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Richibucto River Wine Estate - Part 2

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Richibucto River Wine Estate is the home of award-winning New Brunswick wines made exclusively from their own vineyards. All wines are made from their grapes. Everything is done on-property, from the growing to the wine-making. Their grapes are harvested by hand, processed, and put into tanks until... (original story)

Beginning Farmer Land Contract Program Launches

Posted from Corn and Soybean Digest 4 days ago
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Source: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition As of Jan. 3, 2012, the Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Program is available nationwide. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) issued the final rule for this farm b... (original story)

Food as a Commodity.

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Food is one of the most basic of human needs. Routine access to a balanced diet is essential for both growth and development of the young, as well as for general health throughout one’s life. Although food is mostly plentiful, malnutrition is still common. The contradiction between plentiful globa... (original story)

Mangosteens, an indicator of inclusive growth?

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When doing grocery shopping I usually buy fruits first – I worry when my kids don’t have fruits in their daily diet – and then work around the remaining budget amount after deducting the price of the fruits. One Saturday at the supermarket in my usual spot by the fruit stands, I w... (original story)

Farm Lease Termination How-To

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By J. David Aiken, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Many farm leases, especially those between family members, are not written but are verbal "handshake" agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have different recollections of their agreement, m... (original story)

Three More Weeks {Adventures in Culinary School}

Posted from sustainable-agriculture &la... 4 days ago
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We kicked off this blog in June just as we had moved to Vermont and Harrison was venturing into a Culinary Arts program at NECI .  Fast forward to today and guess what -he has less than three weeks of actual coursework left!  In a blink of an eye the student will become an almost gra... (original story)

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Reblogged from eBucketList Travel: Hi, I am Aisha! My most memorable travel experience is visiting the Tijuca Rain Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I took a jeep tour of this rain forest one morning and I will never forget its breathtaking beauty. The Tijuca Rain Forest is the world's largest fore... (original story)

Today’s Bento/Lunch Box (12/02): Nanbanzuke Aji/Sweet and Sour Horse Mackerel Bento!

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We are very much in the season for Aji/鯵/Horse mackerel and since it is abundant in the Suruga Bay off the shores of Shizuoka Prefecture the Missus thought it was about time I had some fish for bento! For the rice the Missus steamed it plain with hijiki/sweet seaweed and mixed the lot later with... (original story)

Who said farmers are uneducated and stubborn…

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Over last 48 hours I have been meeting numerous farmers from different villages of one of least developed district of India. One simple and straight impression I could get about farmers is that they are simple in thought and action and open to new technical development. It is not that farmers don’... (original story)

Our First Livestock Sale

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Our efforts have borne fruit. Today we made our very first sale of native piglets that  were born and raised in FC Eco Camp. Only natural and sustainable practices are used in growing our pigs. Antibiotics and growth hormones are avoided. The animals are fed nutrient-filled and chemical-free crops... (original story)