Posts by Patricia Brhel
Many people dream of the simple life – growing their own food, maybe even making a living as a farmer – but bills need to be paid and it’s a…
Read MoreProducing mushrooms is not easy, but with the right growing conditions, a harvest can be both profitable and beautiful. Mushroom farming, like any other agricultural enterprise, requires study, experience, controlling…
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It’s been a long, hot summer. July was the hottest month in over a century, and a lot of farmers, from tiny one acre plots to hundreds-of- acre century farms,…
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Cheese unexpectedly became controversial at farmers markets across New York State in the summer of 2011. One duty of the New York State Department of Agriculture is inspecting and enforcing…
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Members of the Snow family have been farming in the Town of Caroline, New York, since 1816, nearly 200 years. The current generation has returned to cheese making, a value…
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