Category: Farming and Sustainability
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Hiyu Wine Farm
“If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul” ~ Clifton Fadiman Twenty-two miles fromMount Hood’s snowy peak,in an alpine river valley teemingwith birds and oscillating light,lives a wild farm. Cows, chickens,and pigs graze among vines and fungi and flowers proliferate as gardens merge with forest.” ~ Hiyu Website Birthdays are special,…
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Shopping The Farmers Market Safely During COVID-19 + Seasonal Dishes Created With My Bounty From The Mill City Farmers Market
“If you ate today, thank a farmer” ~ Author Unknown Farmers are the chief essential officers and caretakers of our food supply and they should be celebrated as such. During this pandemic, adaptability and nimbleness have become essential to their survival, and ours. The fallout from COVID-19 has illuminated the critical nature of acquainting ourselves…
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Tattersall Distilling: Leading The Way In Sustainable Spirits
“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you” – Steve Jobs When we think about sustainability in the food and beverage realm, spirits haven’t typically been at the forefront of what comes to mind. Until now. Back in January, I attended the…
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Bushel Boy Farms: A Minnesota Story Of Sustainable Agricultural Innovation
“Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty, and they have made life better for billions of people” ~ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bushel Boy Farms is at the forefront of innovative indoor agriculture and has been “extending Minnesota’s growing season” for the past 30 years. Jay Johnson launched this business…
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Chef Danielle Leoni: Global Sustainability Activist and Conduit for Change
“For my whole life, all I’ve wanted is to do good” ~ Chef Danielle Leoni On a recent trip to Arizona, Executive Chef and Co-owner of The Breadfruit & Rum Bar, Danielle Leoni gave me the gift of her time, which happens to be in short supply these days. We conversed about what launched her…
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The Liberian Agricultural Project
“I do think this next century, hopefully, will be about a more global view. Where you don’t just think, yes my country is doing well, but you think about the world at large” ~Bill Gates I embrace the opportunity to share stories of local people who are inspiring global change. I made John Paye’s acquaintance…
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Sustainable Travel: 3 Days at CASA MÃE In Lagos, Portugal
“Putting tourism on a sustainable path is a major challenge, but one that also presents a significant opportunity” ~ Klaus Töpfer We find travel to be exciting and alluring and John & I derive an indescribable amount of positive energy from immersing ourselves in other cultures. In our daily life, we try try to live…
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Farm to Fork Stories: Meet Your Farmer, Tony Root of
We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist.” ~ Wendell Berry It is my pleasure to introduce you to Farmer Tony Root (Anthony Schaden is his family name). If you’ve dined at any of the 9 marvelous restaurants within the Bartmann Group this…
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The Tiny Diner Permaculture Garden: A Sustainable Urban Oasis In Minneapolis
“We will continue to create a new world – seed by seed, person by person, community by community – until this planet is embraced in a circle of resurgent life and resurgent love” ~ Vandana Shiva (Indian Scholar, Environmental Activist, Food Sovereignty Advocate) The permaculture garden project at the Tiny Diner is 6 years old. …
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Grape To Glass Sustainability Stories in Monterey County: Scheid Vineyards & District 7 Wines
“We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world” ~ Howard Zinn Farm to fork…Ocean to fork…and vineyard to glass. We cast our votes in favor of the planet one bite, one sip at a time. Which…