Denise O'Brien has begun a new series on the Blog for Iowa website about sustainable agriculture. O'Brien (co-founder of Women, …
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Denise O'Brien has begun a new series on the Blog for Iowa website about sustainable agriculture. O'Brien (co-founder of Women, …
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January 27, 2010 As the time for public comments draw to a close, a look at a local hazelnut orchard and tree farm in Clackamas …
It wasn't just the big stone axes they were wielding, it was the ability to cultivate food themselves that was attractive to …
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Raising grass-fed cattle to save the planet - Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch are building a barn and plan on adding livestock …
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At a press conference held yesterday in Portland, OR, several conservation and farming organizations came together and provided a …
After all the planning, planting, and harvesting, how does a farmer get all that food distributed locally? "Even with bizarre …
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Navdanya, Vandana Shiva's website, reports even the simplest, most common foods, are rapidly climbing beyond the reach of …
A Farm Foundation Roundtable discussion took place today. Michael Dimock, of Roots of Change (ROC) was present, offering "ten …
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"Several states recently banned specific practices that are common in CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations), taking small …
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A reminder from Change.org the importance of the soil's health - for without it we won't have food to eat or clothing to wear …