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Yearly Archives: 2010

CSA Mini School

Approximately 60 people came together December 2-3 at the Des Moines Area Y-Camp to learn more about operating a CSA. [...]

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Iowa News Service story about PFI Savings Incentive Program

This radio story features Practical Farmers of Iowa member Nathan Anderson and the Savings Incentive program. Use this link to [...]

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CSP, EQIP, WHIP or EQIP OI–go to your County offices now!

Several Farm Bill Conservation programs will have sign-up deadlines in early 2011. Listed in order of deadline are the programs [...]

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Young Farmers Conference – School of Farmer Wizardry

All the pieces were there: Gothic architecture, tall ceilings Cold Rooms of long narrow tables, veteran Farmers sharing knowledge, Bats [...]

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Consolidation in the Food Industry

Mary Hendrickson from the Univ. of Missouri recently presented about this topic at Iowa State in a Sustainable Agriculture class. [...]

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Root Cellar Workshop

James Nisly hosted a root cellar workshop on his farm October 16th. The workshop featured his in progress 3000 square [...]

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Farminar Line-up (Fall 2010)

Beginning Tuesday, Nov-2, PFI will broadcast every other week, four new online seminars or farminars with farmers as presenters. This [...]

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The Berry Patch Field Day

Dean, Judy, and Jack the dog greet young visitors to the farm. The Berry Patch was an idyllic place to [...]

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You don’t always get what you want…but often get what you pay for!

You don’t always get what you want…but often get what you pay for!

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Squash-apple cheddar gratin

The Des Moines Register ran a story on squash yesterday. The story featured the very recipe I had just made [...]

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Cover Crops, Manure, No-till and more: youtube and local tour, in Michigan

Cover Crops, Manure, No-till and more: youtube and local tour, in Michigan Fall cover crops and manure make an excellent [...]

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2011 PFI Annual Conference Sneak Peak

We are proud to give you advanced notice of a dynamite lineup for the next PFI annual conference, Jan. 7-8, [...]

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Iowa Fruit & Veggie Market Planner

Check out this great resource from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU.Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner Welcome [...]

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Slurry Seeding Cover Crops – Blight Farms (Albion, MI)

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Delicious Evening

60+ guests, a dozen volunteers and chefs Donna Prizgintas and Scott Coldiron all gathered in Vesuvius Wood-Fired Pizza in Ames [...]

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