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Harvest Gleaning: Why the Tradition Lives On
Posted by Janice Stanger
Thu, Oct 28
After farmers commercially reap their fields, up to 20% of the bounty the land produced is left unharvested. Perhaps some produce did not meet the appearance standards of grocery stores. Maybe part of the crop matured late, but was not en...
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Can Detroit Farm its Way Back to Life? A PlanetShifter.com Gre...
Posted by Willi Paul
Tue, Mar 09
Can Detroit Farm its Way Back to Life? A PlanetShifter.com GreenNews Special http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1507 Near downtown, fruit trees and vegetable farms would replace neighborhoods that are an eerie landscape of empty buildings...
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Canada's farm prisons system slated to shut down
Posted by Vick Lantz
Wed, Aug 12
Canada's prison system stated they think the farm/agricultural program is outdated. They loose $4 million dollars a year and they've found out that they could sell the land for a much better profit. Its been in operation since t...
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Vegetarians & Meat Eaters -- Where Do You Stand On The Issue O...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Thu, Jul 16
Have you been to a petting zoo lately? Aren't they the best? Furry, feathered farm critters can illicit oooos and aaaahs from the most dedicated gravy-lovin' beef-and-potato fans based on the sheer fact that they're so darned entertainin...
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Reposting from a Live Earth article about Obama giving farmers...
Posted by Tracey Shrier
Thu, May 14
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a $50 million funding program for farmers to make the switch to organic. In an effort to encourage the nation to go organic a portion of the funding will be available to every state fo...
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