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Mycorrhizal fungi
By Hannah Shafer Under our feet lies a vast network of mycelium, invisible to the human eye. These aren’t the type of fungi you can...
Hannah Shafer
Feb 42 min read
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The New Bird Flu Epidemic: Hazardous Industrialized Ag Practices are Coming Home to Roost
By Steve Gilman Since its detection in 1996 in Hong Kong, the initial outbreak of the H1N1 “Bird Flu” virus has significantly...
Steve Gilman
Feb 410 min read
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Iconic New York Lakeview Organic Grain Mill Turns a Page
By Dan Sullivan The ties that bind. For nearly 30 years, Lakeview Organic Grain has been providing organic livestock feed grains, bagged...
Dan Sullivan
Jan 36 min read
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From Farmer to Advocate: Finding Ways to Help Those in Need.
By Avery Stempel The Legislative Office Building at the State Capitol in Albany, NY, has so much marble. Whenever I visit, I am...
Avery Stempel
Jan 36 min read
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Introducing the Massachusetts Pollinator Network
By Renée Scott and Brucie Moulton Advocate for Native Pollinators The Massachusetts Pollinator Network launched in 2021 to provide...
Renée Scott and Brucie
Jan 34 min read
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Finding the Market that Fits Your Farm Business
By Becca Toms It doesn’t matter what kind of farmer you are; finding the right market for your products is a journey every farmer must...
Becca Toms
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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The Natural Farmer Gets a New Look
By Elizabeth Gabriel Seasons Greetings TNF Subscribers and advertisers, We hope the season of the solstice arrives with delight. We are...
Liza Gabriel
Dec 26, 20241 min read
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Checking in: Vermont Organic Milk for Vermont Schools
This past school year, a project to transition three Vermont schools from conventional milk to local organic milk ultimately led to the...
Lauren Griswold
Dec 23, 20245 min read
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A Different Kind of Potato Farming
By Annie Sholar Potatoes are an extremely versatile food – they’re delicious fried, mashed, roasted, or boiled, even soaked in water with...
Annie Sholar
Dec 23, 20245 min read
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Aquaculture Letter from the Editor
A flamingo in Suffolk County, brown Pelicans in Long Island, lobsters in New England and northern shrimp nearly depleted in the Gulf of...
Liza Gabriel
Oct 11, 20247 min read
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Cover Article: The Black Farmers Growing Rice
By Liz Susman Karp This was originally published at Ambrook Research on March 29, 2024, a publication about modern agriculture",...
Liz Susman Karp
Oct 3, 20246 min read
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Farmer Profile: Sean Barrett, Montauk Seaweed Supply
People feel connected to NOFA because of our shared love of the land and farming and because we’ve gotten to know each other over the 50...
Liza Gabriel
Oct 3, 20248 min read
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RESTORATIVE AQUACULTURE FOR PEOPLE, PROFIT AND PLANET
By Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce, reprinted with permission Narratives continue to provide the public and decision-makers with a bleak...
Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce
Oct 3, 202411 min read
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Farmer Profile: Dock to Dish - Community Supported Fisheries Interview with K.C. Boyle
Interview by Elizabeth Henderson Pushing against the same downward pressures on prices and markets that make economic viability a...
ELIZABETH HENDERSON
Oct 3, 20244 min read
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Turning seafood by-products into organic fertilizer for zero waste and healthy soil and crops
By Ann Molloy Neptune's Harvest Fertilizer's parent company, Ocean Crest Seafoods Inc., in Gloucester, MA, inadvertently ended up in the...
Ann Molloy
Oct 3, 20243 min read
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The Shinnecock Kelp Farmers Are Healing Our Waterways
By Natalia de Cuba Romero , Photos by Lindsay Morris This article appeared in Low Summer 2023: Issue No. 77 of Edible East End and was...
Natalia de Cuba Romero
Oct 3, 20248 min read
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Indigenous and Customary Aquaculture
It must be noted that integrated aquaculture systems that provide ecological benefits and sustain ecosystem outcomes are not new. On the...
Other
Oct 1, 20244 min read
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Fish of Lake Ontario by Allie Push
“Fish of Lake Ontario” is a collage piece that is a reference to the local, natural ecology of Lake Ontario. Each of the fish in the...
Allie Push
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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TNF NOFA FARMER PROFILES: Lisa Calvo, Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm
By Elizabeth Gabriel People feel connected to NOFA because of our shared love of the land and farming and because we’ve gotten to know...
Liza Gabriel
Oct 1, 20248 min read
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Hudson Valley Fisheries
By Brittany Peachey Imagine you’ve been tasked with developing a fish farm on a distant planet. The conditions outside your biosphere...
Brittany Peachey
Oct 1, 20246 min read
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