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By Guy Ames, ATTRA Organic certification verifies that fruit is produced according to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) organic standards. See www.ams.usda.gov/nop for details of the standards. In general, the…
By Rebecca Harris In 1914, Sylvestor Howe packed up his horses, left behind his family and small brick house in Tunbridge, Vermont, to travel 90 miles to the big city…
In Defending Beef, author Nicolette Hahn Niman takes on no easy task: as the title suggests, this vegetarian cattle rancher seeks to exonerate beef from the many ills for which…
University of Vermont Grazing Specialist puts grazing practices to the test at home. Marc and Cheryl Cesario own and operate Meeting Place Pastures in Cornwall, Vermont, where they raise…
One educator’s quest to address a pressing issue. I am a regular visitor to the Stewart’s Shops in my neck of the woods, and I’m not ashamed to admit…
Over the years, the Corse family developed a strong working relationship with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and implemented soil and water conservation practices to ensure a healthy and…
When planning an agricultural construction project, do not fall into the myth of agricultural exemption a general permit for stormwater discharge may be required. by Doug Kierst and Judy Wright…
In Wyoming County, the drought of the winter, spring, summer, and fall of 2016 was devastating for local honeybee populations. In Wyoming County, the drought of the spring, summer,…
Artisan Cheese Makers Embrace Voluntary Conservation at Award-Winning Vermont Dairy by Amy Overstreet The story behind Vermont’s Consider Bardwell could be the plot for a really great movie. The lead…
by Bill Wilson Mine was not a boyhood in deeply rural America. I was born and raised in the northeast corner of New Jersey, in Bergen County. In what is…
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