2009 Pastured Poultry Roundtable and Tour – Wooster, Ohio
October 10, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Fisher Auditorium on OARDC/OSU campus in Wooster, Ohio. Cost is $8.00 for ages 15 and over, free for ages 14 and younger. [...]
Farming Practices
Cover Crop Workshop in Michigan
Cover crops are odd plants you grow for the soil, and typically not to harvest. They are grown to improve the soil, leading to better crops that follow. Many farmers [...]
NPR Story on the Rise of Backyard Chickens
NPR’s On Point did a great story about the rise of backyard chickens. You can access the show here: https://www.onpointradio.org/2009/09/backyard-chickens Interviews [...]
National Organic Coalition Testifies at USDA/AMS Proposed National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Hearings, Monterey California
Important information on Food Safety Legislation from The National Organic Coalition (NOC): USDA Agriculture Marketing Service has been holding hearings this week in [...]
The Business of Organic Farming (Watch and Learn): Book Description and Videos
“Contrary to popular belief, a good living can be made on an organic farm. What’s required is farming smarter, not harder. Farmer Richard Wiswall is here to tell the [...]
New Resource for On-Farm Entrepeneurs – Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing For Organic Producers
New Resource Out for On-Farm Entrepreneurs A growing number of small farms are reaping more profit by becoming “certified organic,” selling everything from strawberries [...]
Literature Review Comparing Impacts of Pasture-Based Versus Confinement Dairy
My friend David Connor, Assistant Professor in the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, has offered to share with us a literature review comparing the environmental, [...]
Cool Urban Gardening Blogs
Our friend Mike Lieberman has a couple of cool blog sites blog sites about his urban gardening adventures: Fire escape garden – [...]
Upper Midwest Events and Trainings for Farmers
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) provides a number of events and trainings which might be of interest to small, beginning, and organic farmers in [...]
Attend a USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Food Safety Hearing
Attend a USDA AMS Food Safety Hearing Food safety issues are contentious, are moving quickly through a number of policy channels, and can have important implications for [...]
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