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What does ecological agriculture mean to you? Liz Birnbaum of EcoFarm 15 Jun 2013 | 04:03 am
EFA Program Coordinator Liz Birnbaum was approached by the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development to answer some questions about ecological agriculture and the way she entered this movement. Read...
Public Participation in Government Decision-Making: An Organic Tradition 2 May 2013 | 10:37 pm
This post was republished with permission from the author. By Lisa J. Bunin, Ph.D., Organic Policy Director April 30th, 2013 Original post by: Center for Food Safety http://www.centerforfoodsafet...
Healthy Soil Saves Water 23 Apr 2013 | 12:39 am
This post was republished with permission from the author. The original will be published in the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau ‘Between the Furrows’ Newsletter, June 2013. By Molly Dragaron, USDA Nat...
RECHARGE: A WIN Win To Protecting Pajaro Valley Groundwater Supplies 17 Apr 2013 | 12:38 am
This post was republished with permission from the author. The original will published in the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau ‘Between the Furrows’ Newsletter, May 2013. By Staci Ruffoni, RCD of Santa ...
Key Next Steps For US Food Policy 2 Apr 2013 | 02:45 am
This post was published on the ProOrganic.org Facebook page and in an email newslist. Here is the "inside story" with complete details you need to know about what happened with HR 933, Continuing Res...
GMO Update, Eco-Farm Conference 2013 and Beyond 29 Mar 2013 | 11:25 pm
This post was republished with permission from the author, Michael Traugot, on the Farms Not Arms blog. The GMO Update panel at the Eco-Farm Conference featured four people who have been prominent in...
Growing Farmers in the Wild Onion City 27 Mar 2013 | 03:12 am
By Liz Birnbaum EFA Program Coordinator As a fourth generation Chicagoan, I have a vested interest in news stories about Chicago—particularly those that highlight the food and farming of the city. A ...
RECHARGE: Preventing Soil Erosion Can Save Irrigation Water 19 Mar 2013 | 01:20 am
Though the winter rains have passed, out-of-season rainfall, irrigation runoff, and other forces can affect soil structure and texture on farms. So as farmers prepare for spring planting, erosion prev...
RECHARGE: Water Stewards Gather at EcoFarm 2013 16 Feb 2013 | 03:13 am
From January 23-26, 2013, the 33rd Annual EcoFarm Conference took place at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, CA. Our perennial gathering is a place for people farmers, distributers, and al...
Williams College student reviews EcoFarm 5 Feb 2013 | 11:53 pm
If you haven't heard, we think that the 2013 EcoFarm Conference was a huge success! We're still wrapping up our final tallies but we know that over 1,500 people attended from around the world. We we...
