Sentences with phrase «organic small farms»

I'm a huge fan of everything they do and stand for — supporting organic small farms and using incredibly high quality ingredients.

Not exact matches

Founder and owner Craig Howard, who also runs a small Kansas City organics catering company, says he was inspired by the self - serve and honor - based model used by many traditional farm stands.

By Mary Mesenburg, Door to Door Organics Not only does food grown on a nearby farm leave a smaller carbon footprint and support the local economy, but I believe it also tastes better and is better for you than food... Continued

On our certified organic farm, we have a diverse operation including compost, livestock, vegetables production, compost, greenhouses, small grains, gardens and 1100 certified organic apple trees.

The Small Footprints Wine Club experience is your opportunity to join us as we «tread lightly» on our journey of biodynamic and organic viticulture, sustainable farming and premium winemaking; to become part of the Gemtree family.

There are big conventional dairy farms, smaller organic dairy farms, organic CSAs, a winery, an alpaca farm and much more, all within a half hour drive of my place.

For small manufacturers such as organic farms, beekeepers and custom cosmetic producers Primera's LX - Series of roll - fed inkjet colour label printers is the perfect solution with the possibility to use individuality as a selling point.

While I do still eat eggs (from the free range, organic small family farm down the street), when those hens aren't layin, I'm doing tofu scrambles.

I am a small berry farm operation using organic growing methods with several colonies of honey bees.

Her graduate research thesis examined market conditions that contribute to small organic farm success.

While the majority of organic dairy farms are small - scale family farms, the United States also has large - scale corporate dairy farms as well.

Since organic farming currently accounts for such a small percentage of global agricultural production, Crowder said its effect on food security is not an immediate concern.

USDA surveyed U.S. organic dairy farmers in 2005, prior to implementation of these requirements, and found that pasture - based feeding was more common on smaller dairy farms and that 4 % of organic dairy farms never used pasture (McBride and Greene, 2007).

So when Asheley and I picked a small arsenal of strawberries a few weeks back from the local organic farm, I knew immediately what I was going to make.

Flavors showcase the best local, organic and sustainable ingredients from Oregon and Southern California farmers and artisans as well as imported flavors from small hand - picked farms from around the world.

The Logan, Utah - based firm sells premium organic flour and grains to retailers and bakeries while dealing directly with small farms.

After nearly thirty years of bringing organic dairy from small family farms to the national marketplace — and becoming t...

If it was certified organic AND from a domestic producer AND from a small, family farm, then I'd think it's a good bet even if I didn't personally know the farmer.

Small organic farms and businesses (gross agricultural income from organic sales does not exceed $ 5,000 per year)

We source our Cacao Powder from small, organic farms in Peru, where the cacao beans are hand harvested, cold pressed, and carefully milled into fine powder.

I had a small chat with Arturo at the McGrath Family Farm stand about the bagrada bug problem threatening local organic farmers.

Lunch: Stag's Lunchette «Stag's is a small sandwich shop that's great about getting things from local farms, using hormone - free, antibiotic - free meats and organic produce whenever possible.

After customizing your organic fruits and veggies, you also have the option to add other farm products like unique, hand - crafted jams, pasture - raised eggs, organic milk and dairy products, artisan olive oil, small - batch honey, a «canning case» and more to your delivery.

The Straus family farm became the first certified organic dairy west of the Mississippi River, which led the way for many other small dairy farms in California to follow suit and convert to organic.

Mr. Albert Straus: Founder and CEO of Straus Family Creamery, is an outspoken advocate for organic, non-GMO dairy production, environmental stewardship and small family farms.

Some smaller farms may not be certified organic by the USDA, however, they withhold extremely high quality standards.

There is also a small 24 - hour market called Tiger Farms, which has a good selection of gluten - free food and stocks fresh organic vegetables purchased from the Dallas Farmers Market each week.

The importance of this transparency is borne out by Coombe Farm, winner of the Soil Association's Best of Organic Market award for best small organic retailer.

Hydroponic farming requires technological prowess and deep pockets, two things often in short supply for small organic farmers.

Young Living started small in 1993, when D. Gary Young and Mary Young developed their first organic herb farming and distillation operation.

I would also say that the potential exists for a well - run conventional farm to have a smaller environmental impact than a poorly run organic farm.

Our organic heirloom potatoes come from small - scale family farms in rural southwestern Wisconsin.

Raised on a small family farm in the Netherlands, Louise has extensive experience in organic agriculture, fair trade and development cooperation at a strategic, management and regulatory level.

Regulators also aim to help small and medium - sized farming enterprises in their conversion to organic production, proposing the authorisation of group certifications, which could save smaller farmers time and money.

For this reason, organic farms tend to be a lot smaller than non-organic manufacturers and more time (and usually more care) is given to the crops as they grow and are harvested.

Buy natural Kona Coffee through an organic family owned Kona farm roasting the best Kona coffee beans in small batches.

We are delighted to announce that the next step of succession planning has been completed, and that Louise Luttikholt will join IFOAM - Organics International as our next Executive Director.Raised on a small family farm in the Netherlands, Louise has extensive experience in organic agriculture, fair trade and development cooperation at a strategic... more

While there are organic farms that match the size of their conventional equivalents, most are smaller.

There were grave concerns around the small town of Inglewood in southern Queensland that its biggest employer, the organic chicken farm, would close down.

Jason worked on smaller organic farms before he started with Coolibah Herbs.

Those terms may conjure up images of small Norman Rockwell-esque farms, but again, Goldstein and Karr say that only organic products have specific guidelines about animal welfare and access to outside.

Traditional farming methods, organic agriculture, and small - scale farming, are championed while all that is associated with the Green Revolution is reviled: in short, science and technology are bad; natural, organic and small - scale is good.

For Straus Family Creamery, organic agriculture, as practiced on small to mid-size family farms, starts with sustainable land stewardship.

Because industrial agriculture was on the rise and milk prices were unrealistically low to sustain family farming, Straus saw an exciting opportunity — Create an organic marketplace; one which reflected the true costs of production and promoted responsible land stewardship, offering a viable, principled, sustainable business model for small dairy farms.

The Business: Featured on Sydney Weekender, and in numerous publications such as: Garlic by Penny Woodward; Transition Farms by Bev Buckley; The Land newspaper; Small Farms and Border Living magazines,» Carrigbyrne» has been a thriving organic garlic business for the past 26 years, with a large customer base of both retail businesses and individuals from Melbourne to Darwin.

Machetazo Mezcal, one of Johannessen's current obsessions, grows agave on a small, organic, sustainable farm in Guerrero, Mexico.

Nature Bio-Foods Ltd (NBF), a pioneer in organic food grains since 1997, has taken great initiative to bring sustainability to small and marginal farms through organic agriculture production in combination with the world's highest ethical standards from Faitrade International, Germany and their FLO - Cert Fairtrade standard.

Pajumäe Talu OÜ (stand H30 - C) is exhibiting its Prasad ghee, made of unsalted organic grass - fed butter by a small family farm in Estonia.

In many cases, heirloom plants do meet the guidelines of the USDA's National Organic Program because they are typically grown by small - scale gardeners who have adopted organic farming practices.

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.