Jodi Helmer combines her passion for writing with her love of the land to write articles about sustainable living for Hobby Farms, HobbyFarms.com, Urban Farm, UrbanFarmOnline.com, E: The Environmental Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Out Here, Energy Times and Backpacker. She has written several books, including The Green Year: 365 Small Things You Can Do to Make a Big Difference (Alpha, 2008). Her latest project, an agritourism guidebook called Farm Fresh Georgia, will be published by UNC Press in 2013.
As a sustainable-living advocate who supports the local farmers’ market, makes mozzarella, bakes bread and preserves produce, Jodi recently traded an urban townhouse for a bungalow on an oversized lot. When she isn’t writing, she spends her time poring over seed catalogs and coop designs. She plans to build raised vegetable beds and welcome a trio of chickens to her land this spring. She also volunteers for a local dog rescue, fostering abandoned and neglected dogs until they find their forever homes.
Jodi shares her North Carolina home with her favorite handyman and their dogs, Molly, Milo, Roxie and Noelle.
Learn more about her work at www.jodihelmer.com.
2011 Livestock Population Trends
The global human population reached 7 billion this month, but world food organizations wonder if livestock production can keep up.
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Infographic: Beat the Blight
If you struggle with crop failure, you’re not alone. Take a look at the forces that challenge America’s agriculture.
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