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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

The ice cream shop is an extension of the Nicholson family’s sixth-generation, 120-acre farm in nearby Ferndale. The PCC DBII is one of four such initiatives across the country, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service.

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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. Those cows are just one part of the closed-loop system the college aims to highlight in its new farm-to-fork program that is rolling out this school year.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

We write to express our gratitude for your efforts to advance the 2024 farm bill within your jurisdictions and to seek your continued support for passing this critical legislation before the end of the year. Georgia Wildlife Federation Ginkgo Bioworks Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council , Inc.

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BIFS Field Day: Cover Cropping and Livestock Grazing for Regenerative Viticulture

Caff

Kendra Altnow shares the history of the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyards. On December 5th, the Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a field day at the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard in Acampo, CA. We’re trialing grazing now which is awesome. It’s really that systems approach.”