NPR’s weekend edition interviewed two livestock farmers in its Weekend Edition story “Women Farmers Grow Strong.” The farmers were from Arkansas and Nebraska, but the themes they brought to the conversation are the same as in the Northeast: women farmers’ flexibility and entrepreneurship; their devotion to humanely raising animals, producing healthy food, and feeding their families and their communities. It’s worth a few minutes to take a listen. Then let us know what you think.
News from the UVM New Farmer Project Blog- The Lowdown on CoolBots… April 30, 2013As you plant the seeds for this season’s produce, are you considering how you’re going to keep it all cool in the heat of the summer? Chris Callahan, UVM Extension Ag Engineer, has been fielding a lot of questions recently … Continue reading → […]
- The Lowdown on CoolBots… April 30, 2013
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