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Tipsheet: Transitioning to Organic Management of Orchards
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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 […]
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Kids, Cows and Conservation at Vermont’s Chapman Family Farm
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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 […]
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BOOK REVIEW: Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production
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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 […]
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Practice the Grazing You Preach
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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 […]
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Gimme Free Ice Cream!
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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 […]
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Stay the Course: Six Generations of Stewardship on the Corse Family Farm
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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 […]
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SPDES and On-Farm Construction
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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 […]
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The Alfalfa HoneyBees – An Observation
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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, […]
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From the Burbs to the Curds
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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 […]
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Birds, Farms and Conservation
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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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