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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Local Fair Trade Network
The Local Fair Trade Network at Featherstone Farm
This September, close to two dozen city people will invade Featherstone Fruits & Vegetables, in Rushford, MN, for a frenzy of squash picking. These volunteers are leaving their jobs in the Twin Cities for a few days to help Featherstone founder Jack Hedin and his crew with a crucial harvest. Some m... Continued...
Monday, August 4, 2008
Behr's USA Flooring
Going to the mat for Sow the Seeds
David Behr of local family-owned Behr's USA Flooring has a unique offer for fellow co-op members and shoppers who want to support Sow the Seeds.
When you buy eco-friendly Mohawk brand carpeting from Behr's USA Flooring they will donate $1.50 out of every square yard of carpet that you purchase.... Continued...
Friday, August 1, 2008
Peace Coffee
Peace Coffee's Drink Local Campaign
Peace Coffee is launching a Drink Local Campaign in conjunction with the Eat Local Challenge. Between August 15th & Sept. 15th, Peace Coffee will donate 10% of sales of Sow the Seeds Blend to the Sow the Seeds Fund.
Peace Coffee is proud to be active in our community and contribute to ... Continued...
Star Tribune
Counter intelligence: A second home
The words hoop house probably don't have a lot of meaning for even a well-informed locavore, let alone the average consumer, but in the coming years they might. It's the name for a low-tech structure used by farmers to extend the growing season. Sow the Seeds, a fund created by the Institute for Agr... Continued...
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Star Tribune
Preserving summer fruit couldn't be easier than with these methods
Call it berry guilt. If you've ever watched a flat of beautiful, locally grown berries gradually deteriorate on your kitchen counter, then you've experienced it. The honeysuckle fragrance that the little orbs throw off grows thicker in the air by the minute -- as does the anxiety to do something wit... Continued...
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