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Turning Organic Growing Into A Small Business
There are over 14,000 organic certified farms in America. These range from large corporate businesses to small homestead farms that have a steady stream of revenue from local customers. They are all helping the environment by producing food and goods that are grown...
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Three Vegetables to Grow Organically For Optimal Health
With food having to be transported an average of 1500 miles before reaching its consumer, The Eco Guide estimates that every pound of food is bound to release about 0.018 pounds of CO2 into the air. If you are looking to preserve the environment, buying food from the...
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CRAFT New Farmer Panel & Apprentice Orientation 2018
The WNC Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training, or what we like to call CRAFT for short, is a farmer network dedicated to training the next generation of farmers and building community and support between our seasoned local farmers. So there...
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Sow Many Choices—What to Plant?
A couple of my empty beds awaiting seeds and starts (with shell peas growing adjacent). I’m not adept at decision-making, so when it’s time to decide what seeds go into my limited garden space, life can get difficult. I have over the years,...
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