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The demand for grass-fed meat, poultry and dairy products is growing daily; unfortunately, supply sometimes cannot keep up.
It’s not that there aren’t enough small farmers raising quality cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Instead, the number (or lack thereof) of slaughterhouses is…
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For a third (and last) day this week, I want to again stress the importance of understanding that growing apples isn’t as sterile as supermarkets’ apple displays make it appear.
Visit Jim Kent’s fruit stand at various farmers’ market locations in Manhattan and you’ll see 70 apple…
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One fruit that couldn’t handle this year's rainfall was the cherry, and Jim Kent’s crop was almost completely wiped out because of heavy rains that occurred only three to four days before Locust Grove Fruit Farm was to start the cherry harvest.
“We had a beautiful crop of…
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With all the perfect-looking fruits and vegetables at the supermarket, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that many variables exist in every step of the growing process.
Here in the Northeast United States, we had an extraordinarily wet spring, followed by less-than-ideal weather…
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Last month I wrote a post about the difference in the exterior appearance of farmers’ market eggs compared to eggs from industrial egg-laying operations. The…
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Whenever I come across articles such as India Shining, inclusive growth, economic supercharge of India, rural areas & lower class people always come to my mind somewhere in the backdrop and I start pondering, upto what extent are these things really positive to the litmus these areas. And most... Read More »
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