·      Thomas Jefferson’s Vegetable Garden: A Thing of Beauty and Science http://n.pr/K00p9P

·      Study: Biodiversity Loss Impacts as Great as Climate Change Impacts

Ecologist: “These extinctions may well rank as one of the top five drivers of global change.”

·      World Watch Institute: UN Report Calls for a Realignment of Agricultural Reform http://bit.ly/KKKKRm

… The report warns that the growing involvement of private corporations in reforming the food and agriculture system could potentially...

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Jenny Huston is a chef and food activist working on food systems issues in Oakland, California. Every week she painstakingly compiles a published list of issues related to food, nutrition and agriculture for our collective food community. We are proud to support her efforts by featuring her weekly update here at FarmersMarket.com!

·      Guardian UK: Agriculture needs massive investment to avoid hunger, scientists warn http://bit.ly/uxaMre
 

·      Restaurants Around the World to use DNA Barcoding...

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You can't have a hearty breakfast with out eggs can you? At Munkebo Farms, they sell pasture raised Muscovy and Mallard duck eggs. Did you know that duck eggs have less water content, larger yolks and a longer shelf life than chicken eggs? Buying local foods is just the beginning, they also sell the ducks, if you would like your own. 

Grass fed beef is another one of their products. They also have pasture raised hogs and are currently working on obtaining their organic certification for their...Read More » »

I have always been interested in learning how to do my own organic garden but have yet to take a class. It is definitely something I have on my to-do sooner than later list. Taking a gardening class in the winter is the best time to do it, by the time you are finished and ready to start, it will be growing season!

 

At The Funny Farm in Georgia, Duane Marcus offers a great variety of organic gardening classes and intensive workshops. Sign up for a class and be part of the Funny Farms “adventures...

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Gus & Barbara Eberhardt are the proud owners of Raynblest Farm, a 42 acre small farm in Elkton, Oregon. They are yet another example of farmers we feature who are "beyond organic" in their practices. Using a permaculture philosophy, they pursue a sustainable relationship between all the elements on the farm, the way it is in nature.

Some examples of the amazing all natural organic products you'll find at farmers markets near you are products from their Bee Rub line: Lip Lube lip balm, Bee Rub...Read More » »

"Permaculture is revolution disguised as organic gardening." - Graham Burnett, Permaculture practitioner, designer, author and educator.

Sisters Jen & Aby Henry of Siren Song Farm take these words to heart and live them every day on their farm in Forest Grove, Oregon and in their community. They are committed to not just sustainable farming practices but they prefer the word "regenerative" in describing the way they work their land - making the land even healthier and more fruitful as a result...Read More » »

There is 40 acres of land on the eastern slopes of the Cascades near Leavenworth, Washington, where plants, animals and people live in harmony and in sync. It's called permaculture, or sustainable organic farming - the practice of seeing the entire farm as a single ecosystem where everything works together to run smoothly and be healthy. Gibbs Family Farm does just that and you can taste it in every bite of the natural organic products they produce.

Gibbs Family Farm has 8 gardens, 5 acres of...Read More » »