Sentences with phrase «sustainable farming practices do»

Martin Warren, chief executive of Butterfly Conservation (UK), points out that environmentally sustainable farming practices don't get government assistance, whereas intensified farming does — it's an example of when agricultural economics ignore the long - term life of an area.

Not exact matches

Because data can and increasingly does underpin supply chains from farm - to - table (or sustainable sourcing or ethical practice - to - home), interesting opportunities are arising.

They bought their nine - acre farm in 2000, and named it after the Native American practice of growing corn, beans, and squash in the same mounds - a sophisticated, sustainable system that provided long - term soil fertility and a healthy diet then, and still does.

For dairy farmer Lisa Kaiman, the story behind Jersey Girls Dairy Vermont Quark, a product of her humane, sustainable farming practices and «Dairy Done Right» clean eating philosophy, is a story she is glad to share.

Those approaches should include modern conventional plant - breeding methods, sustainable and organic farming, and other sophisticated farming practices that do not require farmers to pay significant up - front costs.

«For beginning farmers, a group that includes a growing number of veterans, women farmers like me, and other groups, we do have some opportunities with innovative business models that include more diversified farms, more sustainable farming practice, but there aren't nearly enough of us,» she said, addressing O'Malley.

Ideally, most of the meat and dairy you do eat should come from companies that use sustainable farming practices.

He came to New England, went to one of the best sustainable farms in the area practicing cell grazing, reduced worming, pasture management, (that costs money to adjust farming management, but productivity does eventually catch up).

Although some of their grapes for their wines are sourced from other vineyards, they do seek fruit from growers that are committed to the land and practice sustainable farming.