Hibbing Daily Tribune | 'Waste not, want not': Teaching the value of recycling, sustainability Hibbing Daily Tribune The students and staff implemented a composting program involving local community farmers. NLCS now composts all of its food waste. This compost feeds various farm animals in the local community. In return for the compost, farms provide the NLCS School ... |
Decorah Journal | Trout Tank hooks investments in kind and cash for Winneshiek start-ups Decorah Journal Hannah Breckbill told 150 people at the Decorah Elks Club last week about her hopes and dreams for the organic vegetable farm she owns with Emily Fagan north of Decorah, Humble Hands Harvest. She walked away with dozens of offers to fund new fruit ... |
USDA offers targeted farm loans to underserved groups and new farmers The Tomahawk In addition to customary farm operating and ownership loans, FSA now offers Microloans through the direct loan program. The focus of Microloans is on the financing needs of small, beginning farmer, niche and non-traditional farm operations, such as ... and more » |
Wisconsin State Farmer | CSA farming: It's all about the people and their food Wisconsin State Farmer Most certainly buying decisions do center on organic, non-GMO, natural food, raised by friendly, local, small family farms. It's also true that buyers are not all sure what these terms actually mean but do associate them with better food and health. It ... |
Community Supported Agriculture open house Wisconsin State Farmer Gail and Pete Overholt, of Madison, are big supporters of locally grown, organic food, grown by farmers they can talk to. Gail is a personal chef in Madison. Loading… Post to Facebook. Community Supported Agriculture open house Gail and Pete Overholt ... and more » |
Cecil Daily | Rising Sun farm preserved with easement Cecil Daily Beyond the easement, the Brewers are looking toward the future of the farm — which primarily grows produce — in other ways as well. Rachel said they try to use as little fossil fuels as possible in the farming operatons and are also working to ... and more » |
Wesleyan Connection (blog) | Alumni Attribute Long Lane Farm for Jumpstarting Interests, Careers in Agriculture Wesleyan Connection (blog) The biodynamic farm spans 150 acres in Philmont, N.Y. “Our farm community supports itself through a CSA (community supported agriculture) and our main focus is on growing many annual and some perennial vegetables and herbs for 300 or more customers on ... |
Around Sharon Wicked Local ... local culture. Coffee and cookies provided at the end. OPEN MOSQUE DAY: 3-6 p.m. April 8, Islamic Center of New England, 74 Chase Drive, Sharon. Free. Conversation with Muslim neighbors. Attendees can ask Imams and leadership questions and learn ... |
Asheville Citizen-Times | Madison County farms provide Community Supported Agriculture ... Asheville Citizen-Times With spring finally here - at least according to the calendar - The News-Record & Sentinel reached out to local farms who offer boxes of Madison County grown produce, meats, flowers and more to customers throughout the growing season. The community ... and more » |
With spring finally here - at least according to the calendar - The News-Record & Sentinel reached out to local farms who offer boxes of Madison County grown ...
With spring finally here - at least according to the calendar - The News-Record & Sentinel reached out to local farms who offer boxes of Madison County grown ...
Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury to present health, wellness talk Wicked Local Ari Kurtz, owner/head farmer Lindentree Farm, Organic CSA, Lincoln. Kurtz and his wife Moira have been operating Lindentree Farm in Lincoln for 25 years. Lindentree is one of the first CSA's in Eastern Massachusetts and currently have about 200 member ... and more » |
The Keene Sentinel | Women Leading the Way at Many Area Farms The Keene Sentinel Hinsdale's Echo Farm, a producer of organic puddings, started out as an ambition between two sisters, Beth and Courtney Hodge. “We moved to New Hampshire from Connecticut when my sister and I were in our early teens," said co-owner Beth Hodge. “The ... |
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum | Bucyrus produce farm The Edible Landscapes preps for switch to organic Bucyrus Telegraph Forum BUCYRUS - Bucyrus farmers Bruce and Joyce Clinger think you should know where your food comes from. "We only sell what we grow as far as produce goes," Bruce Clinger said. "People want to know where it came from." They also want to make sure it's the ... |
NET Website | For Staying Power, CSAs Could Use A Niche Product NET Website U.S. consumers' hunger for fresh, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that's so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and specialize. It's especially true with community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs), which had been ... and more » |
KCUR | In A Crowded CSA Market, Specialization Is Survival | KCUR KCUR U.S. consumers' hunger for fresh, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that's so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and specialize. It's especially true with community-supported agriculture programs (CSAs), which had been ... and more » |
Bruce & Joyce Clinger want their customers to have the best produce possible, so they're certifying their business, The Edible Landscapes, as organic.
U.S. consumers' hunger for *fresh*, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that's so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and.
U.S. consumers' hunger for *fresh*, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that's so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and.
