Chirstine Muhlke’s profile of Soul Food Farm for the New York Times Magazine just came out this past Sunday, on Thanksgiving weekend. Titled “Field Report: Learning about Community Supported Agriculture the Hard Way,” it focuses on the dismal economics of a small farm like Soul Food, and how something like a comparatively minor fire can [...]
Archive of posts filed under the fire category.
Soul Food Farm video: Rising from the ash
At the chicken house building workday a few weekends ago, filmmaker Thomas Richardson interviewed Alexis and shot this 8-minute video about the farm’s fire and the rebuilding efforts. The physical structures are, of course, the easier things to replace. The 30 acres of singed pasture will take a season to recover (while temporary replacement ones [...]
Tons of prizes for Soul Food Farm raffle
Online ticket sales ended at 5:30 p.m. today. They can also be bought in person at the Pizzaiolo event, Oct 11 1-5 pm.
The Soul Food Farm Raffle will be held live at the party at Pizzaiolo on Sunday, Oct. 11, admission is $14 and includes one entry in the raffle. Bidding has started on [...]
Oct. 11 Pizzaiolo party info and tickets now available
It’s official! We’re having a fundraising party for Soul Food Farm at Pizzaiolo in Oakland on October 11 from 1-5 pm. [TICKETS]
Several restaurants like Il Cane Rosso are holding fundraisers, but we also wanted to do something affordable for all the other generous but cash-strapped fans of Soul Food Farm, like the kitchen crews of [...]
Four new chicken houses built by SFF volunteers!
About two dozen people got up at the crack of dawn yesterday and today and made the trip up to Soul Food Farm to wield screwguns, nailguns, and plain old hammers in the hot sun. They had heard about the farm’s fire on Facebook, various San Francisco blogs, Twitter, and Slow Food’s newsletter; some were [...]
Raffle tickets post moved
Moved Sept. 23 to http://soulfoodfarm.com/blog/2009/09/raffle for various reasons.
“Feet on the ground, chin up”: Soul Food Farm belongs to everyone now
Today it’s raining! I think I am living in a upside-down world. The wind kicked up a while ago and I stood there out in the field and watched the ashes blow like a wave or mist across the hills. It was so powerful as it swirled and moved along the ridge and at that [...]
Looking for volunteers for chicken house building workdays — and lunch donation
Next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, I am looking for volunteers to come and help Eric build two large chicken houses, for incubating young chicks, up at the farm in Vacaville.
About 15 people have already emailed me to say they are willing, but that was before we had the actual dates. People who [...]
What Soul Food Farm needs
I spoke to a slightly more rested Alexis this morning, and she and Eric have been just overwhelmed by the outpouring of supportive calls and emails. She asks everyone’s forgiveness if she hasn’t answered; they’ve been working nonstop to get the farm cleaned up and keep the chickens fed and watered. He rcomputer is also [...]
The aftermath
We finally collapsed into our beds last night after 19 straight hours.
As the day wore on so many friends and family called and emailed to say how much they cared, and what love they had for us and the Farm. I have never understood until now that Soul Food Farm meant anything to anyone else [...]
