{"id":838,"date":"2012-03-27T19:32:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=838"},"modified":"2012-03-27T19:32:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:32:58","slug":"whos-your-farmer-taylor-murchison-from-tlv-152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/whos-your-farmer-taylor-murchison-from-tlv-152\/","title":{"rendered":"“Who’s Your Farmer?: Taylor Murchison” (from TLV #152)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hometown:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Bryan\/College Station, Texas<\/p>\n

What brought you to the area?<\/strong><\/span> Family<\/p>\n

How did you get started in agriculture?<\/strong><\/span> Family (a recurring theme)<\/p>\n

What is a typical work day like?<\/strong><\/span> Glug coffee before seven, drive the W at sunrise, reliably late, reasoning session before fieldwork or into town to connect dots and cultivate relationships. Lunch at the farm is always better than in town. Try to end the day in good company, with good food, and a plan for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\"\"What do you do on a rainy day?<\/strong><\/span> \u201cRainy-Day\u201d Projects (what I didn\u2019t get to last week\/month)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best thing about working on your farm?<\/strong><\/span> Our friends<\/p>\n

What are you most proud of this year so far?<\/strong><\/span> Clearing and breaking up an additional three acres for vegetable production and finally hitting the nail on the head with the onions.<\/p>\n

What are you most looking forward to this season?<\/strong><\/span> Edamame harvest!<\/p>\n

Funniest \/ strangest thing that has happened on the farm lately:<\/strong><\/span> Snakebite Dog and the Mutant Cucumbers.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite vegetable?<\/strong><\/span> Peppers!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite insect?<\/strong><\/span> Sure isn\u2019t the Squash Bug.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite music to listen to while digging in the ground?<\/strong><\/span> Michael Hurley, Jerry, and our work songs<\/p>\n

Ever dug up (or found) anything strange \/ interesting \/ valuable?<\/strong><\/span> Purple Potatoes!<\/p>\n

Name an uncommon vegetable that people should try:<\/strong><\/span> Wrinkly Crinkly Crumply Cress<\/p>\n

Tell us one thing about farming that most people probably don\u2019t know:<\/strong><\/span> Ya don\u2019t need triple-thirteen to get it done.<\/p>\n

Is there anything you\u2019d like to see change about the way food is consumed in our community?<\/strong><\/span> Eat local, ya\u2019ll.<\/p>\n

Name one piece of equipment you could not live without:<\/strong><\/span> Ho-mi (Korean Hand Plow.. can\u2019t beat it.)<\/p>\n

Tell us one thing you\u2019ve learned that you didn\u2019t know when you first started farming:<\/strong><\/span> That, usually, I just don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

What is the best meal you\u2019ve ever eaten?<\/strong><\/span> Our tomatoes on Kerry\u2019s bread for breakfast at Taylor Farmer\u2019s Market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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