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Organic Valley
Protect Your Food

Farming
What Happens When Dairy Cows Hit the Hay? All About Sleeping Cows
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Earth
Why Clover Is More Than Just Good Luck
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Mud Season: Why Kids and Cows Need Outdoor Time
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Food
4 Simple Tips to Make the Best All-Butter Pie Crust
by Mimi Council
Organic butter, flour, sugar, and water are all you need to make a perfectly flaky homemade pie crust. Plus, no special equipment is needed! Making pie crust is easy if you use a few simple tips. Let’s get baking!
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Earth
What Is Silvopasture?
by Joshua Fairfield
Farmers at five Organic Valley farms in Pennsylvania are planting trees to implement an agroforestry practice called silvopasture. The practice is beneficial to animals, the ecosystem and can be profitable for small family farms.
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Vermont Family Farm an Inspiring Legacy; Receives Conservation Award
by Rootstock Editor
The dedication to land, water, and wildlife by one Organic Valley farm family is an inspiration to others. The Vermont family was presented with the New England Leopold Conservation Award for their environmental practices.
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Partnership to Promote School Lunch Reform & Scratch Cooking
by Hannah Wente
The Renegade Lunch Lady and Organic Valley believe in the importance of using whole, fresh ingredients in kids’ lunches. School lunch or breakfast may be the only meal of the day for some students. Let’s work together to make it as healthy as possible!
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Farming
Military Veterans Return to Organic Farm Life
by Jennifer McBride
Veterans often make good farmers — they know hard work and quiet farms can be healing. This Veterans Day, two Organic Valley farmers share about their time in the service and returning to the farm, and how each impacted their lives.
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Earth
Major Benefits of Having Goats
by Jennifer McBride
Organic Valley welcomed about 65 goats to its campus in Cashton, Wisconsin. The goats are nibbling away invasive species as part of a project to restore a prairie and rare oak savanna. The goats provide an eco-friendly solution to clearing unwanted plants and shrubs.
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