Dave

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Sustainable business pioneer Dave Smith is the Editor/Publisher of this blog, OrganicToBe; is author of To Be Of Use; and was cofounder of Smith & Hawken whose mission was providing sturdy hand tools to organic and biodynamic garden farmers. He was an executive assistant to Cesar Chavez and cofounder of Briarpatch Natural Foods Co-op in Menlo Park, California.

Dave has held leadership positions in Real Goods, SelfCare, Seeds of Change, Diamond Organics, Organic Bouquet, and Organic To Go. He has served on the boards of directors of Ecology Action, Ukiah Natural Foods, and Mendocino Environmental Center in Mendocino County, California; and is cofounder of Mendocino Organic Network, an alliance of farmers and citizens promoting local, organic, and sustainable farming.

Dave and wife Beverly are proprietors of Mulligan Books in downtown Ukiah, Mendocino County, North California.

To Be of Use: The Seven Seeds of Meaningful Work

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Mud and Machinery - A day in the life of a small organic farm (photo essay)

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Dave’s Posts

Growing Organic Potatoes

Draft Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture

Paul Newman

Organic Farming - The Brightest Hope For Our Planet

Favorite Vegetarian-Vegan Barbeque (BBQ) Recipe Links

Quick & Simple Whole Grain Muffins and Hot Bread Recipes from Scratch

Keeping Pigs and Making Sweet Bacon

Super Sour Stroganoff With Smoked Tarragon And Occasional Dry Lightning (Local Organic Recipe Mashup)

Corn - Traditional Whole Grain Cookery (with Organic Recipes)

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 6/1/08

Cream of Asparagus and Fennel Soup Recipe

Greasy Cookbooks - Biscuits and Tomato Gravy (Black Skillet Recipe)

Organic King Kale Recipes

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 1/28/08

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 1/7/08

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 12/7/07

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 11/17/07

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 10/31/07

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 9/29/07

Are You Insane Enough To Farm?

Nothin’ wrong with meat and potatoes… (Organic Potatoes Anna Recipe)

Organic Food News & Recipe Links - No Fluff 9/8/07

Nell Newman and Peter Meehan - Newman’s Own Organics

Organic Food News & Links - No Fluff 8/16/07

Organic Food News & Links - No Fluff 8/9/07

Organic Food News & Links - No Fluff 7/29/07

Organic Farmers as Heroes, and Those Who Love Them

Organic Food News & Links - No Fluff 7/15/07

Organic Agriculture Is Our First Medicine

Organic Corn Cob Soup - Confessional Recipe

Organic Food News & Links - No Fluff 7/1/07

Organic News & Links - No Fluff 6/24/07

Why Organic Food is a Bargain

Organic News & Links - No Fluff 6/17/07

Organic Buttermilk Biscuits Stuffed with Goat Cheese (Black Skillet Recipe)

Organic News & Links - No Fluff 6/9/07

Organic Omelet with Goat Cheese and Greens (Black Skillet Recipe)

Love a Spud

Top 10 Reasons to Support Organic in the 21st Century

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