Archive · The Long Field

October 2026

3 letters

15
The quiet economy of seed
Who saves seed now, who sells it, and why a handful of small growers are rebuilding a library the size of a shed.
Field report14 minMembers
Field report14 min readMembers
8
A market at five in the morning
Three hours at a wholesale market with the traders who decide what a city eats this week.
Field report9 min
Field report9 min readFree
1
The orchard accountant
Teodor Vasile keeps the books for forty fruit farms. He explains where the money goes between blossom and shelf.
Interview12 minMembers
Interview12 min readMembers

5 letters

24
Notes on rain, and on waiting for it
A short essay from a dry September, written mostly at the kitchen window.
Essay6 min
Essay6 min readFree
20
Sunday dispatch: hedgerows, harvest mice and a broken baler
This week's notebook for members: what I saw, what I read and one recipe.
Dispatch5 minMembers
Dispatch5 min readMembers
17
What a small dairy actually costs to run
Line by line, with the numbers a 60-cow farm shared with readers.
Field report11 min
Field report11 min readFree
10
The last miller on the river
Nell Okafor runs a water mill that has ground flour since 1790. We talked about stone, grain and stubbornness.
Interview10 minMembers
Interview10 min readMembers
3
Notebook: seven apples worth finding
Old varieties, where they grow and what they are good for.
Notebook4 min
Notebook4 min readFree

134 earlier letters, back to No. 1

August 2026 and before.

2 letters

15
The quiet economy of seed
Who saves seed now, who sells it, and why a handful of small growers are rebuilding a library the size of a shed.
Field report14 minMembers
Field report14 min readMembers
8
A market at five in the morning
Three hours at a wholesale market with the traders who decide what a city eats this week.
Field report9 min
Field report9 min readFree

1 letter

17
What a small dairy actually costs to run
Line by line, with the numbers a 60-cow farm shared with readers.
Field report11 min
Field report11 min readFree

1 letter

1
The orchard accountant
Teodor Vasile keeps the books for forty fruit farms. He explains where the money goes between blossom and shelf.
Interview12 minMembers
Interview12 min readMembers

1 letter

10
The last miller on the river
Nell Okafor runs a water mill that has ground flour since 1790. We talked about stone, grain and stubbornness.
Interview10 minMembers
Interview10 min readMembers

1 letter

24
Notes on rain, and on waiting for it
A short essay from a dry September, written mostly at the kitchen window.
Essay6 min
Essay6 min readFree

1 letter

20
Sunday dispatch: hedgerows, harvest mice and a broken baler
This week's notebook for members: what I saw, what I read and one recipe.
Dispatch5 minMembers
Dispatch5 min readMembers

1 letter

3
Notebook: seven apples worth finding
Old varieties, where they grow and what they are good for.
Notebook4 min
Notebook4 min readFree

2 letters

15
The quiet economy of seed
Who saves seed now, who sells it, and why a handful of small growers are rebuilding a library the size of a shed.
Field report14 minMembers
Field report14 min readMembers
1
The orchard accountant
Teodor Vasile keeps the books for forty fruit farms. He explains where the money goes between blossom and shelf.
Interview12 minMembers
Interview12 min readMembers

2 letters

20
Sunday dispatch: hedgerows, harvest mice and a broken baler
This week's notebook for members: what I saw, what I read and one recipe.
Dispatch5 minMembers
Dispatch5 min readMembers
10
The last miller on the river
Nell Okafor runs a water mill that has ground flour since 1790. We talked about stone, grain and stubbornness.
Interview10 minMembers
Interview10 min readMembers