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After a particularly hard day out on the farm, gathering crops and running markets gave the farmer pause to envision a better approach. The future he saw was landscapes of “beautiful, edible and native paradise gardens.” Rosenthal said he knew an opportunity existed because of the rich industry in the metro Atlanta area. After eight … Read more

EU organic food may be sidelined by pending eco-labeling scheme, IFOAM warns

EU organic food may be sidelined by pending eco-labeling scheme, IFOAM warns

03 Feb 2022 — The EU organic sector has hit back at plans to harmonize green claims and create eco-labels that cover the nutritional, climate, environmental and social aspects of food production, branding the situation as “worrying.” The EU’s “Product Environmental Footprint” (PEF) is intended to measure the environmental impact of commercial … Read more

Farmer’s Footprint is inviting people to join its three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day

Farmer's Footprint is inviting people to join its three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day

Farmer Greg and the Farmer’s Footprint are inviting people to join their immersive three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day. Hosted by Farmer Greg, a Southern California agrarian with a passion for growing organic food and co-founder of Sea and Soil, the Farmer’s Footprint regenerative gardening course … Read more

Why Consumers Should Reject The Annual Disinformation Campaign About The Safety Of Our Produce Supply

Why Consumers Should Reject The Annual Disinformation Campaign About The Safety Of Our Produce Supply

Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. The US supply is very safe from a … [+] pesticide residue perspective, but a perennial disinformation campaign would have you believe otherwise getty Since 2004, the Environmental Working Group has published its annual “Dirty Dozen List” which purports to be a “shopper’s guide” … Read more

Broome State of Emergency/ Travel Advisory Lifted

Broome State of Emergency/ Travel Advisory Lifted

Four days after it was issued, Broome County has lifted the State of Emergency put in place when a late season winter storm dumped several inches of heavy, wet snow on the region bringing down trees and numerous power lines. A ban on travel was put into place post-storm to be replaced hours by an … Read more

Farmer’s Footprint is inviting people to join its three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day

Farmer's Footprint is inviting people to join its three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day

Farmer Greg and the Farmer’s Footprint are inviting people to join their immersive three-week regenerative gardening course and community experience just in time for spring and Earth Day. Hosted by Farmer Greg, a Southern California agrarian with a passion for growing organic food and co-founder of Sea and Soil, the Farmer’s Footprint regenerative gardening course … Read more

Food Network Star Opening Restaurant in East Grand Forks

Food Network Star Opening Restaurant in East Grand Forks

This one is for all you foodies! If you regularly watch The Food Network you’re no doubt familiar with the effervescent personality of show host Molly Yeh. If not then take a quick peek as Molly whips up some sugared pork burns from her ella show Girl Meets Farm on The Food Networks Facebook Channel. … Read more

Sauce Magazine – Maaji’s Street Kitchen in St. Ann is launching a food truck this summer

combination plate from maaji's street kitchen

Maaji’s Street Kitchen in St. Ann is launching a food truck this summer By Sophia Liu // April 22, 2022 Maaji’s Street Kitchen is planning to launch a food truck this summer. The carryout storefront at 3324 N. Lindbergh Blvd. in St. Ann launched last fall and will serve as a commissary for the food … Read more

Local master gardeners on growing your own food

Local master gardeners on growing your own food

BEACON PHOTO/NOAH HERTZ FROM HER FARM TO YOUR TABLE — Pauline Copello tends vegetable plants at her small farm in Barberville. Growing your own fruits and vegetables isn’t too difficult. All it takes is space, time and the right know-how. Above all, you have to have an interest in gardening. That’s what got Pauline Copello … Read more

How to Start Composting

How to Start Composting

Composting is essentially another form of recycling, yet it seems much more daunting than simply chucking a seltzer can in a blue bin. On average, Americans waste 25 percent of the food they buyand only five percent of food is composted in the US Discarded food is the single largest component of municipal solid waste. … Read more

One of the world’s leading authorities on killer whales

One of the world’s leading authorities on killer whales name

One of the world’s leading authorities on killer whales is a Dr Dolittle sort of figure who has spent decades not talking to marine mammals, but listening to them. In an impressively influential career, University of Cumbria’s Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Volker Deecke helps guide international protection policies in a raft of … Read more

Oldest Cities and Towns Across the SouthCoast

Oldest Cities and Towns Across the SouthCoast

Back in the mid-1600s, the South Coast was starting to take shape. Plimouth Patuxet was growing, towns such as New Bedford and Raynham were just getting settled and the southern coast of Massachusetts was becoming the renowned shipping area it still is today. Though we think of our local history as going SW far back, … Read more