Part of the reason pesticides are widely used in agriculture comes down to the general preferences of the average American consumer. Farmer Don, a local Portland farmer who grows and sells a variety of fresh foods explains the fussiness some people exhibit toward fruits and vegetables—they won’t buy if something is blemished or has any [...]
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Farmer Don-In His Own Words
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A Guide to Buying Organic Food
January 9, 2010 To help stay on track to eating healthier, Sharon Lehrman offers this list of six suggestions which include Vegetables and Fruits, Dairy Products, Meat and Poultry, Peanut Butter, Catsup, and Baby Food. Added bonus is “The Dirty Dozen” list of highest pesticide residue fruits and vegetables from the Environmental Working Group.
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Posted in CUpS Food News Wire Also tagged beef, cheese, chicken, dairy, eating healthy, eggs, fresh food, fruits, grass-fed meat, list, organic, organic food, pesticide free, pork, supplemental horomones Post a comment
A Sustainable Farmer Talks Corn
Anthony Boutard shares the history behind the different varieties of corn that he grows, and describes their more notable uses. Anyone who knows Anthony, knows this farmer believes in growing a wide diversity of crops, including diversity within a species. It just so happens that corn being one of the oldest grains also has [...]
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Minnesota Organic Farmer Uses Thermal Banking to Increase Farm Output, Sustainably
Reporting from the field:
These past few days we’ve been spending time in Oak Center, Minnesota (located about 25 miles north of Rochester), with a really great organic farmer, Steven Schwen, of Earthen Path Organic Farm. Challenged by the cold Midwest winters, Steven pondered how to warm up his planting beds. What evolved was a [...]
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My Journey to a More Sustainable Food Lifestyle-Part 2
No rBGH/BST for me!
I wouldn’t say that I’m not a spontaneous person but when making major life changes especially ones that are going to impact the people that I love, I do my research. Matter of fact, I love a little research every now and then. Searching the internet for hours until I [...]
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Crookneck Squash and Tomato Slices
Posted in Recipes Also tagged heirloom, recipes squash, side dish, squash, squash yellow, summer squash, tomato, tomato plants 1 Comment
