Jacob Waddy, now in his retirement years, could probably get by on just four acres of mixed vegetables. He grows watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, green beans, snap peas, squash, cucumber, peppers and tomatoes to sell at the farmers market in his rural Uniontown, Alabama, and in the neighboring towns of Alberta, Marion and Thomaston. But this […]
Haubenschild Family Farm
A Long-Time Dream Fulfilled Dennis and Marsha Haubenschild run their family dairy farm in Princeton, Minnesota. For years they toyed with the idea of turning manure waste into a useful energy source but, until recently, they rejected the idea because they associated it with high risks and costs. However, when their sons, Tom and Bryan, […]
Easy Bean Farm
Environmentally Positive Farming Easy Bean Farm is a 120 acre spread in the Chippewa River Valley near Montevideo. In addition to the 46 acres of grass pasture for rotational grazing of beef cattle, there are 12 acres of mixed and certified organic vegetables. Easy Bean markets most of its vegetable to 109 community supported agriculture […]
Big Sky Business Runs On eBay Energy
Brockway Mercantile Brockway, Montana When most folks buy something off eBay, it arrives through the mail in a box. Not for Brigitte and Doug Dubin – e-Bay connected them with a new home and lifestyle. When they purchased the Brockway Mercantile building off eBay, they traded an urban smog-filled Los Angeles lifestyle for starry skies, […]
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