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Finding A Perfect Cup of Coffee On a Long Planned Vacation In Canada
When traveling away from home, the farm-to-table dining directories, our most popular webpages, come in handy. But for this traveler, it's also the craft bakery listings and coffee directory which are especially useful. On a recent vacation in Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, the coffee directory made it easy to find a great daily cup or two of … Continue Reading »
USDA Lays An Egg With Its Proposed New Animal-Welfare Rule
In August 2022, the US Department of Agriculture released a new draft rule which they insist will bring organic egg and livestock companies into stricter compliance with the rules while assuring a level playing field for competitors. Mark Kastel, co-founder and executive director of Wisconsin-based advocacy group Organic Eye, cries foul. And he … Continue Reading »
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The Farmers’ Museum Spotlights Positive Trends Across America For Tomorrow’s Farmers
A current exhibition at The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown (Otsego County) in upstate New York, Growing Tomorrow's Farmers (through October 30, 2022) provides evidence that for the first time in more … Read More
Artful Tribute To Agriculture At The Hudson Valley’s Tivoli Artists Gallery
The Tivoli Artists Gallery in the Hudson Valley village of Tivoli (Dutchess County), New York, is operated by and for its members. The Gallery began as a holiday crafts fair in Rhinebeck (Dutchess … Read More
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Nourishing Local Communities By Celebrating America’s Farmers Markets
American Farmland Trust (AFT), founded in 1980, has helped protect 6.5 million acres of agricultural lands. One of the first agricultural land trusts … Read More...
“No Mow May” Grows Into Blossoming Goldenrod In Late August
The conservation initiative No Mow May "to save threatened wild flowers, plants and fungi," spotlighted a few months ago in an earlier post, has grown … Read More...
