Tag: farming
Organic farming in the U.S. is now bigger than ever
The number of certified organic acres in the country rose by more than 10 percent over the past two years.
Bike-Powered Farming Program Turns Lawns Into Urban Farms
A landowner or renter with owner consent, can donate their chemical-free lawn to Fleet Farming, which will then build a food-producing plot at least 500 square feet in size.
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here's why: There's only one farmer under 35 for every six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America's current farmers will retire.
A Haven from the Animal Holocaust
Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen is an animal sanctuary for rescuing farm animals. Because the abuse of animals at the hands of factory farm operators is unfathomable and “we are saying they are as important as any other individual.”