Back Forty left Indiana Ave. in Missouri for Missouri Ave. in Indiana to attend last week’s 2010 ACRES U.S.A. Conference. Indianapolis was as clean and friendly as our exhibit booth … until we broke out the blueberry ink. It went over really well, minus the person visiting an adjacent booth who reached over and tried to write his contact information with quill and ink. A frustrated Byron Dale gave up.

It was a great experience to be a part of the organic farming community. We received a lot of positive feedback about our work, obtained several good contacts and leads, enjoyed the company of our neighboring booth (Thanks for the organic lollipops, Barb!),  and were encouraged to attend even more organic farming conferences. We see MOSES and SSAWG in the near future, so we hope to see you there, too.  In the meantime, we’d love to hear from any attendees.


This is a recent article written by Robert Cohen of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

For six decades it sat perched atop the mountain, the king of color film. But time has almost run out for Kodachrome. The last photo lab in the United States that still develops it is in Parsons, Kansas. Dwayne’s Photo will process their last roll on December 30. Post-Dispatch photographer Robert Cohen found his last roll of Kodachrome 200 and took it to the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.
More: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_ad32e87d-29d3-5427-84b9-34e73b6900e6.html

Haley and Morgan modeling the 2010 fashion line!

I've seen bigger.

Back Forty's booth, complete with free basil.

The Back Forty shirts really pop!

Pittsburg, KS

Back Forty Creative - Amanda & Miranda

This gal!

Thanks for sending in the pictures, Molly. Remember to keep your thumbs up while you wear it.

A view from the peak of the first climb near Ragged Point.

Profile map of route north of San Simeon. I prefer the downhill portions.

Every year my friend Erica and I meet somewhere to go on a 2-5 day bike tour. A few years ago we rode 300 miles across Missouri on the longest Rails-to-Trails conversion in the nation (The Katy Trail). Last year we rode a section of California’s scenic Highway 1 — or the 1, as locals call it –from Santa Monica to Santa Barbara. A couple of weeks ago we continued the bike tour of  the 1 from San Simeon north through parts of Big Sur and back to San Simeon. It’s definitely the most beautiful bike route I’ve encountered, but also the most difficult for me. I don’t have a lot of mountains to train on in the St. Louis area. As it turns out, hills make me very cranky, but the massive amounts of food I get to eat while bike touring makes me very happy.

- Miranda

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