Courtesy of thedailygreen.com We were watching the movie Colony last weekend (highly recommended) and I was inspired to follow-up on a topic that I think confuses the heck out of most people. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting. Don’t be alarmed by the word “accrual”, you don’t even need to know what...
the first step of our invites Scrapple and I are getting married in August (yeay!) and for the past few months I’ve been immersed in planning and crafting. I'm trying to save cash for the farm and make our big day more sustainable while giving it an aesthetic that has...
Sweetbreads recently sent me this article/video titled "The 'Ick' Factor and the Myth of 'All-Natural'". Give it a quick watch. At a minimum it's good monday morning entertainment. The article and video really reinforced the great responsibility that we are assuming by committing to produce food. It reminded me...
Fresh honey blackberry basil jam with feta Just a quick “thank-you-for-coming-back-alive” treat I cooked up for Scrapple when he came home last weekend (we had our bachelor/ette parties). Nothing like a little positive reinforcement! We had a gorgeous half pint of blackberries in our CSA share - looking like gigantic...
Sprout Creek Farm Cheese Curds - Photo by Sprout Creek's Georgie Blaeser Since this post was written our plans have changed. Check out this post for an update. Big news on the Little Seed Farm front! Sweetbreads recently accepted an apprenticeship role at Sprout Creek Farm near Poughkeepsie, NY....
Courtesy of Greenpeace. When we saw the movie Food Inc. at a small, nearby theater a couple years ago it really had a profound impact on us. This was around the same time we started “going organic” in our produce choices and Food Inc. helped to push us over...
the proof is in the yolk! Pastured Egg (above) Vs. Factory Egg - photo from thetastingbuds.com Before Scrapple and I really started getting into food we thought we were doing a relatively good job with our supermarket choices. Hormone and antibiotic free meat when it was available at the store,...
I think a lot about how we’ll manage the cash flows at Little Seed during the first few years of operation. It’s an extremely important topic because it can literally make or break your business... no matter how well you appear to be doing. Fast growing, seemingly profitable companies...
