farms, chefs, homesteaders, and influencers to sell products, engage with customers, and fuel your business success. Operate or work a medium-to-large sized company? This...
Understanding the True Costs of Humanely Raised, Quality Meat
Originally written November 2019. As meat prices rise, I thought it would be good to bring this article back up. More and more Americans are shopping for meat that has been humanely raised and handled. The farm-to-table movement has led many people to start asking...
Seven Marketplaces to Sell Your Farm Products & Handmade Goods
The effects of the coronavirus send continual ripples through our world. In cities big and small, those who work in food, farming and retail have become the most affected. For the past two months, I've been writing articles for small business and retail store owners...
Airbnb is Still Supporting Rural Agritourism
I wrote this piece last year as part of my column on Medium. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically shifted the way rural communities use the platform for business. In the long run, Airbnb is still and will be an important platform that ranches,...
Four Ways To Set-Up A Website For Your Business
Whether you're a farm, a non-profit organization, a small town retailer, or an independent food business, the number one way your business can survive right now is to launch a website with some level of e-commerce capability. While I am a diehard fan of creating...
How You Can Sell Products Your Store Is Closed
Unless you own a farm stand, bike shop or coffee shop in Washington, your store is closed. You’ve probably lost 80-90% of your regular sales because of it. If you’re like most small to medium-sized businesses, you may only have about a month’s worth of operating...