Sentences with phrase «on small growers»

I agree with Nestle that the most promising initiative is the lower prices on healthier foods (although her point re: possible effects on small growers is a good one).

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Napa Valley wine grape growers say extended drought will yield smaller 2014 crop With California in the grips of severe drought, Napa Valley wine grape growers on Tuesday said some vines are ripening early and that farmers are planning fewer crops to save water...

This year's program is set to probe critical global issues from Brexit to climate change, explore the growing sustainability movement, delve into new technology available to the wine trade, and shine the spotlight on small and organic growers.

With certified sustainable vineyards and winery under the strict standards of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance program created by the Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers, Palumbo Family Vineyards & Winery is committed to small lot, handcrafted wines from varieties that are grown on small block, sustainably farmed vineyards.

They're not only made of love but from love — hand - grown on approximately 5,000 small, family farms throughout Central and Southern California, by growers who nurture the fruit in the tree for over a year.

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.

«There are a few smaller carob orchards in Australia, but what sets us apart from them and other growers throughout the world is that we grow selected varieties based on achieving the best taste,» says Michael.

On Monday 18 July 2016, dozens of London's small - scale food growers, producers, retailers and restaurateurs gathered on a garden rooftop in Shoreditch to make plans for the upcoming Urban Food Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the citOn Monday 18 July 2016, dozens of London's small - scale food growers, producers, retailers and restaurateurs gathered on a garden rooftop in Shoreditch to make plans for the upcoming Urban Food Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the citon a garden rooftop in Shoreditch to make plans for the upcoming Urban Food Fortnight and taste delicious foods created in the city.

In 2017, FamilyFarmed expanded the program to include Direct Market Success, a farmer's guide to selling at farmers markets, farmstands, through CSAs or online marketplaces and to restaurants, and a series of Food Safety Training workshops designed to give small to mid-scale produce growers the tools to comply with best practices in food safety and to introduce writing on - farm food safety plans.

Responding to globalization: impacts of certification on Colombian small - scale coffee growers.

Even commercial growers tend to be so small that the Florida Department of Agriculture has no statistics on them.

According to an industry source, about 80 percent of organic production currently comes from family farms, and organic growers (especially in the case of vegetables) produce on smaller areas than conventional farmers.

Today, To'ak works hand - in - hand with a small group of cacao growers in Piedra de Plata to help save Ecuador's historic cacao from being on the drink of extinction.

New England «terroir» While small, Walrus and Carpenter is average by New England oyster farm standards, where most growers run boutique farms that rely on name - branded marketing and distinctive flavors based on geographic location — what the wine industry would call «terroir.»

Because jumping spiders consume most small agricultural pests, growers can avoid using some chemical treatments on their crops.

Although ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers (SMDV) is too new for anyone to say that it presents a better small - cap dividend approach, its one - year total return based on NAV is 13.25 % vs. 2.76 % for DES.

Our catering menus draw inspiration from the best local provisions available each season and change regularly depending on produce offered at local farmers markets and from small growers, ranchers, and fishermen.

As I wrote in a blog post last year, the burdens imposed by agricultural carbon offset protocols can be high, excluding participation from growers (particularly smaller ones) who lack the time and resources to take them on.

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 season.

Nonetheless, the wholesale grower recently discontinued spraying foliage with neonicotinoids, although it is still using small amounts of the systemic insecticides in granular form on some tree crops in the field.