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Inventive Farmer Brings Kefir Cheese to Market
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Rose Marie Belforti scaled up a home recipe for raw milk kefir cheese to a commercial process Welcome to the Northeast SARE Spotlight! SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) offers […]
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From farm to market: choosing the right marketing channel for your farm
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The list of where, and how, to sell produce, milk, meat and other items raised on the farm is long. Today, many farmers are making sales through farmers markets, […]
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Connecting Aspiring Farmers with Existing Land: Connecticut Farm Link Program
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In 2006, the Connecticut Department of Agriculture established the FarmLink Program. The goal of the program is to connect farmer seekers with farm owners with agricultural land for rent or […]
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Agricultural Environment Management: To-B-Lea Farm Focuses on Positive Image of Farming!
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For dairy farmers Tobe and Lena Elmer, farming cleaner and greener has always been a top priority and a source of great pride. Because of their commitment, they have received […]
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Under the Covers: Nursing Clovers to Maturity
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Clovers can be wonderful cover crops, growing more than 100 lbs of nitrogen/acre and improving soil tilth with their large root systems, but they get off to a slow, weak […]
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From Hobby Farm to Farm Business: Laughing Goat Fiber Farm
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Lisa Ferguson has held a lifelong passion for knitting. Thus, when she and her husband Gary purchased a 48 acre parcel west of Ithaca, NY, 9 years ago, they […]
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A “Web” of Support: Online Directory to Women in Agriculture Organizations
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For many of us, winter is that time of the year when life finally slows down for a little while, a time when we can engage in social activities, pursue […]
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Small and Versatile: Dairy Adapts to Changing Markets
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The Schefflers respond to the growing demand for local, organic food BECOMING CERTIFIED Seasoned dairy farmers Ed and Eileen Scheffler have learned over the years that adapting the farm business […]
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Where the Green Grass Grows: Local, Renewable Fuel
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A NEW VENTURE How did May and Bob Miller go from dairy farming to making grass pellets? They had always been interested in “green” energy, but when fuel prices started […]
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