Sentences with phrase «other local farmers»

Hayden told DairyReporter that dairy discussion groups - monthly meetings that are held with other local farmers — have been invaluable.

Not exact matches

Green suggested members utilize local farmers markets to acquire produce and other perishables.

The Sustainable Living Plan is the company's blueprint for growing the business while reducing waste, water, and energy use, sourcing raw materials in a smarter way, helping local farmers, and striving for other earth - friendly goals.

Some years back, a small Colorado goat - cheese maker called Haystack Mountain faced its version of a classic growth challenge: National demand was growing for its chèvres and other cheeses, and the company was struggling to find enough local goat farmers to produce milk.

Environmentalists, First Nations and Native Americans, and farmers and other local landowners who don't want crude oil passing through or near their property.

Other dams had preceded this one; m fact, in the 18th century local farmers filed a series of legal suits against the various corporations that built dams on the river.

The United States had donated corn to feed people in a number of southern African countries, including Malawi, but local traders were already importing corn from other countries and local farmers were harvesting their own corn.

Tod Murphy imagines licensing others to run Farmer's Diner restaurants on his model around the country, each one buying its food from its own local family farmers.

In the end, whether it's visiting with local farmers, adding new products or teaming with other distributors Stern says each function is meant to do one thing.

Not all versions have «official» names, many are named by local farmers, and similar varieties can go by different names in other regions.

I'd been eyeing up the mushrooms on «The Mushroom Table» at my local farmers» market for the past few weeks, but for some reason or other hadn't yet progressed to buying any.

Much of the ground chile and the ristras sold around Chimayo are likely to be made from Hatch chiles — though you can buy Chimayo and other native chiles at the local farmers» markets.

I saw fresh okra at my local farmer's market the other day and figured it was calling me to make this gumbo.

I was at the bookstore the other day, perusing around, and I came across Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by Local Farmers by Sur La Table.

I knew what I was going to do with a chubby and youthful looking cauliflower I saw at my local's farmers market the other day.

I go to the local farmer's food market, choose vegetables, fruits, herbs and other things.

Look for it at local farmer's markets (if you are coastal), I've seen a range at Whole Foods Markets, as well as other natural foods sources.

There can be confusion and miss identification for those unfamiliar with edible flowers, so I suggest talking to your local farmer to confirm that the flowers are edible, or buy seeds sold as edible flowers and grow them alongside your herbs and other veggies, and away from toxic flowers....

Besides recycling paper, plastic and other trash, the Atlantis Casino also gives its organic waste such as peels and skins to a company that turns it into compost and sells it as fertilizer to local farmers.

One of the greatest things about «the County», as it's fondly referred to by the locals, is the abundance of agriculture in the area — apple orchards, strawberry fields, vineyards, farmer's markets, cheese factories and other local artisans are everywhere you look.

The use of participatory guarantee system (PGS) in the province ensures that more small - scale producers such as the MASIPAG farmers are able to enjoy full support from the local government, which includes market access, promotion and many others.

Representatives have also written letters in support of beginning farmer issues, organic agriculture issues, local food issues, and conservation accountability and crop insurance, among others.

The plant offers direct benefits to Michigan's pork farmers and animal feed suppliers such as corn and soybean farmers, as well as other local businesses.

-- Local Harvest: Use this website to find farmers» markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, and fin out where you can buy produce, grass - fed meats, and many other goodies.

He used Granny Smith, Gravenstein, Jonathan and other varieties from local farmers.

Children go on a class trip to a local supermarket / community shop / farmers» market where they find fruit, vegetables and other foods which can replace meat.

HS Hi Anne - I get these at my local farmers market, but you can experiment with other types of dried fruit.

Other local players include Aussie Farmers, Pepper Leaf, Youfoodz, Queensland - based FivePointFour, Tastebox, Your Grocer, Thomas Farm Kitchen, Dish'd, and Gourmet Dinner Service.

We send food byproducts and other food wastes from our Manufacturing facilities to local farmers to feed their livestock — over 27,000 tons in 2014.

Additionally, we also aggressively recycle our brewing byproduct — our spent grain and yeast is sent to local dairy farmers for use as animal feed or soil fertilizers and we've invested in carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery systems that allow us to capture and reuse CO2 for carbonation and other brewery related processes.

At the other end of the scale, smaller scale farmers selling into niche local markets are successfully exploring a different financing alternative: crowd - funding.

I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.

While his peers thought, he had gone crazy, Straus had practical reasons for the shift — he and other family farmers were selling milk to local co-ops or regional processors that set the price for their milk, an amount that often did not cover the costs of production.

AFSA is working with the Regrarians and others to establish something similar here to support farmers working to build regenerative and fair local food economies.

In other words, you don't have to stick to organic or pesticide - free from your local farmer.

From June 2010 — December 2015, I was the National Coordinator of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, (AFSA) which is Australia's first national alliance of producers, local food businesses, community gardeners, farmers market coordinators, food social enterprises, local governments, health professionals and many others who share a vision of a food system based on the values of fairness to all, health and well - being, and ecosystem integrity.

Like many others, my wife and I love to pick fresh herbs from our local farmers market to garnish all of our curries, soups and stews with!

As you might have guessed, Bob has close ties to the Midwest spicy foods industry — he includes both Jim Campbell and CaJohn Hard as longtime friends — and sells a number of sauces, glazes and other food offerings under the Sunny Gully name to local farmers markets and stores.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

Many farmers have been in business with the Co-op for decades, while others are young growers who are making a commitment to the land and the business of local agriculture.

I like getting food at our local farmers market and one of the grocery stores that I go to — but the others, chores!

Did you know that by drinking milk and eating cheese and other dairy rich products, you are also actively supporting your local farmers?

In other parts of the country, where children grow their own vegetables and schools partner with local farmers, the children are happy to eat food that they feel connected to, and develop eating habits that will make them healthier and happier for the rest of their lives.

We love visiting our small local farmer's market and supporting the other small businesses in our area.

His investigation continues, and he expects more claims to be brought against other food service providers over rebates that not only create «an inherent conflict of interest» in the choice of foods children are served at school, but also discourage the use of locally produced goods from smaller suppliers, including local farmers.

The farm's organic farmer's market sells bread baked on - site (Wednesday — Sunday), plus produce, naturally raised meat and other local organic products.

She said she will be working to partner with local farmers, bakers and other vendors to stock store shelves in the future.

To provide more fruits, vegetables, and other fresh and nutritious foods for school meals, the USDA is also working to develop farm - to - school partnerships with local farmers, States, localities, tribal authorities, school districts, and community organizations.

Partnering with local farmers, public officials, business leaders and other institutions is a positive development that starts in local communities and has a ripple effect up through the regional economy.»

No fewer than twelve Fulani herdsmen have been reportedly killed while fourteen others are declared missing by the Fulani community in Oyo State, after an attack by suspected local farmers at Okere near Iseyin in Iseyin local government area of the state.