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Midheaven Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Biodynamic Farming Dewane Morgan’s diverse Midheaven Farm is spread out on the sandy loam soils left by the glaciers that shaped northern Minnesota. Fields of alfalfa provide hat for the beef cows, and are also grazed by the cattle as part of a regular rotation. Native prairie grasses are also used extensively on the farm. […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Biodynamics, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Community Supported Agriculture, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Exchanging Labor for Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Food related, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Rotational Grazing, Small Grains, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Value added, Vegetables, Youth, Youth Workers

The Masayesva Family

June 29, 2012 By admin

Water as Life Black Mesa, Arizona · By Gary Paul Nabhan Patuwaqatsi. When Hopi elders say “water is life” it is not a cliché but a fact of life. Anyone who doubts that the Hopi truly honor water as something that tangibly sustains their lives should visit a farm tucked back in the headwaters of […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Business - family, Corn & Soybeans, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Horticultural crops, SW book, Vegetables

Life Design Organics

June 29, 2012 By admin

Organic All the Way Whole Farm Co-op producers Betty and Dale Noordmans manage Life Design Organics on their farm just west of Hancock, Minnesota. Along with their four children: Melissa, Amy, Jason and Jennifer, the Noordmans’ are in their 7th year of organic production on their 550 acre farm. Both Dale and Betty grew up […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cover Crops, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Flame Weeding, Human Health, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Packaging, Practices, Processing, Small Grains, Sunflowers, Value added, Weed Control

Ferrell Secakuku Restores Hopi Orchards

June 29, 2012 By admin

Return of the Peaches They may receive scant and unpredictable rainfall, but the Hopi mesas of northern Arizona support some of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in North America. When the Spaniards arrived in the region almost five centuries ago, the Hopi were agriculturalists. They recognized the peaches the Spaniards brought as excellent additions to […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Environment, econ, culture, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Herbs & flowers, Horticultural crops, Native Tree Species, Program - community, Project Identification, Design, and Implementation, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Promoting History & Culture, Public Policy, Rural Business Development, SW book, Vegetables

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