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Jewel Lane Farm

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Diamond in the Rough Situated on the Sunrise River, Jewel Lane Farm is a woodsy, relatively flat acreage with a hilly pasture near the house. There are a 60’ by 24’ lambing barn, a 40’ by 60’ machine shed, and a 16’ by 48’ greenhouse. Soils are sandy with a little peat along the river. […]

The Babbitt Ranches

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“Just Participate!” Coconino County, Arizona · By Rose Houk If you ask Billy Cordasco what sustainability is, he takes his time answering. “It’s a hard concept,” he says, “because the environment is always changing.” The best explanation he’s ever heard is “living off interest, not principle.” Billy is president of the board of Babbitt Ranches, […]

Primus Fresh-Air-Farm

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Improving the Environment Just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, a few miles off Highway 27, you will find the lush green landscape of Marty and Georgiann’s 198-acre Primus Fresh-Air-Farm. Here they live with their four children, Meagan, Joshua, Benjamin and Abbeylyn where they are dedicated to the idea of improving the environment by keeping the […]

Hoch Orchard

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Creative Farming Nestled deep in the steep, wooded hills and valleys of the Mississippi River is the 30-acre Hoch Orchard, tended by Harry and Jackie Hoch. After leaving the orchard for seven growing seasons, Harry and Jackie decided to return to their apple orchard and raise their family in a rural community. Since 1997, the […]