West Oakland, California In 1999, a class-action suit by America’s black farmers won what some called the biggest civil rights award in United States history. The U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the USDA had systematically discriminated against black farmers in awarding loans and other government assistance. The judge estimated that $2 billion […]
No More Treating Soil Like Dirt
No More Treating Soil Like Dirt Beach, North Dakota Zook were watching their precious farmland dry up and blow away. Constant wind erosion and an annual rainfall of only fourteen inches was making farming an unending, uphill struggle against nature. Mike realized his farming methods were going to have to change. While the colors of […]
Country Heritage Adventures
Family Fun on the Farm Tourism combined with a farm/agricultural experience – or agri-tourism as it has become known – has been growing in popularity throughout the United States and, more specifically, in Minnesota with its rich and highly-textured rural heritage. Farm tours, bed and breakfasts, farmers markets, and other tourism enterprises can help to […]
Finke’s Berry Farm
Strawberry Fields Forever What is better than a ripe strawberry picked fresh in the field, or a handful of blueberries straight from the bush? ‘Nothing’ is the answer that Doug Finke and Diane Feld-Finke would give. The couple’s berry farm has come a long way since it began in 1986. Finke’s Berry Farm is a […]
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