Preserving Traditional Farming and Gardening

At Tumbledown Farm, our purpose is
  • to preserve and re-publish the primary sources of knowledge about 19th and early 20th century farming
  • to rediscover the best of traditional farming skills and techniques
  • to increase the number of diversified farms
  • to gather a community of support for those who want to learn how to farm in the old ways, and
  • to create a network of experimental field stations to provide advice for the creation of sustainable, suburban micro-farms

Grow Your Own

Tue, 07/29/2008 - 16:49 — admin

Allison Arieff's NYTimes blog entry on edible landscaping today has set off a great conversation (66 responses by 3:15pm!) about the potential of lawns for growing food. You already know that Tumbledown Farm is an example of this "trend" (and has been for nearly a decade).

New Rules to Improve Food Safety Not the Best Idea

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 11:18 — admin

While I was on vacation I noticed yet another New York Times editorial (When 1,000 People Get Sick) calling for new rules to improve food safety in the wake of the recent salmonella outbreak. The editorial expressed concern for the tomato business because of growing consumer anxiety. ...and for the producers of jalapeño peppers and cilantro and salsa. The call, as it always is with NYTimes editorials, was for a national (or world-wide) tracking system from farm to plate.

Tumbledown Farm Moving to New Content Management System

Fri, 07/04/2008 - 12:14 — admin

Please excuse our mess for the next few months as we transition to a new content management system. The move will create a headache and some confusion in the short term, but should allow us to work better in the future and allow readers to assist with the creation of content by commenting on the books in our library and by helping one another with answers to farming and gardening questions.

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