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18 tasty Bay Area spots to visit
San Jose Mercury News If you’re heading up Highway 1 from Santa Cruz, stop at Swanton Berry Farm, just north of Davenport. This laid-back oasis has an honor till that you will quickly fill up buying fresh-picked strawberries, shortcakes, jams, pies, strawberry lemonade and … |
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Chilmark Launches Pond Initiative: a Million Oysters a Year – The Vineyard Gazette – Martha’s Vineyard News
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Chilmark Launches Pond Initiative: a Million Oysters a Year
The Vineyard Gazette – Martha’s Vineyard News Shellfish constable Isaiah Scheffer has proposed four new areas for commercial oyster farming just east of the existing six areas in Menemsha Pond. Each new area — a long parallelogram — would cover about 6,000 square … The selectmen also agreed to … |
My home town–Part 1 – The Daily Statesman (blog)
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My home town–Part 1
The Daily Statesman (blog) I was born and spent the first 18 years of my life on a 50-acre farm about six miles west of Advance; however, I have been living in town for over 66 years, so I think I should be eligible to claim this place as “my home town.” This little town of … |
Our Town Formed the Foundation for a Nation: One of Dorchester’s Great … – Dorchester Reporter
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Our Town Formed the Foundation for a Nation: One of Dorchester’s Great …
Dorchester Reporter The Dorchester settlement was selected as an appealing location with conditions favorable for gardens and the feeding of farm animals on which the new settlers would lean heavily for their subsistence on this new continent. The harbor of Massachusetts … |
Tri-State Old Iron Association Celebrates 10 Years This Weekend – Yankton Daily Press
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Tri-State Old Iron Association Celebrates 10 Years This Weekend
Yankton Daily Press As part of this celebration, there will be a display of more than 100 tractors at the JoDean’s parking lot in Yankton this Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. There will also be an indoor viewing of various items made and collected by the club … |
Diversification key to dairy sector development – The Hindu
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Diversification key to dairy sector development
The Hindu Dr Nanda further revealed that the university has launched area specific mineral mixture for the benefits of the farmers. He also shared role of service provider universities with contribution of Vet Varsity in publication, health management and … |
element14 Community kicks off new design competition – The Vertical Farming … – EBN
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element14 Community kicks off new design competition – The Vertical Farming …
EBN Sponsored by Silicon Labs and Wurth Elektronik, with support from the Association for Vertical Farming and Green Spirit Farms, element14 will select 15 engineers to build indoor vertical gardens using technologies and methods that have the potential to … |
XYZprinting Wins Best Choice Award At COMPUTEX TAIPEI – Jakarta Post
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XYZprinting Wins Best Choice Award At COMPUTEX TAIPEI
Jakarta Post VeggieCube is a hydroponic box with a closed system to produce fresh vegetables in shorter time than normal harvests, bringing indoor farming to life. With a high efficiency nutrient system, you can get delicious produce inside your own home with the … and more » |
June 27 field day looks at managing bobwhite quail habitat – Marshfield Mail (subscription)
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June 27 field day looks at managing bobwhite quail habitat
Marshfield Mail (subscription) … University of Missouri Extension Marshfield Mail – Marshfield, Missouri | 0 comments. A June 27 field day at the University of Missouri’s Bradford Research Center will look at how farmers, landowners and wildlife enthusiasts can manage habitat for … |
From Llama treks to service stations, the farms that are branching out – The Guardian
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From Llama treks to service stations, the farms that are branching out
The Guardian As well as the llamas, the farm has cornered the market in rural weddings, converting an indoor livery yard into a venue. It also offers cream teas, cookery courses and corporate events, with a family-owned butchers that has been trading in the village … |
Vertical Farming Becomes Viable As Arable Land Decreases – May Be The … – The Inquisitr
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Vertical Farming Becomes Viable As Arable Land Decreases – May Be The …
The Inquisitr The aforementioned methods are great, but when it comes to urban establishments – cities for example – the only viable way to farm would be up. Such a method seems unbelievable given the fact conventional farming is always viewed horizontally. However … |
Inside the growing appeal of urban farming – GreenBiz
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Inside the growing appeal of urban farming
GreenBiz By growing food indoors, these containers eliminate the need for pesticides and herbicides. Indoor plants are able to produce food year-round instead of seasonally, reducing the amount of fruits and vegetables flown in from other countries. Freight … and more » |
Fisheries: An unsung segment of agriculture – Zanesville Times Recorder
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Fisheries: An unsung segment of agriculture
Zanesville Times Recorder The Bell Family Fish Farm began in 2011 with two 55 gallon drums containing goldfish as a learning experience of indoor recirculating aquaculture system. They also took classes from OSU and Cornell University on aquaculture. Then they expanded into a … |
Wood’s green pot bill heading to Assembly floor – Eureka Times Standard
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Wood’s green pot bill heading to Assembly floor
Eureka Times Standard Unlike the many other marijuana-related bills in the two houses, AB 243 focuses primarily on environmental issues related to cultivation, setting parameters on both indoor and outdoor grows. If approved, medical patients growing more than just for … |
For Bridgeport, focus on environment goes beyond business – The Advocate
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For Bridgeport, focus on environment goes beyond business
The Advocate Other businesses with an interest in moving in include an electronics recycling operation, an indoor fish farm and an urban farming initiative. A thermal loop, which would use waste heat from industrial facilities in other venues, is also in the … and more » |
Ruben Rosario: Hang in there, bees. Even I can forgive you. – TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
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Ruben Rosario: Hang in there, bees. Even I can forgive you.
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press In her TED talk, Spivak listed among the culprits for the decline the increased use of pesticides both in specialized crop farming and commercial and residential use. Stubborn, blood-sucking parasites like the appropriately named Varroa Destructo mite … |
Goshen couple looking to start aquaponics business in their backyard – The Elkhart Truth
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Goshen couple looking to start aquaponics business in their backyard
The Elkhart Truth Their business, High Water Mark, will combine fish farming with hydroponics, — a method of growing plants in a soil-less environment. They will grow greens, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers and raise blue tilapia, and they plan on distributing them to … |
It’s time to wean ourselves off the fairytale version of farming – The Guardian
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It’s time to wean ourselves off the fairytale version of farming
The Guardian After I published an article on chicken farming last week, I had to re-read it to check that I hadn’t actually proposed the slaughter of the firstborn by terrorist devil worshippers – so outraged and vicious were some of the responses. And that was … |
Ms. Cheap’s Guide to Summer: Free family fun – The Tennessean
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Ms. Cheap’s Guide to Summer: Free family fun
The Tennessean Dates are July 10, Farmer Jason; July 17, The Nashville Ballet (Ferdinand the Bull); July 24, The Puppet Truck (The Frog Prince); July 31, Coal Train Rail Road (Jazz For Kids), 615-862-8400 or www.nashville.gov/ParksandRecreation/CulturalArts/Music … and more » |
High-tech Dutch trend of ‘city farming’ grows food faster without sunlight – MLive.com
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High-tech Dutch trend of ‘city farming‘ grows food faster without sunlight
MLive.com So it isn’t surprising that the Dutch are at the forefront of the new trend in agriculture: vertical farming, also known as city, urban or even warehouse farming. It is even being eyed for skyscrapers. Part of the appeal of growing indoors is that … |