Author Archives: Linda McGurk
Craneberry Farm
(Danville Commercial-News, June 2011) HILLSBORO, Ind.—When Danville native Kim Crane, 35, and her partner Nick Johnson, 34, started an organic farm near Hillsboro, Ind., last year, things didn’t exactly go according to plan. The planting was late, rains flooded the crops, and they were still learning how to work their antiquated equipment. But despite their [...]
Small processing plant opens in western Indiana
(Farm World, May 2010)
Raising all-natural, pastured meat on a small farm is one thing. Getting that meat processed in accordance with your farming philosophy and your customers’ preferences in a time when small meat processing plants are all but extinct is another.
Retiree creates “Going Local” and becomes voice for movement
(Farm World, July 2009)
A Connecticut native who ran a regulatory compliance consulting business for years and didn’t start cooking until she was in her forties, Victoria Wesseler may be an unlikely voice for the local foods movement in Indiana. But by starting the blog site Going Local that’s exactly what she’s become.
”Ungarna älskar det”
(Arbetsterapeuten, april 2009)
Dataspel brukar få bära skulden för alltifrån passiviserade barn och ungdomar till västvärldens fetmaepidemi. Men för lätt hjärnskadade Levi Leonard i USA har spelet Nintendo Wii blivit ett sätt att träna sinnesintegrering och kroppsmedvetenhet under de regelbundna besöken på arbetsterapin.
USA inifrån (2): De som betalar priset
(Borås Tidning, 30 maj 2007)
En kvinna vars son jagar en flyktig fiende i Bagdad reflekterar över krig, frihet och uppoffringar, fjärran från skrivbordssoldaterna i Washington, D.C.
From Gate to Plate
Moody Meats offers locally produced beef, pork, lamb, chicken and eggs
(The Hoosier Farmer, Summer 2009)
When many swine producers succumbed to low prices and huge losses in the 1990s, Adam Moody faced a choice: He could either give up farming and take a job in the city or drastically change the way he marketed his products.
Health Partnerships: Building a Healthy Dialogue
(Confluence Magazine, 2008-2009)
Researchers used to come to the Indian reservations and collect data without explaining how it was going to be used or sharing the results, treating the Native Americans like little more than lab rats. But a new project at Montana State University is taking a different approach.
Less is More
Cutting energy use helps the environment and farmers’ bottom line
(The Hoosier Farmer, Fall 2008)
As energy is becoming more expensive, a growing number of farmers are trying to figure out how they can use less of it. This approach is not only saving the farmers money – it could mean huge rewards for the environment.
How do the candidates communicate?
Obama vs. McCain: Dramatically different styles
(The Toastmaster Magazine, October 2008)
The Communication styles of John McCain and Barack Obama are worlds apart. How will their words help or hurt their ambitions to get elected?
A little bit of everything