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Cool Find in Storage at Amish Family Farm

Jennifer McBride by Jennifer McBride

How do Amish keep food cold? Amish refrigeration comes in many forms. A farmer shares how he uses ice storage to refrigerate goods. The family cuts ice blocks from a pond in winter and block ice remains abundant in the ice house after a sweltering August.
Sustainability
A Vast Partnership to Protect Our Planet

by Rootstock Editor

A carbon insetting initiative supported by more than 15 partners awards farmers for reducing emissions and for sequestering more carbon. Farmers will increase eco-friendly practices like planting more trees, installing more solar and making organic compost.