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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture News
Don’t ‘Sprayze’ Me, Bro: Organic Farmer To Dallas County Commissioners
KERA News for North Texas - 11/27/2012.
By BJ Austin – Dallas County plans a new, more aggressive way to control mosquitoes and West Nile virus next year. 2012 was the worst year ever in North Texas: 18 deaths in Dallas County alone. But, beekeepers and organic farmers do not want aerial pesticide spraying as part of the 2013 plan.
White House Kitchen Garden Update: An Organic Farmer In Charge, And Cool Season Vegetables
Obama Foodorama - 11/27/2012.
By Eddie Gehman Kohan – It's been bitterly cold in the District of Columbia lately, but First Lady Michelle Obama's Kitchen Garden is thriving with a wide variety of cool season vegetables growing in the 1,500 square foot plot of raised beds: Winter lettuces and cabbages, root vegetables, herbs.
Largest organic peanut-butter plant ordered closed
Associated Press - 11/26/2012.
By Mary Clare Jalonick – The Food and Drug Administration halted operations of the country’s largest organic peanut butter processor Monday, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with the new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law.
Who Needs an Oven? Just Bury Your Beans
New York Times - 11/26/2012.
By John Willoughby – One morning a couple of months ago, my friend and frequent co-author Chris Schlesinger called me. “You have to come look at my new bean hole,” he said. After he explained that he was talking about a classic method of outdoor cooking, I figured it was worth checking out.
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Partnership Wanted by Ron Robillard: "Experienced farmers/homesteaders looking for partnership on diversified farm: Would you like to try adding more people to yo..."
MOFGA Pest Report - June 6, 2013 by MOFGA.net: "Eric Sideman's latest Pest Report has been released and can be read on MOFGA.org. The report is about potato leafhoppers, thr..."

Upcoming MOFGA Events

June 29 - Summer Orchard Care Workshop

June 30 - Deadline for applications to MOFGA Certification Services LLC for organic crop certification

July 18 to 21 - Timber Framing Workshop for High School Students

July 21 - Sagadahoc MOFGA: Open Farm Day tour

July 25-26 - Kneading Conference, Skowhegan

July 26 to 28 - MOFGA's Low Impact Forestry Level II, Draft Animal Logging

July 27 - MOFGA’s Organic Orcharding Workshop: Bud Grafting

July 27 - Maine Artisan Bread Fair, Skowhegan


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