Category Archives: Quality of life

Build a Dream Team for Your Business

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Mary Peabody

My friend Grace and I were having lunch when a group of people took the table next to us. It became clear after a couple minutes that they were coworkers in a travel business. They were discussing an upcoming public relations … Continue reading →

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Life on a Crouton Farm: From Value-added Product to Growing a Local Commodity

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Debra Heleba

For many farmers, the road to value-added starts with good, abundant production of a commodity and the desire to increase farm revenues by adding value to that commodity through product development. For Francie Caccavo, owner of Olivia’s Croutons, the opposite … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Hurdle to the Local Food Movement…?

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Mary Peabody

Amid all the debate surrounding local foods, consumer health and preserving our regional agriculture the biggest hurdle of all might be the issue that we are not talking about–time! All the locally produced food in the universe will only be … Continue reading →

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