Putting a Face to Food Moscow, Idaho Tucked away amongst the contoured countryside about eight miles from Moscow, Idaho, MaryJanesFarm feeds the swelling national appetite for a sense of place and convenient wholesome foods with its 60 different kinds of organic specialty food products sold mostly by mail order, a website, and national magazine. The […]
Wood Fuel Study
Reusable Refuse Biomass power is a renewable resource in plentiful supply in southeast Minnesota. Low quality waste wood works well as a heating fuel for outdoor chunk wood furnaces. There are many sources of biomass power that can be used to produce heat and keep costs low, including: wood slabs from sawmills old pallets tree […]
Wildrose Farm Organics: A Sustainable Business
Employees First Chuck Knierem likes to make lunch for the employees at his family’s business, Wildrose Farm Organics, at Breezy Point, Minnesota. Chuck, a former logger, and Karen, a custom seamstress turned clothing designer, believe that a commitment to a healthier planet involves making a commitment to their employees. Besides daily lunch, which may include […]
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, […]