An extended, weekend version of links – both news links and some of my favorite posts from the blogosphere this week. Morning choretime temperatures have been 15 below zero the last 2 days. It’s been extremely hard on the animals, but more about that in a different post. On to the links!
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Congratulations to Linda, on a $250k appropriation for a sustainable agriculture program and entrepreneurial farm at Marshalltown Community College! Read more about it at High Hopes Gardens.
That’s a Cute Little Farmhouse and the ongoing saga of their new corn burner – any of you with corn burners out there have any advice?
The Homesick Texan posts her uncle Austin’s granola recipe – looks yummy!
Angie @ Children in the Corn talks about her dehydrator – at my request. Thanks, Angie! I’m inspired to put mine to work this summer!
Ethan @ The Beginning Farmer is reviewing “Making Your Small Farm Profitable” by Ron Macher.
And three new-to-me blogs I’m reading:
Future House Farm – jump over and get in on Part 1 of 4 of their Rain Harvester expermiment.
Fast Grow the Weeds (ain’t that the truth). Gardening in southwest Michigan (and now I remember who got me going on the feather-legged chickens!)
The Slow Cook – a great mix of recipes, nutrition and food facts.
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We need to tighten our belts…our days of cheap food are about to end
“That’s what is going to have to change. We must value our food, expect to pay a reasonable price for it and stop wasting it. And our politicians must think very, very carefully about the wisdom of using precious arable land to grow fuel.”
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Countdown to the 2008 Farm Bill: Part V
Direct and value-added marketing in the farm bill
We here at SCF are especially interested in passage of a provision to allow interstate shipment of state-inspected meat. Please consider urging the conference committee to adopt the Senate version in the final farm bill.
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Aurora organic dairy responds to lawsuit
“The dairy recently agreed to change some of its practices after the USDA found more than a dozen violations of organic standards, including the finding that cows had little access to pasture. The dairy was put on probation for a year but kept its organic certification.”
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Thanks for the link–and thanks for the recommendations! I’ve already been enjoying Fast Grow the Weeds, and now The Slow Cook is on my blog list as well. It’s amazing how many cool sites you happen upon just by following links around the web.
meg – I think I found Fast Grow the Weeds at your blog!