AGRICULTURE

Turkana Farms, LLC, is a small scale producer of heritage breed livestock and a wide array of vegetables and berries on just over 39 acres in Germantown, New York. Under the stewardship of Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer, the farm is dedicated to sustainable agriculture and eschews the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, growth enhancers, and antibiotics.

  • 6 minutes 22 seconds
    AgriCulture: Resilience
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin January 20, 2025 The snow before the cold — photo by Mark Scherzer ResilienceHi all, Mark here.It’s the evening of January 19. For the first time this winter, enough snow is accumulating outside... Read More ›
    23 January 2025, 11:45 am
  • 6 minutes 50 seconds
    AgriCulture: Where Have All the Shepherds Gone?
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin January 3, 2025 I bottle feed a frail newborn as mom looks on — photo by Arthur Gary Where Have All the Shepherds Gone?Hi all, Mark here.As if to re-affirm our bond with... Read More ›
    2 January 2025, 12:25 pm
  • 7 minutes 28 seconds
    AgriCulture: A Season of Miracles
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin December 17, 2024 Enter the Season of Miracles — photo by Eric Rouleau A Season of MiraclesHi all, Mark here.Tis the season of miracles. This year, by cosmic design, Christmas and Hanukkah fall... Read More ›
    19 December 2024, 10:50 am
  • 7 minutes 13 seconds
    AgriCulture: A Watched Pot Never Boils
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin December 12, 2024 Frozen in anticipation — photo by Mark Scherzer A Watched Pot Never BoilsHi all, Mark here.”Patience is a virtue.” I don’t know if that’s a view unique to the societies... Read More ›
    12 December 2024, 1:15 pm
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    AgriCulture: Just the Facts, Please
     TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin November 25, 2024These need explaining — photo by Eric RouleauJust the Facts, PleaseHi all, Mark here.Most of my life I’ve cultivated an air of detached irony. I offer satiric commentary about the day’s news. I... Read More ›
    27 November 2024, 9:30 am
  • 6 minutes 38 seconds
    AgriCulture: The Day After
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin November 7, 2024 A long road ahead — photo by Mark Scherzer The Risks and the BenefitsHi all, Mark here.It’s odd to feel hung over when you haven’t excessively drunk the night before.... Read More ›
    8 November 2024, 9:45 am
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    AgriCulture: The Risks and the Benefits
    25 October 2024, 10:30 am
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    AgriCulture: Not a Walk in the Park
    10 October 2024, 3:00 pm
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    AgriCulture: The Logic of the Situation
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin September 28, 2024 A view clear to Canada? photo by Mark Scherzer The Logic of the SituationHi all, Mark here.I don’t know if it’s the warped workings of my brain or a reflection... Read More ›
    1 October 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 6 minutes 17 seconds
    AgriCulture: Home
      TURKANA FARMS, LLC Green E-Market Bulletin September 12, 2024 Turkeys returning home from a visit to the fence photo by Mark Scherzer HomeHi all, Mark here.Home is a powerful magnet. When Dorothy tapped her shoes and intoned “There’s no... Read More ›
    12 September 2024, 6:00 pm
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    AgriCulture: Getting the Message
     TURKANA FARMS, LLCGreen E-Market Bulletin August 29, 2024Orhan and Lale, hanging in the barn photo by Mark ScherzerGetting the MessageHi all, Mark here.From time to time during my office day, I stick my head out of the bathroom window upstairs,... Read More ›
    30 August 2024, 9:35 am
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