Farming
From Coop to Kitchen: How an Egg Gets From the Farm to Your Fridge
Organic egg farmers sort thousands of eggs daily to ensure the best eggs end up on store shelves. There are numerous egg quality checks before the best pasture raised and free range eggs are transported, packaged and ultimately end up in your fridge.
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The Importance of Supporting Small Organic Family Farms
Supporting small organic family farms can bring economic, environmental and health benefits to communities, increasing household income, reducing poverty and promoting environmental sustainability. Choose organic for a positive impact on your community and the environment.
Farming
What Is a Small Organic Family Farm?
Small. Organic. Family. Farm. We talk about the importance of them often and now we are going to lay out how we define them. If you drive by an Organic Valley farm, you’ll get a sense of what they are but here’s more information for you to take in.
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What Do Farmers Do During the Cold Winter Months?
Dairy farming in winter includes regular chores like milking cows and feeding animals. There are winter farming chores not typical in other seasons. Snow must be plowed, animal bedding constantly freshened and farm equipment often needs extra attention.
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Meet the Bedard Family and Their 'Babies'
The Bedard family of Vermont makes sure the cows on their organic farm are as comfortable as can be; this means plenty of lush pasture and one-on-one time with the farmers and their fellow cows. You can expect quality milk from these content cows!
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‘Kids, Coffee, and Cows. That’s My Life’
Coffee is an important aspect of farming. Well, some feel this way. Let’s see how a young couple and their twin boys in the Northeast work to keep the generational family dairy farm alive. Mom is adamant she milks the cows (and has coffee while doing so)!