Stick and Stone Farm in Ithaca, New York, adapts to a changing organic vegetable customer landscape.
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Lakeview Organic Grain, a pioneer in the Northeast organic farming community, is winding down and changing course.
A science and technology university based in Pennsylvania is set to open a high-tech greenhouse in York.
BAM is a buckwheat-based drink developed at the Cornell Food Venture Center Pilot Plant with the input of regional farmers.
About $25 million is available for the more than 1,600 Organic Valley farm members in 30 states across the country, including more than 275 farms in the Chesapeake bay watershed.
Shopping locally-sourced products extends beyond the produce aisle, and Star Bright Farm is determined to educate people about that as they grow herbs to make lotions, soaps, creams and more at their seven-acre operation.
An organic farming family talks about their journey building community around local food.
Organic farms are limited in the fertilizers that they can apply, so nutrient management is important for keeping soils healthy and plants growing.
This organization of farmers, gardeners and consumers promotes land stewardship, organic food production and local marketing.
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