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Black Bridge Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Sheep inspire diverse business blend Nicholasville, KY The flock of sheep grazing on the pastures of Black Bridge Farm, located in the scenic rolling hills of central Kentucky about 30 miles south of Lexington, play an integral, strategic role in the diverse business mix of this operation. Providing fiber, meat and educational opportunities,co-owners Keith Erny […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Direct to Customer, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Kentucky, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Sheep and goats, Textile Arts, Value added

Angry Trout Café

June 29, 2012 By admin

Out of this World At first, one might think it is the succulent plates of fresh salmon and Lake Superior trout that draw people to the Angry Trout Café’s door in droves, but it’s not just a satisfied stomach that people leave with. It’s true, the food is out of this world, but customers also […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Buy Local, Composting, Conservation, Consumption and Purchasing, Culinary Arts, Energy and Green Building, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Fish, Fishing, Food and Beverage, Green Products, Harvesting Nature, Local foods systems, Marketing, Minnesota, MN Book, Northern Minnesota, Organic, Regional Arts, Responsible Purchasing, Restaurant or Cafe, Rural/urban connection, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Tourism and Recreation, Waste Reduction

Shaping the Future through Conversation and the Arts

June 29, 2012 By admin

Shaping the Future through Conversation and the Arts “We promote the positives,” exclaims one longtime Mott resident, describing “The Link” section of the Eido Connect serving Mott, North Dakota and other communities throughout the region. “The Link” publishes mini-features about people, activities and businesses. “We fill up the negative space with something different. We get […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Community Development and Design, North Dakota, Performing Arts, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Regional Arts, Theater, Visual Arts

Diné Be’iina and the Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land

June 29, 2012 By admin

Sheep Is Life Navajo Nation, Arizona · By Gary Paul Nabhan When one first sees a flock of Navajo Churro sheep moving across the sage-covered flats of Navajo Nation lands, it is easy to imagine that they have been here, adapting to this land, since time immemorial. Their colors – buffs, browns, silvery-blues, cream, and […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - small (<20 employees), Cultural Preservation, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Folk Arts, Livestock, Sheep and goats, SW book, Textile Arts

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