Whole Circle Farm for Sale

                                                   2010 (Back l-r: Devon, Monique, Farm stewards Maggie & Johann,                                                                     Peter; Front l-r: Andrew, Heather, Nana, Farm Manager Abi; Far back in hat: Rob)

For more than a year the property on which Whole Circle Farm resides has been for sale. The owner sold his house at the north end of the property, and while contented to see Johann and Maggie running the farm the ast 15 years, he has elected to sell the land. This is a blow for Johann and Maggie, and for the hundreds of farm interns, like me, who have come and gone. A core group of people are now trying to assist J and M, to find a buyer willing to allow them to continue to farm and to have a not too onerous Return on Investment. 

Stating the Obvious But Making It Sound Special

I was in KFC (I get cravings) and saw a rustic looking sign claiming that their chicken is, "Farm Raised." Wait a second. All chickens are raised on a farm. Whether it's a one acre hobby farm or a 1,000 acre commercial complex, both are a type of farming. Clearly KFC is appealing to our sentimentalized idea of farming.

Chanel's enchanted forest show angers environmentalists

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld "turned the vast glass nave of Paris’s Grand Palais into an autumn forest for the event, strewing dead leaves, moss and logs on a mirrored runway and installed nine tall trees inside."

I admit, it's a brilliant idea from the perspective of a fashion designer . But the concept of putting on a fashion show in a simulated forest setting reinforces our acceptance of being once-removed from nature.