Sentences with phrase «local growers as»

This is then turned into the finished paper and cardboard while the washing water is distributed to local growers as concentrated fertiliser.

For livestock and aquaculture operations, establish relationships with local growers as well as food manufacturers (e.g., breweries) and retailers (e.g., grocers, restaurants, vendors, cafeterias, food banks) to use wasted food, as allowed under federal and state law, as a feed stock.

The university's dining halls and retail locations also compost 90 percent of the food waste it produces, and purchase from local growers as often as possible, he adds.

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A local insurance broker and a data analytics specialist have teamed up to offer grain growers the same kind of cover as energy companies and construction projects.

Hugh Jackman journeyed to Ethiopia in 2009 as an ambassador for World Vision Australia, a humanitarian organization, to see first hand how fair trade coffee makes a difference to both local growers and the environment.

I've always had a connection with local farmers and growers, and supported them as much as I could from within the hotel — on my vacation I'd go up the Hudson Valley and make goat cheese — but doing that for yourself, and making all of the choices for your own restaurant is very different.

Certified organic growers follow strict guidelines for organic food production and, as with all food producers, they must comply with local, state and federal food safety and health standards.

He's also a director of the Mary Valley Country Harvest Coop which provides weekly deliveries to the Sunshine Coast and valuable training, workshops and farm tours to local growers, as well as being actively involved in a project to get a local mixed species abattoir in the region again.

Apart from this, the company has very strong connection with local growers in Bolivia and Peru in the distribution and commercialization of Organic Certified produce such as Black Chia Seeds and Quinoa Grains in White, Red and Black variety.

To begin this process, Tim Spann, CAC's research program director, will be coordinating several small, local grower meetings to hear from you what your questions and needs are as they relate to production, and to begin extending information to help you improve your production practices.

As the industry expanded to meet both local and foreign demand for this mild (but still richly flavored) paprika, the growers saw the advantage of cultivating a spice pepper that did not need to have its veins and seeds removed.

True Food Kitchen, which sources food from local growers and purveyors, has created its fall menu around produce that is at its seasonal peak, such as squash, apples, arugula, kale, pomegranate and walnuts.

Vaknin and cofounder Shelley Golan work with local food growers as well as the consumer markets those farmers serve to bridge the gap.

I am currently working with small scale farmers in the Ecuadorian highlands and we have recently become interested in the idea of growing shade - grown coffee as a way of sustaining the local growers and preserving some of the native forests in the region.

Named the «Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices,» the program is being unveiled to California's vintners and growers as a voluntary self - assessment tool with information on how to conserve natural resources, protect the environment and enhance relationships with employees, neighbors and local communities.

The California Avocado Commission is embarking on a new path regarding production research and grower outreach and will coordinate several small, local grower meetings to hear from you concerning what your questions and needs are as they relate to production, and to begin extending information to help you improve your production practices.

Chef Heinrich was honored as one of Australia's «most creative chefs» and always has a deep - rooted desire to showcase the best from local growers and producers.

Bill is an active member of the vegetable industry and the local community, currently serving on the Vegetable Growers Association of Victoria Executive Committee, a member of the Ausveg board, VFF Hort Committee, Board member of the East Gippsland Water Catchment Authority, Chair of the Mitchell River Catchment Agricultural Business Association, Chair of the Lindenow irrigators advisory committee, East Gippsland Food Cluster and previously as the President and Life Member of the Lindenow Football and Netball clubs, bringing a range of skills and insights to the AUSVEG Board.

Created in 1998, the Co-op's Growers Meeting has become a game - changer for local producers as they work to survive and thrive in today's marketplace.

Califia Farms is as Californian as it gets — over 95 % of the ingredients included in its beverages are sourced in California — and the company works closely with local agriculture to support local farmers and growers.

I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil - based as well as other community - driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy...

They source everything they can from local growers, and then find organic fruit as often as possible.

I always suggest that my clients buy as much of their food as possible from local growers to reduce transit time and improve the nutritional value of the food they're eating.

