By Harlen Persinger, 2018 IFAJ Stipend Recipient Husband and wife, Arjan and Karina Schermer, have been operating Brandrood — their cheese farm on the picturesque rural estate “Kernhem” in Ede, the Netherlands —since October 2016. They had been toying with the idea of starting a farm for some time, preferably with goats of a rare … Read More
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A Bloomin’ Good Time
By Gregg Hillyer I hear the alarm, but it seems miles away as I try to clear my mind from its deep slumber. My hand fumbles for the iPhone resting on the night stand to silence the annoying chimes piercing the lightless room. It’s 4 a.m. and not even the roosters are up. What induced … Read More
Care Farm for the Disadvantaged
By Greg Lamp, 2018 IFAJ stipend recipient By all accounts, Makandra is a small farm, really small. Yet every day as many as 25 workers, called clients, show up to hand tend 10 acres on the estate located on the outskirts of Ede, a municipality in central Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Makandra, which … Read More
Say Hello!
By Kenna Rathai, IFAJ 2018 stipend recipient and IFAJ 2019 program committee chair Hello, bonjour, hej, goededag, terve, guten tag, gamarjoba, dia dhuit, ciao, konnichiwa, salut, privet, pozdrafljeni, habari, Sali, vitayu! Many of this year’s AAEA: Ag Communicators Network attendees of the IFAJ Congress in the Netherlands will describe the issue sessions they sat in … Read More
Switzerland Press Tour: Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability
Program Press Tour: Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability For international Journalists in Lucerne, Switzerland When: September 27 – 30, 2018 Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite you to Switzerland for a seminar on the topic of “Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability”. We expect colleagues from different countries to share their … Read More
IFAJ World Congress 2018: Come to the Netherlands!
By Elaine Shein, Co-Chair, AAEA International Committee If you dig into “Dutch Roots: Small Country, Big Solutions,” the IFAJ World Congress 2018 taking place in the Netherlands July 11-15, you’ll emerge with some great stories as well as a valuable network of sources and new friends. Find out how a country that is just over … Read More