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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Farmers go low-tech to grow in winter
KAI RYSSDAL: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm gave her state of the state address earlier this week. As you might have figured in a state walloped by the combination of the recession and Detroit's continuing problems, it was a grim affair. Not much extra money for anything. So if you've been putti... Continued...

Urban agriculture - the healthy way to live
Located in a corridor of a neighborhood deemed by most folks as not being very safe even for its residents, an oasis of some sort has blossomed in the Englewood neighborhood. If you drive by too quickly on 58th & Wood Street you just might miss several permanent hoop houses. Collectively these struc... Continued...

Winter's cocoon
It's tank-top balmy in a hoop house at Snug Haven Farm where employees are snipping lush, crisp spinach in February. It could be bitterly cold outside with a howling wind and driving snow. But inside this heavy plastic cocoon that captures the sun's heat, stunningly sweet spinach thrives. The hoo... Continued...

Monday, March 2, 2009

Sow the Seeds Announces Grants to Support Local Food Systems

Sow the Seeds, a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) in partnership with the Wedge Co-op, announced a series of small grants today to support farmer education and outreach on season extension for fruit and vegetable production in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Season ... Continued...