Michael Foley

After twenty years in academia, Michael Foley began farming first in southern Maryland, and then in Willits, California, where he, his wife, and oldest daughter currently operate the small, diversified Green Uprising Farm. Foley is cofounder of the School of Adaptive Agriculture and currently manages his local farmers market. He has also served as vice president of the Mendocino County Farmers’ Market Association and president of Little Lake Grange. His new book is Farming for the Long Haul (Chelsea Green Publishing, February 2019).

COVID 19 and Our Food Supply

By Michael Foley, School of Adaptive Agriculture

We have a long way to go before the resources we need for a truly resilient food system are widely available. But perhaps the difficulties of the day will make all of us more aware and appreciative of the importance of creating the bases for real food security.

April 3, 2020

What Will It Take to Move the Local Food Revolution Forward?

By Michael Foley, Resilience.org

More local food is appearing in grocery stores and restaurants and even schools, thanks to a growing number of “food hubs”; but it is a drop in the bucket still, compared to the food that is trucked in from afar. What do we need to turn this around? At least four things, each with practical and policy implications.

January 16, 2020

Farming for the Long Haul: Excerpt

By Michael Foley, Resilience.org

We need farmer- controlled advocacy organizations that are constantly alert to our particular needs as small farmers, engaged in creative adaptation to a changing agricultural reality.

February 4, 2019