The Benefits of School Gardens: Health, Dicipline, Performance
School gardens improve health and academic performance, reduce discipline problems: Studies show that green spaces provide academic and health benefits for students and [...]
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Poultry Workshop Series in Massachusetts
The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Poultry Workshop Series will consist of five workshops and will cover all aspects of raising pasture poultry. A focus will be on [...]
Texas Conference On Organic Production Systems
Conference on Organic Agriculture: The Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s (TOFGA) tenth annual conference is January 28-30 in Killeen. This 3-day conference [...]
USDA Secretary Vilsack Urges GE and Non-GE Coexistance
USDA Press Release No. 0674.10; Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Open Letter to Stakeholders from Secretary Vilsack to Urge GE and non-GE Coexistence Click to [...]
Research on Farm Profitability
What Is The Secret To Farm Profitability? (From The Farm Gate) EXCERPT: Most farmers will say that marketing is the hardest task on the farm, because it is hard to pick a [...]
Relieving Hunger and Supporting Local Farmers Conferences, North Carolina
2011 Come to the Table Conferences: Communities of Faith Relieving Hunger and Supporting Local Farmers. Registration is now open! Choose from three regional events, each with [...]
Guest Post: Healthy Food, Healthy Farm Bill
By Christopher Bedford The rabid budget bear in the Congressional chambers is the cost of health care. There will be no prospect for a balanced budget until those costs are [...]
Cuts in Farm Bill won’t Significantly Reduce the Deficit
Cutting spending on new Farm Bill would make tiny dent in deficit, says MU FAPRI economist (From University of Missouri Extension) EXCERPT: As discussion develops on writing [...]
Farm Business Planning Page Updated
I’ve recently made major additions to the Farm Business Planning Page. A number of new resources on developing a business plan have been added. There is also a new [...]
Michigan Organic Farmer Training Program – Apply Now
Michigan State University Student Organic Farm Organic Farmer Training Program now Accepting Applications for 2011 To apply click HERE The Organic Farmer Training Program is [...]
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