After making additions to an old A-frame cabin that had been on the property for decades, Susan and Dean are opening up the cabin to guests who want to stay on the farm, to learn about how a sustainable farm works and enjoy the beautiful country side, with a dellicious farm fresh dinner included, of [...]

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Baby goats are kept separate from the herd for a few days.

Brightwood Farm’s spanish goats grazing on pasture. They are rotated throughout the fields, but their favorite spot is in the woods, where they can access the stream below the farm.

Farm dog Hermes protects the herd.

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Three generations, one table – the appeal of small, sustainable farms

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Our visit to Brightwood Vineyard and Farm was replete with sustainable agriculture discussions. Issue 1: sustainable meat processing. One of the difficulties faced by sustainable livestock farmers is finding USDA-certified processors able to slaughter the animals and prepare the meat for market. Large-scale slaughterhouses cater to factory farms, processing a tremendous number [...]

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Brightwood Vineyard and Farm
After bidding farewell to the peculiar flock of emus, we proceeded to Brightwood Vineyard and Farm, where we were welcomed by Susan, who owns, manages, and works the farm with her husband, Dean.

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Day 1: Thunder Ridge Emu Farm
Back in the van, back on the road, back to business. Our next stop was Thunder Ridge Emu Farm, a truly unique operation nestled in the gorgeous rolling hills of Virginia. After meeting the proprietor at the farm’s business office in downtown Manassas, we followed his pickup to [...]

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Into the van at 7:30 AM with muffins and coffee, down through the Holland Tunnel without bidding farewell to the city in which we work and live and pay too much money for rent and toilet paper. Across the New Jersey Turnpike through industrial complexes passing big rigs hauling tremendous I-beams and processed [...]

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The first official Eat Well Guide road trip is now officially underway!
As the road trip season approached, we considered the types of food normally available to road trippers, and thought – there must be a better way! There’s not only a huge variety of farms, stores and restaurants out there for sustainable food lovers, but [...]

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Last week, we were fortunate enough to attend a workshop put on by Arts Engine, organizers of the Media That Matters Film Festival (where The Meatrix won in the Film For Thought category in 2004). Non-profits, educators, and filmmakers were brought together to brainstorm how we can all utilize each others’ skills and know-how to [...]

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Seems like everyone wants to hop on the grass-fed bandwagon. Time just did with their article, “The Grass-fed Revolution“.
Just the other day I was at the barber shop waiting my turn when I picked up the latest edition of Men’s Health and noticed that they had granted at least two pages to the benefits of [...]

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