How Willie Nelson’s bedrock, the family farmer, could save the American economy
Common Dreams - 7/23/2010.By Laura Edwards-Orr – In celebration of its 25th year, Farm Aid, the longest running concert-for-a-cause, has published a report to help us make this push. Rebuilding America's Economy with Family-Farm Centered Food Systems takes one of the more sensitive topics in the American psyche today, the economy, and convincingly demonstrates the bounty of opportunity that family farmers can bring to local and regional communities. |
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A batch of blues ready for picking
Kennebec Journal - 7/22/2010. By Betty Adams – Fayette: Clusters of grape-sized blueberries bow branches on the 1,500 highbush plants at Steep HIll Farm. The ripened fruit hangs at an easy picking level. No bending required, no rakes needed. Bob Panit and Shirley Jackson picked two pies' worth of the Patriot and Northland varieties on a visit this week. The New Hampshire couple summer at a camp in Mount Vernon, and visit the blueberry farm each year. |
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Rooftop garden and Unity fair receive $5,000
Bangor Daily News - 7/22/2010. By Meg Haskell – Bangor: The rooftop garden at the Hammond Street Senior Center and the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity have won regional recognition from the Changemakers community action organization. The two organizations were among hundreds of entrants from New England and New York. |
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Open Farm Day events
Kennebec Journal - 7/22/2010.Farms throughout the state are inviting the public to take barn tours and sample their crops at the 21st Open Farm Day on Sunday. Visiting hours for most farms will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some farms will have longer hours for special events, such as milking demonstrations. |
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