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Hickory Nut Gap Farm – Spring House Meats

June 29, 2012 By admin

Fairview, North Carolina In business class their senior year of college, a North Carolina boy and a Kentucky girl crafted a partnership around 200 chickens, 50 turkeys and 360 acres of family farmland in the Appalachian Mountains. Within four years, they were married with a baby on the way, and owned 1,000 chickens, 350 turkeys, […]

Filed Under: Animal Welfare, Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Biodiversity, Business - family, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Direct to Customer, Direct: farmers markets, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Human Health, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Non-GMO, North Carolina, Poultry, Practices, Riparian Buffer, Sheep and goats, Water Quality, Youth, Youth Workers

Benrud Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Alternative Farming Roger and Michelle Benrud operate a 267-acre dairy and beef farm in Goodhue, Minnesota on land that has been owned by Roger’s father since the 1940’s. When Roger and Michelle started managing the land in 1992, the farm was mostly used for crop production; about five years ago, they made the switch to […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Beef and Dairy, Birds, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Days, Grass farming/free range, Healthful Products, Human Health, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Non-GMO, On-Farm Visits, Rotational Grazing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation

Gieske’s Produce

June 29, 2012 By admin

Gieske’s Produce Dan and Gilda Gieske grow vegetables and raise chickens with their three children, Miriam, Benjamin and Rebecca, on an 85-acre farm just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The Gieskes moved to their farm in 1991 with their children’s health and safety in mind. They wanted a place where their children could eat vegetables […]

Filed Under: Antibiotic Free, Business - cooperative, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Buy Local, Composting, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: consumer buying clubs, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Human Health, Human Health, Livestock, Low Input, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Poultry, Practices, Sheep and goats, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Vegetables

National Eagle Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Prime Habitat It is not uncommon to see nesting pairs of bald eagles in and near Wabasha, Minnesota. A prime habitat on the Mississippi River, in addition to the numerous neighboring lakes, makes this area of Minnesota a favorite residence for perhaps the most majestic and awe-inspiring of all birds. Eagle Watch, Inc., a small […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Birding, Birds, Canoeing & Boating, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Energy and Green Building, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Environmental Learning, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Habitat Restoration, Historic Preservation, Minnesota, Program - government, Program - non-profit, Sustainable Living, Tourism and Recreation, Wildlife Management

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