World Market for Organic Crops Robin Brekken of Crookston, Minnesota grows his farm by concepts rather than acres. Together with Lynn Brakke and other partners in Earthwise Foods and Earthwise Processors, Robin is placing his bet on the future of identity-preserved, non-GMO and organic crops. For now, a small retail package of roasted soy nuts […]
Badgersett Research Farms
Growing Nuts in Canton, Minnesota To most people, the term “woody agriculture” is an unfamiliar concept. Woody agriculture refers to the growing of domesticated woody perennial crops such as in the accompanying image of a hazelnut plant on Badgersett Research Farm. The nuts can be harvested annually as a staple commercial foodproduct. Domesticated plants and […]
Nature-Inspired Landscape Solutions
Since its humble beginnings in 1975 processing prairie seed in an old dairy barn, Applied Ecological Services (AES) has blossomed into a diversifıed company, carrying on its commitment to science-based ecological restoration and land stewardship. Founder and owner Steve Apfelbaum began this endeavor as a way of putting into practice Aldo Leopold’s “land ethic.” Today, […]
A New Side of Flax
A New Side of Flax Goodrich, North Dakota Cosmetics. Shar Pei dogs. Goats, whose instinctive response to danger is to pretend to faint. Bison. A log cabin and bunkhouse for hunters and birders. No one can claim that John and Stephanie Stober are shy about trying new business ventures. Some have lasted: they still raise […]
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