Posts Tagged ‘sustainable agriculture’

Total Mix Ration Feed for Dairy Cows (video)

How can Tom Trantham’s cows graze alfalfa and not be susceptible to bloat?

Frikeh, Freekeh, Fereek: Green Wheat Wonder (video)

Freekeh is a middle-eastern dish made from immature (green) wheat whose natural development is permanently arrested by a roasting process in the field.

A New Family Farmer (video)

Michael Paine is a rare breed for becoming a new farmer: no prior farming experience, and he’s young.

The Unconventional Harvest: A Large No-Till Organic Farm

I met Emily Stiegelmeier near Route 12 at the intersection of two long and lonely dirt roads near her 4,000 acre farm.

The Unconventional Harvest: New Forest Farm

What exactly is permaculture? This lingering question led me to Viola, Wisconsin to stay with Mark Shepard, a permaculture expert.

Detroit, a Ravaged City: Some Look to Urban Agriculture for a Brighter Future

Detroit may offer a brighter future not only for itself but also for the state, and country too.

Carole Anne and Curly are Arkansas transplants (they both hail from the east coast), brilliant musicians and amazing mushroom farmers. Their hippie roots brought them “back to the land” and to the magnificent Ozarks. They’ve been farming now for over 20 years, and know the shiitake like they know their three children. Their farm is [...]

Radiance Dairy (video)

There are thousands of dairy farms out there. And most treat their cows on par with industry standards: Milk them until they no longer produce at large quantities and then “retire” them…usually to a feed lot. But Radiance Dairy is different. And that’s why we chose it as our first stop on the Real Food [...]