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Noni: an Ancient Polynesian Miracle Fruit

Around 350 A.D., Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands set sail on voyaging canoes and settled in the Hawaiian Islands. Each canoe accommodated 12 to 15 people. Animals and plants were brought for the long voyage as well as a new agricultural beginning.

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Aw Snaps!

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week! A’akukui Ranch – Kauai, HI Hawaiian Health Ohana – Kauai, HI Miles Smith Farm – Loudon, … Continue reading

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Aw Snaps!

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week! Hanalei Taro & Juice Company – Kauai, HI

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The New Golden Rule – of Blueberry Picking

At Country Pleasures Farm “quality control” is taken very seriously, and to assure high standards, there is a certain unique “golden rule” applied to berry picking. As Lori Rice explained to me, in a very matter-of-fact way, “The rule is that you’re supposed … Continue reading

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Introducing the Summer 2012 Food Warriors!

We are stoked to have launched our fourth season of Food Warrior interns! A few weeks ago, 20 Food Warriors began documenting their food communities in Chicago, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, Kauai. Among this diverse and talented bunch, we have … Continue reading

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Aw Snaps!

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week! Shamba Farms – Culpepper, VA East Side Farmers’ Market – Madison, WI Country … Continue reading

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Aw Snaps!

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week! Tomales Bay Oyster Company – Marshall, CA Olana Organic Farm – Kauai, HI … Continue reading

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Aw Snaps!

Check out our favorite photos from the past week – and then share your photos of a farm, food artisan or farmers market. You might be one of our favorites next week! Afton Field Farm – Corvallis, OR

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Aquaponics: The New Wave of the Future?

“We thought it was messed up you had to be wealthy to be healthy,” Gina Cavaliero, of Green Acre Organics, says at the beginning of her farm tour. The tour, held once a month, welcomes visitors to the farm, though “tour” is … Continue reading

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Urban Agriculture Takes Root at Garza’s Gardens

High school lessons on government and the economy can all too often be boring and tedious, but for the past twelve years, Martha Cason has led the Garza’s Gardens program at Garza Independence High School in a way that erases the tedium. Instead, concepts … Continue reading

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