Nathan Winters – Author at Cooking Up a Story

The Unconventional Harvest: In the Farmers Own Words

It has been a few weeks since my last post. A few weeks I will never forget. As most of you already know, on August 28th the state …

Although the event depicted below is true, the names used in this excerpt have been changed to protect the privacy of those I …

[ Editor's note: Though Nathan is no longer with us, his writings are timeless gems and a testament to his tenacious and inquiring …

VIOLA, WISCONSIN. Short of breath and drenched in sweat, I arrived at New Forest Farm on a late August afternoon. All my life I …

“Milk is milk! I don’t care if you are payin’ 3 dollars a gallon for regular milk or if you’re payin’ 6 dollars for organic milk. …

Chelsea, Michigan. Riding in the hot July sun I could smell basil more than a quarter mile from Tantré Farm. I pedaled down a long …

Biking into Cleveland on Euclid Avenue from the east side of town was a jarring reminder of America’s racial and socioeconomic …

Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen, New York There is a war between several animal rights organizations and modern industrial …

CAZENOVIA, NEW YORK “Have you ever ridden in a car that runs on vegetable oil?” “No. I have not,” I replied. Eric …

Nine miles east of Marshfield, Vermont, where I had traveled to visit Wellspring Farm, I outsmarted the cold May showers with a …