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Creating a Forest Garden
For years I’ve been fascinated by the concept of forest gardening. Elderberries grow in our woods, along with nut trees. But we’ve had little luck seeding logs with mushroom spores, getting ginseng to grow, or fostering the growth of berry … Continue reading
Oh Honeybees, We Hardly Knew Ye
Beekeepers report 78% percent increase in bee loss over the winter. Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, beekeeping, farming
Tagged 78% bee losses, agribusiness, bee death, beekeeping, farming
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Isabelle’s Life: Gently Raising Dairy Cows
The life every cow deserves. That’s Isabelle’s life. Read about her life on Bit of Earth Farm. Continue reading
5 Steps You Can Take To Save Honeybees
94% of US corn crop is treated with bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, beekeeping, farming, GMO, seeds, sustainability
Tagged agribusiness, Bayer, beekeeping, farming, GMO, honeybees, Monsanto, neonicotinoid pesticides, seeds, sustainability
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Good Price on Honey? It’s Fake.
If you buy your honey from the grocery store, big box store, or drug store what is in that bottle isn’t real honey. Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, beekeeping, eating, health, honesty, local food
Tagged agribusiness, beekeeping, eating, health, honesty, local food
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Small Farms Create More Jobs
excerpt: “All the ways being proposed to increase jobs right now are the same old methods that do not face the real cause of the dilemma. The awful truth is that we have created an economy that can’t afford people … Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, economy, farming, great turning, local food
Tagged agribusiness, economy, farming, great turning, local food
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Neighborhood Cows and Pigs: Real Food Sovereignty
The more we bring responsibility for food back to our households, neighborhoods, and local regions the more we free ourselves from international market forces that affect our food supply. Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, cattle, community, economy, elders, farming, local food, sustainability, tradition
Tagged agribusiness, community, economy, elders, farming, food sovereignty, local food, sustainability, tradition
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Cow Powered Treadmill, Really?
As humans use ever more energy to remain comfortably numb, we seem to be losing our sense of irony. And our humanity. Continue reading
Green-Washing Gates Foundation Style
Ecologically run farms are as productive and profitable as conventional, chemical-intensive farms. Which kind is the Gates Foundation funding to address world hunger? Continue reading
How To Celebrate A Cow’s Birthday
Isabelle shows gratitude with copious drool. It’s her birthday today. She takes pieces of carrot, apple, broccoli and rutabaga from my fingers gently, her large soft lips careful and delicate against my skin. She gives each mouthful a few bites … Continue reading
Posted in agribusiness, cattle, grassfed, rural life, sustainability
Tagged agribusiness, grassfed, pastured dairy, sustainability
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