Organic What?!

As many of you know, I've recently relocated (at least temporarily) from Steamboat Springs, CO to Bozeman, MT to live and work on a small-scale, family-run, organic vegetable farm, a coveted albeit elusive dream that I've had for the past several years. My interest in agriculture began in college when I stumbled across the highly influential and enlightening work of Michael Pollan. Soon thereafter, my bookshelf was littered with additional reading material by authors such as Wendell Berry and Joel Salatin, and my beliefs were forever changed on how our Nation's food system SHOULD be run. This, paired with several college-courses and a semester-long internship volunteering on the MSU Student Organic Farm, Michigan’s first-ever CSA, affirmed my passion for sustainable farming methods, and I have maintained the goal of interning for such an operation ever since. 


Gallatin Valley Botanical is a small farm (approximately 10 acres) run by Matt and Jacey Rothschiller, 3 miles east of Bozeman, MT. For specifics, here's a link to their website. Otherwise, follow along here as I share stories, pictures, recipes, and a handful of other weekly highlights throughout the next six months regarding what actually happens on a "small organic farm." With one week already down, I can attest to it being hard, sweaty work most of the time...but it's also pretty freaking awesome!


Sadly, it's getting late, so a re-cap of week numero uno with lots of pictures is soon to follow. I know, lame. But bare with me. I promise to post all of the above soon!


xoxo,


B