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Tag Archives: farming
Organic Food’s Sticky Wicket
When people think of local food, most have seasonal sweet corn and tomatoes in mind. That hasn’t changed much in years. The quest for good-tasting food that does no harm has also been around for a long time. Organic food … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Food, Organic Foods & Farming, politics
Tagged farming, Gardening, organic farming, politics, Trump Republicans
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An Iowa Onion Trimmer
Between picture perfect onions and the compost heap lies an opportunity. A friend grows onions using organic practices as part of a Community Supported Agriculture project. Onions are harvested from the field then dried in the greenhouse for storage. Sorting, … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Labor
Tagged farming, onions, Progressive Community, sustainability, worklife
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Women Protecting Pollinators, Protecting Food
Nine fantastic breakout sessions are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, during the 2015 Women, Food and Agriculture Network annual conference in Davenport. Click here to learn more about the conference and to register. On Saturday, learn the basics of starting a … Continue reading
Iowa Farmers Offer Cover Crop Webinar
Practical Farmers of Iowa, Cover Crop Solutions and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Present Webinar on the Basics of Cover Crops Thursday, July 30, at 1 p.m. Mark your calendar for a webinar to be held on July 30 that … Continue reading
Resisting CAFOs In Iowa – JFAN
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors (JFAN) is a nonprofit community organization composed of rural and town residents, and traditional family farmers. Their common concern is to stop the growth of CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) factories in Jefferson … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged CAFOs in Iowa, Factory farming in Iowa, farming, Iowa agriculture, JFAN, new CAFOs in Iowa
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Feeding The World–Iowa-Style
Iowa Can’t Feed the World; Local Producers Can’t Either The frequent jeremiad of big agriculture is about propping them up so Iowa farmers can feed the world. Political speeches at the recent opening of a first of its kind biorational … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food Insecurity, Local Food
Tagged biorational pesticides, farming, Food Security, Local food, Orascom, sustainable farming
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Iowa Agriculture Won't Feed The World
Some of us are not over replacing James Harlan with Norman Borlaug in the National Statuary Hall. Give me a Free Soiler, abolitionist and friend of Abraham Lincoln over agriculture’s “greatest spokesperson” to represent the State of Iowa any day. … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged farming, industrial agriculture, Iowa agriculture, organic farming
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New Study on Bee Colony Collapse
A new study indicates that identifying and resolving the environmental issues surrounding bee colony collapse disorder in the United States is more complicated than banning a class of insecticides (neonicotinoids) as has been suggested in social media and elsewhere. What … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, farming, Fungicides, Pesticides, sustainable farming
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Toward an Iowa Local Food System
Writing about gardening, farm work, fermentation, soup-making, canning and cooking is personally satisfying, but what is the connection to our broader society? Why does one person’s journey in life with friends and family matter in the broader scope of things? … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Local Food, Sustainability
Tagged 2014 Sustainable Food, farming, Leopold Center, Local food, sustainability, sustainable farming
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Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Comment Period Extended
The comment period for Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy has been extended for two weeks until Jan. 18, according to the Des Moines Register. By extending the comment period, the best interests of Iowans will be served. One hopes the strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Farming
Tagged environment, farming, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
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