Food Quality and Health Jack Pesta’s interest in organic gardening began 25 years ago but a brush with cancer 14 years later made Jack realize the vital connection between food quality and overall health. Limited by the number of organic options available in the grocery store, Jack and his wife, Lucille, started to grow as […]
Mississippi Topsoils
High Tech Composting Last fall, Mathias Miller and Brad Matuska, founders of Mississippi Topsoils, opened a $500,000 high-tech compost facility next to the Gold’n Plump Poultry plant in Cold Spring. They meet the plant’s disposal need with an environmentally sound waste service while manufacturing premium horticultural products. Gold’n Plump Poultry is one of the largest […]
Minnesota Wool Research
A Wild and Woolly Idea University of Minnesota Researchers say wool mats may give fruit growers an alternative to herbicides, and Minnesota sheep producers a market for their wool. Some of the strawberry plants on Bill Jacobson’s fruit farm are tucked up in a soft, gray wool blanket. Bill, who grows 20 acres of strawberries […]
Minnesota Agroforestry Cooperative
Educating Growers and Buyers The Minnesota Agroforestry Cooperative (MAC), a producer-owned cooperative, focuses on the economic gain and stability of the producer. Its goal is to collectively raise and market agro-forestry products for profit. The Co-op also aims to educate prospective growers about hybrid poplars and create public awareness about the advantages of agricultural fiber […]