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Food Chain Meeting in July
A Food Chain Meeting that will take place early the morning of July 16th in Bellville. It will be at the Dutch Heritage Restaurant just off of Interstate 71 (four exits north of Polaris). This bi-monthly meeting has proved to … Continue reading
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How do we move farming to the cities?
“So, the question is: how can we plausibly increase the amount of farmers? The answer seems to be to take farming to where most of the people are at: in the cities.” –Sam Rose
I very much agree. In bringing farming to cities, we face two major obstacles, neither of which are insurmountable. Continue reading
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NPR: City Folk Flock To Raise Small Livestock At Home
Urban Chickens are gaining in popularity as more locavores seek alternatives to industrially grown food. Municipalities are seeing more pressure from residents who want to keep backyard chickens, bees or even a mini-goat. “Whether from tighter food budgets or local-eating … Continue reading
Raising Chickens in the City
Metro Farm blog site is discussing Chickens in the City They will have a podcast this saturday on the topic. If you miss it at 9am they have archives where you can hear them anytime by clicking here. The forum … Continue reading
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H.R. 875 and the Food Safety Bills
The analysis below clarifies what the bill will and will not do. Mentioned is HR.759 which can cause some issues for small farmers including recordkeeping requirements for farms and safety standards for fresh produce. Link to HR.759 PDF Link to … Continue reading
What is the National Animal Identification System & Why It Should Be Rejected
Web Video of the Week: What is the National Animal Identification System & Why It Should Be Rejected. Part 1: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu9oKmqQpD4&hl=en&fs=1&border=1] Make sure you view Part 2 here
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Free Resources for Starting Your Garden
Here are couple of good resources for starting Community Gardens. These are also useful if you are starting your own personal or market garden. The Get Green Columbus Community Garden Manual Guide The guide is published by the City of … Continue reading
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Farmer’s Market Community Foods Consignment
An interesting concept at community food bank in Arizona that runs community gardens and farmer’s markets in underserved areas. They have a program where home gardeners and local farmers can sign up and drop off produce at the stand to … Continue reading
Interview with Vilsack, Obama’s pick for Ag Secretary
This entry by Brian Depew on Tue, 12/16/2008 on Blog for Rural America provides some insight on how Vilsack will fare on issues important to sustainable minded small farmers. It is encouraging. Although his enthusiasm for biotech is one of … Continue reading
New and Small Farm College 9 Week Course
Chester Bowling is working with OSU Extension Ag Educators to develop a 9 week course for new small farmers. It covers some interesting topics. Can we develop something similar for urban microfarming. Perhaps an online course with additional presentations at … Continue reading
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