Author: Rachel Wohlander
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Interview with David Plescia, Green Valley Community Farm
David Plescia and his partner Kayta Brady are no strangers to the land. After meeting as apprentices in Williamstown, MA at Caretaker Farm in 2012 (one of the oldest active CSAs in the United States), they’ve since set their sights on California. In 2013, they relocated to Sebastapol, CA, and in 2016, they began a…
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A Quiet Moment
Whether you’re emerging from a cold winter, or a much-needed rainy season like us here in California, may we be the first to welcome you out of quasi-hibernation. Many a great novel, album and painting has come from artists being driven indoors by cold and snow. And though those wintry snuggle-up-with-the-dog days can be relaxing, it’s…
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The Hunt For Land And Many More Exciting Things
Happy Spring! The sugar snap peas in our garden are blossoming and the cilantro needs daily haircuts to keep it from going to seed (anybody need some cilantro?!). We hope you’ve been enjoying The Almanac so far. We figured it was time for a little Terra Cultura update!
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Art Farm Nebraska
Before Terra Cultura had a name, we referred to it simply as the art farm. We suspected other Art Farms existed and wanted to reach out to them as potential collaborators. A google search for the term yielded the well-established Art Farm Nebraska that has offered artist and writer residencies since 1991. The more I…
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Welcome to The Almanac! or Terra Cultura: An Introduction…
If you’re interested in exploring the intersection of agriculture, art and community, with an eye for environmental stewardship and economic feasibility, then you’ve come to the right place. As you may know, The Almanac is the weblog of Terra Cultura. Terra Cultura is in the process of becoming a farm and education and community center…