farming
Apple Farmer Uses Pigs Instead of Pesticides February 7th, 2008
Who needs toxic chemicals when cute little piggies do the job?
Jim Koan is doing something revolutionary on his Flushing, MI farm. Or, is he? Instead of using pesticides to rid his orchard of a pest, Koan is going old school and using pigs. Koan’s 120-acre apple...more
A Delicate Balance January 28th, 2008
Notes from Boise
Working on a farm while growing up in rural South Carolina, rain was always the topic of the day. One farmer friend of mine was so superstitious about the rain that he believed my brother...more
