On this Veterans Day, I honor those who have served, who have laid down their lives or been willing to, that I may enjoy freedoms unparalleled in human history. Must of us Baby Boomers had parents, uncles and aunts who served in that great WWII conflict. I was just a couple of years too young for Vietnam. And let's not forget Korea. I mean this sincerely, thank you veterans for your heart and service--including all the brave men and women serving in our armed forces today.

Whenever you receive your copy or purchase the December issue of Mother Earth News magazine, you'll see my smiling John Henry on the front cover. Some of you may not know that I do a column in each issue titled "The Pitchfork Pulpit.”

Our summer intern program has been renamed the Polyface Farm Boot Camp. The last two weeks we had nearly 40 candidates in, for 2 days apiece, for the check-out part of the process. No longer called interns, these folks will be called Stewards.