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Moonstone Farm

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Long Range Vision Audrey Arner and Richard Handeen of Moonstone Farm raise cattle on 240 acres on a bluff above the Minnesota River in Montevideo, Minnesota. Since 1992, their cattle have been selected from a hardy, crossbred lineage and raised on diverse pastures. The intention is to provide their customers with a direct source for […]

The Mowry Farm

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Staying Small to Keep Farming Lauden, Iowa “I’ve been farming for thirty-five years and I saw the writing on the wall when the hog market dropped in 1998 and prices for hogs fell to eight cents a pound,” explains Marlin Mowry , the fourth generation to farm his 350 acre family farm in Lowden, Iowa. […]

Keating Farm

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Jim and Sue Keating are newcomers to the world of organic agriculture. Prior to moving to the town of Bennington in central Kansas, the couple raised a family in urban Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where Sue was a church secretary and Jim taught civil engineering at the university. When their kids moved out and the couple moved […]

Minnesota Agroforestry Cooperative

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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 […]