Weekly newsletter archive

These are the thirty weekly issues published between January and July 2026. The newsletter now comes out monthly, on the last Sunday of each month. If you are looking for the current monthly newsletter, please use this link.

Slow Down and Think
For Students, Thought of the Week Benjamin Brown For Students, Thought of the Week Benjamin Brown

Slow Down and Think

What does a trip to the farmers' market really give us? This week's newsletter reflects on slow food, local food and health, and the connections we build with our community when we know who grows our food. Plus a look at what's happening in class — a winecap mushroom demonstration and a creek cleanup. Issue 28 is up.

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The Limits of a Good Plan

The Limits of a Good Plan

I’m about to put a collection of new plants in the ground — most of them not for food at all, but for the jobs they do in the system. Comfrey for mulch, cowpeas to fix nitrogen, pigeon peas to shade my young fruit trees. This week's issue walks through each one, where it's going and why — and ends on the value of planning well and then letting go.

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