I have come to know a
number of local farmers in my years working at local farmers markets, and I am in awe of their dedication, hard work, passion and patience.
One
group of local farmers even set aside 160 acres of land, and pledged the profits from the grain they grow there to the team.
Whether your work is for a government or, say, a trade association
of local farmers makes an enormous difference in the way you approach science policy.
I generally buy whole chickens from a
couple of local farmers to make sure I get the freshest and healthiest meat for my family.
Terra Tech is building a
network of local farmers who grow living herbs and leafy greens for local grocery stores across the country, and plans to change the seed to cannabis where and when possible.
This is not just the
story of a local farmer making good, this is the story two people, Bill and Marsanne Brammer, sharing a love for healthy food and working hard to spread organic food both locally and nationally.
Let's go back in time for a moment: in the 1880s, agricultural credit cooperatives arose in German rural areas to meet the borrowing
requirements of local farmers, many of whom were poor.
Dozens of local farmers recently received a letter saying Dean Foods would no longer pick up their milk for a couple reasons.
Members of the Plattsburgh Common Council last Thursday clashed with a
representative of the local farmer's market over a perceived exclusivity and reluctance to allow additional vendors to sell their wares.
Through the
efforts of local farmers and the interventions of DRCSC, these arid lands have been transformed into productive and diverse farmland.
To gain a better
understanding of local farmers and where food comes from, students from Great Oaks Charter School — Bridgeport will be spending Saturday morning at Reservoir Community Farm.
He carried a personal letter from President Washington to put to rest the understandable
concern of local farmers who saw him fall from the sky.
Living and working amidst Martha's Vineyard's
plethora of local farmers and fishermen, Rucker looks forward to his continued professional growth and exploration as he evolves and expands State Road's menus, drawing upon his past culinary experiences while embracing newfound inspiration from the island's rich resources.
Each wine carries the characteristics of the people who produce it and the place and earth it comes from, it tells a story which is matched by the
passion of the local farmers and community.
That focus on safety and
knowledge of local farmer requirements has led to the release of the Shark ATV Drak, «the world's first fully certified ATV / SSV helmet».
The Dallas Farmers Market has a long history that begins with the grass roots story
of local farmers looking to sell their produce around Dallas.
By releasing new rice varieties and developing the
capacity of local farmers, researchers, and extension staff, the IRRI project has helped increase the productivity and income of small farmers, as well as foster greater overall participation by all stakeholders.
Whether you're listening to the rain or planting seeds in your sunny spring garden, let this spring produce guide and list of healthy spring recipes motivate you to embrace the first
days of your local farmer's market!
It was
because of the local farmers taking the time to share with me about their produce that I became enthralled with the farm to table movement years ago.
Orfalea has effected system - wide change through retraining food service workers, purchasing cooking equipment, facilitating
participation of local farmers, upgrading / installing school gardens, and giving nutrition / cooking presentations directly to students.
Wilson said she's never been on food stamps — «I'm too proud» — but has often resorted to relying on the
generosity of local farmers to get her and her two young children through the lean times.
Dr Cudjoe explained that experiences in other countries show that a direct
engagement of local farmers could often devise win - win scenarios to develop the sector.
For example, Kenya is suffering from a shortage of maize, in part because a drought has destroyed large
swathes of local farmers» crops.
Banka Behary Das, who is
president of a local farmers» group that campaigns on environmental issues, says the quays will cause a massive increase in fishing near the beach.
This weekend is going to be so much fun - my mom and I are going to the grand
opening of our local farmer's market tomorrow, and on Sunday we're going to take some pictures at a nearby tulip farm!
This is both good and bad, as much of Hardy's writing is focused on building up the atmosphere of his fictional «Wessex» (really, Dorset) through many
scenes of the local farmers and laborers in pub - based conversations, and while such moments were clearly important to Hardy, I found most of them a chore to get through as I read.
She's quickly dispatched to India on a three - week PR mission to gain the
trust of local farmers, not knowing that her calculating CEO (Donald Sutherland), just like «Okja's» Tilda Swinton, harbors a greedy heart beneath a veneer of benevolent sustainability.
They kill his brother (Scott Glenn, gone way too soon from a film that could use his understated strength) and pregnant sister - in - law and murder an inconvenient state judge who gets in the way of their agenda and the drawling sheriff seems to be in the back pocket of the corporation as he backs their rights to plunder the
land of local farmer.
We wandered around cutting across side roads which we thought would be short cuts, and then just ended up getting lost amongst the rice fields and the
houses of local farmers or guest houses.
Witness the daily
life of local farmers and the religious Balinese rituals that make this island so mystical.