Sentences with phrase «several local farms»

Quail eggs can be quite expensive but we found several local farms that sold duck eggs on Craigslist for a reasonable price.

Earlier this summer a group of 11 Argentinian delegates including Penn State University, Lakeview Organic Grains, and several local farms travelled to Northeast U.S. to visit Rodale Institute.

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His business Food Farm has since sustained it's needs and hired on several employees to grow, profiting from sales at Detroit's Eastern Market, through the City Commons Agricultural program, and by selling to local restaurants and businesses.

Several skeptical researchers and authors have been hammering away at the foundations of the foodie cause, arguing that everything Pollan and his acolytes stand for — from the dangers of GMO foods to the benefits of local farming — is based on sketchy evidence at best, and at worst is just plain wrong.

The local food and farm - to - table movements have been gaining momentum for the last several years.

Along with High Hops Brewery, Victor Tangos partners with several local breweries and farms to find the highest - quality products and beers.

This weekend we are planning a visit to our local farm to pick up several pounds of blueberries.

At my local Bristol Farms, hatch chiles were the hype of the market, and I picked up a few along with a flyer with several recipes to try at home.

Fate intervened in several unlikely ways in the two ensuing decades and then last fall, Weber, now a fixture in the national Farm to School Network, found himself waxing enthusiastic about local produce to a woman who was part of an effort called Homegrown Minneapolis, which would like to see more of that farmstead goodness put before MPS kids and other locals.

So they passed over Will Yandik, a relative moderate whose family farm went back several generations and who had graduated from a local high school before getting bachelor's and master's degrees in the Ivy League.

I take the kids to several local «pick your own» type farms where you can pick your own pumpkins, apples and winter squash.

I bought several really large (20 + pound) of these cushaw winter squashes at a local no - spray farm for $ 6 each and later found them at another farm for only $ 5.

By working with several city councils in our region, San Diego Humane Society recently helped pass legislation banning local pet stores and other commercial businesses from selling dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits that are obtained from puppy mill farms, commercial catteries, and other large breeding establishments.

The Downtown Sunday Market (a local farm & craft market in Colorado Springs) was hosting their «Dog Days of Summer» event and we found out that NMDR would be there with several of their adoptable dogs — including Charley.

If the farm spread is very large, and the local predators are primarily wolf packs or big game, several guardians may be required to effect sufficent predator control.

With a Wild Flower reserve, and several nature reserves, farms and game farms to explore in the area, the nature lover is spoilt for choice, and knowledgeable staff on hand at the local tourism bureau will help you find just where to go to see the most spectacular scenery, or to find the rarer and more elusive bird and animal species.

The Barossa Valley has a rich history and a tradition of exemplary red wines, in more recent times the region has become a haven for foodies as well as wine buffs, with several fantastic restaurants and local gourmet food producers, including the legendary Maggie Beer — a visit to Maggie's Farm is a must for visiting conference delegates.

You can enjoy the tranquil countryside and 4.5 star luxury self contained cabins on several farms around Noosa or you can stop off at some of the local caravan parks and enjoy time in their comfortable units too.

Several wines from around Italy are served with many choices of cheese and meat from local farms.

Goldsworthy creates moments of wonder out of local rocks and earth and trees, and this wandering prompts several questions, which I jot down in my notebook: are all farm animals abstract expressionists?

This wind farm is of particular interest in that it is one where there is a more organised opposition than most in Australia, with about six local people claiming major noise problems, and several of these being very active.

Meridian Energy, it would seem, provide no community funding; several other wind farm operators either provide very little funding or none at all (of course they are not keen on admitting they don't provide financial support for the local communities).

When McDonald's expands internationally, it takes its entire supply chain with it, they build local farms and factories, and everyone loses money for several years until they reach critical mass.