Articles by Karen Washington

Even with strong commodity prices, high cost inflation worries farmers

Karen Washington · May 3, 2022

The Ag Economy Barometer improved in April, up 8 points to a reading of 121; however, it remains 32 percent below its reading from the same time last year.

Karen Washington: A farmer in action for her community

Karen Washington · March 18, 2022

I never imagined I would be a farmer. My relationship to food was simple: It came from a grocery store and my mom was a good cook. In 1985, I moved to a home in the Bronx with a big backyard, and I decided to grow tomatoes. To my surprise, those tomatoes changed my understanding […]