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Located in northeast Iowa, the Genuine Faux Farm is a small-scale, diversified farm. We share thoughts about agroecology, local foods, nature, farmer philosophy, and even some humor and stories.
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SCOTUS granted pesticide companies immunity - Maybe it’s not the loss we think it is (opens the original)
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Perhaps you haven’t heard. Or maybe it was lost amidst a host of other news that has grabbed your attention in recent months. The Supreme Court granted lawsuit immunity to large, multinational pesticide companies.The Supreme Court of the United States sided with Monsanto (Bayer) in a court case that effectively removed the only effective tool individuals had to keep pesticide companies accountable. The case was found in favor of Monsanto in a 7-2 vote in June. Majority opinions w
What Does It Mean to be Generous? (opens the original)
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“Thank you so much for coming today. You are SO generous!”I heard the words and I did my best to react with an appropriately pleasant response. I think I succeeded, but I also had a pile of trays and a box in my hands that I intended to take back out to the truck. And I also was having thoughts… and I needed to figure out where they were coming from.I had just delivered onions, eggs, green beans and tomatoes for a local food pantry distribution. The volunteers there had been quick to respond. Th
The Tomato Forest (opens the original)
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Stories can be powerful for so many reasons - and I was feeling the need to tell a story. Certainly, I could have written a new one. But I had an excellent example that I wanted to rework. I first published it years ago on our farm blog and I knew I could do better with it.Plus I had some extra motivation. You see, we just harvested a very large batch of tomatoes from Valhalla, our larger high tunnel. We were, happily, able to move that abundance to people who wanted it - completing deliveries y
Genuine Faux Farm 2026: Are we winning? (opens the original)
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I had a couple dozen onions dangling by their mostly dried stems in my hands and I was reminding myself not to try to swat the mosquitoes around my eyes, ears and nose. When the onions are of a certain size, they can put a dent in your skull if you forget what you’re doing.It’s the end of August and usually there is a significant amount of growing season remaining at our farm. But this year, I’m struggling to figure out exactly where we are. It feels like we’re further along and not as far all a
Sun Tea and a Tooth Brush (opens the original)
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Summers during my junior high and high school years were filled with baseball practice, cello practice, and a wide range of jobs. As you might expect, I remember some of these short-term employment opportunities better than others. But I surprised myself with how many of them I could remember when I took some time to reflect on it.Why was I reflecting on this topic? Well, a glass of iced tea got me started. But, we’ll get to that later.The people that hired me included neighbors, members of our
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