Garth Brown
Garth Brown writes about navigating digital life and whatever else interests him at The Hard Reset, as well as raising cows, pigs, and sheep on Cairncrest Farm in central New York. He is interested in cultivating an intentionally myopic perspective, the essays of E.B. White, how to balance the demands of an agricultural ecosystem with those of the market, and how to use modern technologies without having them become a time stealing, soul destroying drain on his life. He is lovingly tolerated by his wife, daughter, and son, and adored by his disgustingly energetic dog.
Articles by Garth Brown
The American Food System’s Very Bad Legacy
There’s little appetite for a response that begins with taking up our axes to clear the land for something better.
Socialism, Localism, and the Future of Industrial Agriculture
If I’m honest, I am skeptical that the localist approach I advocate will bring about a quasi-utopian future of widespread flourishing, at least within my lifetime. But at least localism…
Does Food Policy Matter? A Review of Small Farm Republic
Folks reading this site might, and there is a minority of the public that spends the time and money to grow produce or seek out good, local farms. But most…
Please Eat Cows
Animal agriculture, we hear over and over, is horrific for the environment and horrific for the livestock involved. Yet most of us can’t or won’t change our ways. There may…
The Irreducible Reality of Pork Belly
When cut into chunks, tossed with salt and some brown sugar, and then roasted all afternoon in a very low oven, perhaps with a bit of sauce for the last…
On Pigeons
Two autumns ago you couldn’t take a dozen steps without tripping over the decapitated corpse of a pigeon. There’d be one lying on the hard packed gravel of the driveway…
Cheese Should Be Dangerous
The cheese crafted here came about as a byproduct of a larger whole, the natural dividend of a complete way of life, and this is the foundation of the best…