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  • The Pennsylvania Yankee Mercantile: A 100 mile market that is striving to connect consumers with local organic farmers

    Megan Fenton

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    In May of 2010 the Pennsylvania Yankee Mercantile found a home on Main Street in Penn Yan, a small town in the heart of the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York.  The Pennsylvania Yankee Mercantile is a quaint country general store with a big mission.  The Mercantile is a 100 mile market, meaning that all the products need…

  • Energy Conservation Tips for the Home and Farm

    Sheri Bone

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    Old Man Winter is here!  Snow, wind, cold temps.  What do you do to keep warm in your home?  Are you nervous about your energy bill?  What are some things you can do that don’t cost much money, but will help you stay toasty warm throughout the season? If you haven’t done so already, check…

  • Let the Sun Shine In: Farming Off-the-Grid

    Annie Bass

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    Seven years ago, Sara and Raymond Luhrman began farming on rented land, serving ten members in a Community Supported Agriculture model (CSA). Two years later, they were up to forty members and had outgrown their land. They had started farming as a hobby, and with such a big operation, it had outgrown its place in…

  • I’m Sorry I Made You Cry

    Troy Bishopp

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    French writer, Antoine Rivarol said, “Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.”  I have seen plenty of this human rain in the most telling and unexpected places.  I’m also not ashamed to have contributed to the water table.  Frankly, I don’t know how you…

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