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National Eagle Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Prime Habitat It is not uncommon to see nesting pairs of bald eagles in and near Wabasha, Minnesota. A prime habitat on the Mississippi River, in addition to the numerous neighboring lakes, makes this area of Minnesota a favorite residence for perhaps the most majestic and awe-inspiring of all birds. Eagle Watch, Inc., a small […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Birding, Birds, Canoeing & Boating, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Energy and Green Building, Environmental Consciousness, Environmental Education Programs, Environmental Learning, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Habitat Restoration, Historic Preservation, Minnesota, Program - government, Program - non-profit, Sustainable Living, Tourism and Recreation, Wildlife Management

Embracing the Past, Making Our Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Embracing the Past, Making Our Future Ashley, North Dakota, a community of about 820 people, has an older than average population — every other resident is at least 65 years old. But rather than retire and expire, the people of Ashley, with dogged enthusiasm, have made a commitment to nurture new leadership and to sustain […]

Filed Under: Community Development and Design, Eldercare, Fishing, Hunting, North Dakota, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Promoting History & Culture, Rural Business Development, Tourism and Recreation

Bobolink Dairy and Bakeyard

June 29, 2012 By admin

Artisan foods for contemporary times Vernon, New Jersey Ask Jonathan White to describe the cheese and bread he and his family make at Bobolink Dairy and he’ll quickly say, “It’s the joyful accumulation of everything we do.” Based on an unconventional passion for keeping dairy cows outside on a natural diet of grass, this 200 […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Branding, Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business planning, Children, Families and Learning, Developing new products, Direct to Customer, Direct to customer/user, Direct: farmers markets, Diversification for Farmers, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Farmer to Farmer/Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food and Beverage, Food Production Enterprise, Food related, Grass farming/free range, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mentoring Programs, Methods, New Jersey, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-farm Workshops, Poultry, Processing, Program - non-profit, Rural/urban connection, Starting a Business, Starting a business, Value added

Jones Family Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Harnessing Customers to Bring in the Harvest Shelton, Connecticut Hailed as one of the outstanding reasons to visit New England by Yankee Magazine, you don’t need to be a farmer to appreciate what the Jones Family Farms — owned by Terry and Jean Jones along with their son, Jamie and his wife Christiana — has […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Brewery or Vineyard, Business - family, Christmas Trees, Connecticut, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Direct: farm stand, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Educational Opportunities, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Festivals, Field Crops, Food and Beverage, Fruits, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Native Tree Species, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Seasonal producers, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables

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