The following stats paint a loose picture of the amorphous entity of "Independent Farmer,” and situate it in the broader context of American agriculture. 97 percent ...
Record Herald | Mix it up and try something new at the Farmers' Market Record Herald Market shoppers, who are “buying local” and in season, will notice that some of the “spring crops” such as beets and broccoli are available – it will be a brief time! – at the same time as the beginning of “summer crop” green beans, summer squash and ... |
The Newark Advocate | Sunbeam, a family farm, features organic, CSA offerings The Newark Advocate Sunbeam Family Farm (“Feeding Your Family One Plant at A Time!”) is very much a family enterprise. For the past eight years, Sunbeam has also been a fixture at the Granville Farmers Market. A certified organic vegetable farm located at 3414 Northridge ... |
Sunbeam, a certified organic market and CSA, also a longtime Granville Farmers Market vendor.
Justice-minded farmers are finding creative ways to surmount the barriers like the cost of seeds, changes in federal programs—and, of course, the occasional ...
Sunbeam, a certified organic market and CSA, also a longtime Granville Farmers Market vendor.
Summit Daily News | Home Cooking: How to cook up the bounty from the first Summit CSA harvest Summit Daily News Last Wednesday I was as giddy as a girl on Christmas morning. It was the first weekly pick-up of locally grown, organic vegetables from the Summit CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), from the High-Country Conservation Center. Way back in February, ... |
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Volume One | A Grant for Growth Volume One “They're able to provide market access to smaller producers, and that creates sort of this strengthening of the local economy and strengthening of their business, and our business, and our community's health and wealth.” – CRYSTAL MARTIN, MENOMONIE ... |
Five Female Farmer Candidates to Watch in 2018 Modern Farmer Farm Story: After farming vegetables for four years at New Morning Farm in south-central Pennsylvania, this 34-year old mother and sustainable ag activist became the general manager of the Tuscarora Organic Growers Co-Operative in 2015. This network of ... |
The Kingston Whig-Standard | Program feeds local growing movement The Kingston Whig-Standard Members of Roots Down's CSA program, which has roughly 150 customers and hopes to bridge a relationship between farmer and eater, popped by Old Farm Fine Foods with bags and boxes to fill with organically grown vegetables. The farm — located in ... |
Richmond magazine (blog) | 'You Don't Look Like a Farmer' Richmond magazine (blog) After watching a film produced by Virginia State University that details the food desert challenge in Virginia, Chambers and Carry, who previously grew fruits and vegetables as a hobby, created Sun Path Family Farm in their backyard four months ago to ... |
Alia Chambers and Jeremy Carry of Sun Path Family Farm tend their backyard plot in Richmond's South Side. (Photo by Jay Paul). The reality of living in a food ...
Republican Eagle | Colorful area CSA offers subscribers four months of produce, local connections Republican Eagle My university studies in ecology and my love of gardening compelled me to pursue organic farming. 2012 will be my third year running a CSA business. My interest in CSA grew out of an internship at Blue Moon Community Farm in Madison, WI, and a long- ... |
South Whidbey Record | Growing new farmers at Maxwelton school South Whidbey Record “You need to constantly re-evaluate how to make money. In other words, farming is not just working here in the field.” The Organic Farm School follows the concept of CSA, or community-supported agricultural. It offers local residents CSA memberships ... |
40 Pretty Easy Ways to Spend Less Money Motley Fool Another easy way to spend less is to buy a community supported agriculture (CSA) subscription, which will get you many weeks of produce from local farmers. It's often organic produce, too -- which can be better for your health -- and buying it through ... |
Emily Newhouse and Corbin Scholz sit in the dirt of Maxwelton Valley, talking about teenagers, pregnancy and contraceptives. They are meticulously tending to ...
Lake Placid News | SAVOR THE SEASON: Growing customers with CSA Lake Placid News KEESEVILLE - For the past 10 years, Ian Ater and Lucas Christenson have grown an assortment of crops on their farm, Fledging Crow Vegetables. The goal is to grow and sell local, organic produce to people and businesses in North Country communities. |
Wicked Local | Norwell Farms gets break on annual rental fee Wicked Local The Norwell Historical Commission requested the fee for those utilizing the farm that would be put back into the farm for small things such as replacing hinges, fixing the cooking area and the cleaning of the barn. Summer camps have also been held at ... |
