July 2010 Blog Posts (4)

Generational Stewardship: Debt

I thought some of the folks here might like this post from my blog...it's something

I remembered from the "It Takes a Region" event last fall.

I blurted out the "generational stewardship" phrase at the It Takes a Region conference organized by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) that took place back in the fall of 2009. I was in a working session…

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Added by Wayne Maceyka on July 28, 2010 at 2:18pm — No Comments

National Young Farmers' Coalition - Survey

The National Young Farmers’ Coalition got its start at the Stone Barns Young Farmer Conference in Tarrytown NY in December 2009. There, a group of young farmers came to the decision that we needed an institution to represent our interests and help young farmers succeed. The structural obstacles faced by aspiring/beginning/ young/ old farmers can be overcome with policy change at the local, state and national levels. The Coalition will bring that change with energy and organizing. In…

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Added by Heidi on July 27, 2010 at 6:19pm — No Comments

Berry Crumble

... it would not be summer without berry crumble.

Go pick berries, blackberry, blueberry, raspberries, doesn't matter. Tonight I am using mixed blackberries and blueberries because that is what we have.

Mix 4 cups berries with a 1/4 cup or so of flour. Dump them in a buttered… Continue

Added by Julie Perry on July 23, 2010 at 9:52pm — No Comments

USDA announces early sign-up for conservation programs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts farmland or forest land owners and managers who would like help with soil erosion, water quality and conservation, integrated pest management, forest stand improvement, greenhouse efficiency, pasture and hayland improvement, invasive plant control or wildlife habitat improvement are encouraged to sign-up by October 15th for federal conservation programs available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).… Continue

Added by Diane Baedeker Petit on July 21, 2010 at 4:08pm — No Comments