Austin, TX About Blog This blog provides information about organic food, green practices, local growers, & fair trade, as well as delicious recipes & food guides.

A labor conflict between migrant apple pickers and the local growers» association is the backdrop against which Jim Nolan (Franco) becomes involved in the labor movement and rapidly matures as he learns what it means to do organizational fieldwork.

In addition, there are a number of marks across specific foods to look out for such as Quality Standard Beef and Lamb, Scottish Beef, Scottish Lamb, Welsh Beef, Welsh Lamb, Mutton Renaissance, Quality Bacon Standard, Quality Pork Standard, Quality Ham Standard, Specially Selected Pork, British Pig Association, Great British Chicken, Quality British Turkey, Golden Turkey, The Lion Quality, Laid in Britain, OMSCo (Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative) and Pasture Promise, as well as a range of fruit and vegetable trade bodies from the Asparagus Growers Association to The Watercress Alliance providing information on local sourcing and supply.

This program works with eight local farmers and Jennifer sees this as a means to source more from local growers.

Stephanie Hsu takes us through life on a Swedish farm as part of her WWOOF Sweden experience which links volunteers with local organic farmers and growers.

Organized in 2005 by local growers, the Nipomo Certified Farmers Market continues to have a large variety of locally grown produce as well as processed products from local vendors.

From major events such as Margaret River's Gourmet Getaway, to iconic events such as the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival which is this year celebrating 25 years to regional events such as Felton Food Festival each showcases the best local growers, artisans and wine makers the region has to offer.

In her 70x7 series, for example, Jorge and Lucy orchestrate week - long interventions within a particular town, collaborating with local farmers and growers to reinstate the farmer's market as a vital institution, and to highlight and develop local agricultural relationships as a source of pride.

By cutting down food miles, you're cutting back on the embodied carbon in the food, as well as helping out local growers.

This has the unpleasant side effect of generating a good - sized carbon footprint for transportation, as well as the loss of potential business for local growers, whose veggies and fruits may be less exciting than avocados, but are arguably more nutritious and definitely fresher.

That's a tall order, especially in the northern parts of the world, as maintaining heated, lighted greenhouses all winter long consumes quite a bit of energy and money, which is something that small and local growers in the north can't generally afford to do.

The social enterprise that she set up, Growing Communities, specialises in salads and leafy greens because salad leaves are: highly perishable thus should be as local as possible to preserve micronutrients; they are often air freighted and sprayed with chemicals; they are highly labour intensive and require hand labour; and they have a high value thus they help to achieve economic viability for the grower.

As much as I like to grow my own food, and to support small local organic growers, my family and I still depend on the grocery store for many of the things we eat, especially in the off seasoAs much as I like to grow my own food, and to support small local organic growers, my family and I still depend on the grocery store for many of the things we eat, especially in the off seasoas I like to grow my own food, and to support small local organic growers, my family and I still depend on the grocery store for many of the things we eat, especially in the off season.

It now looks as though their optimism may have been misguided: local authorities across China are now sounding the alarms and ordering farmers and growers to leave so that their fields can be replanted with native grasses.

One interesting debate was in Newcastle (NSW) where wine growers are against further coal development as the drought is damaging their vineyards and threatening jobs - but with the coal producers saying new mines are needed for local jobs.

And there is such a system that can offer a variety of benefits to not just the grower, their local neighborhood, and their community, but can also address some of the larger challenges that we as a species are facing, such as water and food scarcity, decreasing soil health, and resource depletion.

Dunsmuir affirms the Supreme Court's continued reluctance to apply judicial deference as originally contemplated by Dickson J. in his 1979 CUPE Local 963 v. New Brunswick Liquor Board judgment and later followed by Wilson J. in her National Corn Growers Assn. v. Canada (Import Tribunal), [1990] 2 SCR 1324 dissent.

Austin, TX About Blog This blog provides information about organic food, green practices, local growers, & fair trade, as well as delicious recipes & food guides.

As she explains: «Our local growers and producers are in trouble due to competing low - priced imported goods, and whole regions are at risk.