More than 112 Maine farms to open doors to public
Bangor Daily News - 7/20/2011.By Sharon Kiley Mack – On Sunday, July 24, more than 112 farms throughout all 16 counties will open their gates to offer the public an opportunity to learn about the business of agriculture. Maine Department of Agriculture Commissioner Walt Whitcomb said the annual Open Farm Day gives families and visitors the chance to experience life and work on Maine’s farms. This is the 22nd year of celebrating Maine’s Open Farm Day. |
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Garlic scape pesto
Bangor Daily News - 7/19/2011.By Sandy Oliver – If you plant your garlic bulbs in mid-October, in mid-July, as sure as the sun rises in the east, each plant sends up a dramatic flower shoot, called a scape, right out of the center of the plant. The scape shoot makes a spiral, and its white flower head looks for all the world like a bird’s head with a long green bill. |
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Eating less, better meat: yes we can
Civil Eats - 7/18/2011. By Lisa Frack – I’m a vegetarian. But my husband’s not. And, go figure, my kids aren’t either. Which is exactly why I care about the meat I buy. Yes, I buy meat. I’d rather not, but if it’s coming into the house–and into my kids’ bodies – then I need to know exactly what I’m buying. And I not only want to know how it’s affecting my family’s health, I also care deeply about how it’s affecting our family’s environmental footprint (including climate change). |
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Sustainable animal feed
Soil Association UK - 7/18/2011. Our new report, Feeding the animals that feed us, opens the urgently needed debate on how we can move away from feeding our farm animals grains and imported proteins, and promotes more sustainable alternatives such as increased grazing and use of home-grown feed. |
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