The Recorder | We're betting on a new generation of farmers The Recorder Karen Davis and her husband bought the farm in 1978. But today, at 66, she's looking ahead to what to do with the 80 acres of pasture and hay fields from which she's produced organic lamb, grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, chicken and, at times, ... |
Many of the region's farmers are getting gray, which has some people worrying about the fate of all their farmland, which makes western Massachusetts so ...
A young child wearing a pink dress, fairy wings attached to her back, watering seeds in the family greenhouse. That is Forrest Barker's favorite photograph of ...
Contributing Author Sarah Axe. October is national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. Thousands of schools, education sites, and organizations across ...
Twin Cities Business Magazine | Farm to School Programs are Making Students Healthier Twin Cities Business Magazine On a recent morning, I visited the Good Acre on Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights, where a dozen or so volunteers were helping pack boxes for the week's 500-member community supported agriculture (CSA) program. They were in a large, cool ... Last ... |
Great Bend Tribune | Taking the Urban Farm to Rural Towns Great Bend Tribune The Janssens have launched and managed a CSA (community-supported agriculture) program and sell at multiple farmers' markets, driving hundreds of miles each week to reach their spread-out customers, but determined to provide fresh produce to the small ... |
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Greener Ideal (blog) | Celebrating Thanksgiving the Eco-friendly Way Greener Ideal (blog) Thanksgiving is part of a wonderful time of the year with family and friends, leaving us filled with gratitude (and good food)!. There are always ways to celebrate time-honoured traditions like Thanksgiving gatherings in a more eco-friendly way. It is ... |
4 direct-to-consumer models shifting the supply chain Supply Chain Dive "If you don't have the wholesaler middleman, the local farm can compete on price with the wholesaler," Payet told Supply Chain Dive. Some grocery stores stock local produce as a marketing gimmick to draw in customers. The farm name is often not ... |
Grand Forks Herald | Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA Grand Forks Herald "I grew here (at Lida Farm) nine years before I could certify," said Ryan Pesch. "If you're a straight-up beginning grower, ... While the Minnesota Department of Agriculture offers a rebate on organic-certification costs, the cost isn't the only thing ... and more » |
CBC.ca | Made in Quebec: Flowers grown here, not flown here CBC.ca Malissa Levitsky says Homefield Farm is the 1st outdoor flower farm in Laval, where plants are not grown in a greenhouse. She says more and more customers want to buy local flowers. (Homefield Farm). Early on in their venture, they loaded up their van ... |
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.—People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.--People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from?
Minnesota farmer talks process of going organic; rebates for certification available through MDA The Capital Journal DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- People are beginning to ask more and more questions about their food: How was it made or grown? Where did it come from? Is it organic? The push to support local farmers by buying local is growing, and the question of whether it ... |
Detroit Lakes Online | 'The gold standard': Local farmer talks process of going organic; rebates available for certification available ... Detroit Lakes Online Organic certification can be a costly process, but farmer Ryan Pesch says it can be "a complicated little beast" as well, requiring neat record-keeping and other changes some farmers may just not be ready for. "I grew here (at Lida Farm) nine years ... |
Saskatoon StarPhoenix | Five reasons to be thankful for agriculture in Saskatoon Saskatoon StarPhoenix Grovenland Farm is well-known for its holistic, organic animal management and vegetable growing methods. They use rotational grazing methods to ensure the soil microbiology is as healthy as possible. Others, like Billy Bryan, focus on raising rare ... |
Eater | This Silicon Valley-Funded Startup Aims to Prevent Food Waste — But Is It Hurting Small Farmers Instead? Eater According to a recent Chicago Tribune article entitled, “As Imperfect Produce grows in Chicago, so do challenges for local farmers,” average CSA sales there have declined, on average about 20 percent year over year since 2014. And although the shift ... |
As startups like Imperfect Produce swoop in to capitalize on food waste, food justice organizations and CSAs are feeling the pinch.
As startups like Imperfect Produce swoop in to capitalize on food waste, food justice organizations and CSAs are feeling the pinch.
