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Practical Farmers of Iowa: The Mob and Its Roots
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010. The Mob and Its Roots. Erin and Torray Wilson pasture walk, Friday, August 6th, 2010. Torray shows us the roots and litter that long rest periods and high stock density can help to build. Erin (left) and Torray (right) Wilson at their pasture walk. In the background can barely be seen the hog pasture pens. Will the hogs be assimilated into the mob someday? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To PFI's Blog. PFI Next Generation Event. Seed Savers Exchange Conference.
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: The Berry Patch Field Day
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Friday, October 22, 2010. 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 start PFI's fifth annual Garlic Fest. On this beautiful pre-fall day, approximately 50 people showed up to learn about Dean and Judy's operation while touring the farm on a hay rack and sampling delectable Honeycrisp apples. Mike Henry rings up a customer at the farm stand. 65279; Dean and Judy discussed their integrated pest management, the w...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Root Cellar Workshop
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Monday, November 8, 2010. James Nisly hosted a root cellar workshop on his farm October 16th. The workshop featured his in progress 3000 square foot root cellar. James is a true advocate for local food, and is building this large structure with the goal of storing product for other farmers in the community to ramp up off season offerings of local farm products significantly. Field day attendees hear about construction of the root cellar while looking in on the site. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Brucemore Art and Garden Show
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Brucemore Art and Garden Show. PFI made a trip out to Cedar Rapids to mingle with local food, garden, and art enthusiasts of central Iowa. I had the great opportunity to visit with non-farmer stewards - 25% of our membership. For more information see http:/ www.brucemore.org/. Showing off the PFI tagline! There was great interest in our big idea for Iowa. The vision of our organization seemed to really resonate with the passersby in attendance. The Practical Farmers of Iowa ...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: It's official: PFI has an endowment
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010. It's official: PFI has an endowment. I just mailed off some very important paperwork for PFI: The financial papers that mean Practical Farmers of Iowa, co-founded by Dick and Sharon Thompson, will be around for years to come. Most importantly: The PFI endowments let everyone know that PFI is fiscally responsible- and here for a future of:. Food that is celebrated for its freshness and flavor. Farms that are prized for their diversity, their wildlife and healthy soils. The Prac...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Consolidation in the Food Industry
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Sunday, November 14, 2010. Consolidation in the Food Industry. I was not at the talk so can't comment but looking at these slides it seems like consolidation didn't happen overnight but was encouraged through various methods to occur and continue occurring. Secretary Vilsack at a recent conference in Des Moines said we need both biotechnology and alternative production systems to feed the world. Considering the current landscape of consolidation, can we have both? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Talkin’ cover crops - MessengerNews.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - The Messenger
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Sunday, September 19, 2010. Talkin’ cover crops - MessengerNews.net News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - The Messenger. Talkin’ cover crops - MessengerNews.net News, Sports, Jobs, Community Info. - The Messenger. Talkin’ cover crops. Turning whole fields into buffer strips. September 19, 2010 - By LARRY KERSHNER, For the Messenger. On hand were producers who were using cover crops as a land management tool, plus NRCS personnel to talk about government cost share funds to encourage growers in this region...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Talkin' Pasture Health (with Gompert)
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Friday, September 24, 2010. Talkin' Pasture Health (with Gompert). Terry Gompert, a Holistic Management educator, extension beef specialist, and grazier from Center, Nebraska, came to Central Iowa and toured two grazing farms on August 28, 2010. The two farms were Bill and Betty Kimble, and Ryan and Janice Marquardt. Warning: there are pictures of manure in this blog post. Terry Gompert relaxes on the porch with some of Betty Kimble's coffee before the pasture walk. Each waterer is connected to the water...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Young Farmers Conference - School of Farmer Wizardry
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Friday, December 3, 2010. 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 flittering, between long shadows,. The only thing missing at the Young Farmers Conference. Was a sporting match of Quidditch. I was sent to the 2-day conference at the Stone Barns Center. Think Big, Think Business. Delicious, Good Food. This is one of the most exciting social change movem...
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Practical Farmers of Iowa: Iowa Fruit & Veggie Market Planner
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Iowa Fruit and Veggie Market Planner. Check out this great resource from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU. Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner. Welcome to the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Market Planner. This tool calculates rate of demand for 80 produce crops. You choose a central market location (within Iowa), consumers, time period, products and units of measure for results. Your selections are shown here. Results are shown in tabs below. How Can I say ...