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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 … [Read more...] about Finding A Perfect Cup of Coffee On a Long Planned Vacation In Canada

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 … [Read more...] about USDA Lays An Egg With Its Proposed New Animal-Welfare Rule

American Farmland Trust (AFT), founded in 1980, has helped protect 6.5 million acres of agricultural lands. One of the first agricultural land trusts in the United States, AFT is the only one with a national scope. Over the decades, it has helped create state and local land … [Read more...] about Nourishing Local Communities By Celebrating America’s Farmers Markets

A live, in-person Farm Aid 2022 Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24th in Raleigh, North Carolina at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park (Walnut Creek Amphitheater). This is the second time that the annual festival, an all-day celebration of music and family farmers, will … [Read more...] about Tickets On Sale This Saturday For Farm Aid 2022 Festival In Raleigh, North Carolina On Saturday, Sept 24

We've noted often in the past our preference for using maple syrup instead of sugar when culinary needs require a sweetener. Unlike sugar, a quarter cup of maple syrup supplies 62 percent of your daily riboflavin requirement, about 9 percent of calcium, 8 percent of zinc, and 5 … [Read more...] about Maple Syrup Season In 2022 Saw Increase To 34 Days From 27 Days In 2021 & Double-Digit Rise In Gallons Of Nature’s Sweet Bounty