Farming
5 Tips to Make Your Backyard Chicken Ranch Spegg-tacular
An Organic Valley egg farmer and a backyard chicken enthusiast team up to share tips for giving your own backyard chickens the best care you can give them.
Farming
Sarah Potenza: How WWOOF Did Ecotourism Long Before it was Cool
WWOOF’s model for cultural exchange on organic farms connects people from all over the world through shared values of good food, sustainability and community. WWOOF was doing ecotourism before that term had even been invented!
Farming
What Do Organic Valley Free-Range Hens Eat?
We get lots of interesting questions about chickens, but maybe the most-asked is the most basic. What does an egg-laying hen eat?
Farming
Amanda Oborne: Helping the “Ag of the Middle” Thrive
Farm infrastructures in the U.S. are designed to support either very big or very small farms, which leaves mid-sized producers—the “Ag of the Middle”—without resources or a market. Amanda Oborne of Ecotrust is supporting these often-overlooked farms in order to create a flourishing regional food system.
Farming
Bob Quinn: The Modern Benefits of Ancient Grains
Author and organic farmer Bob Quinn is pioneering sustainable agriculture and alternative energy on his farm in Montana, and a key factor is the ancient wheat-like grain Kamut®.
Farming
Celebrating Women Farmers on International Women’s Day
When most people hear the word “farmer,” the first image that pops to mind is usually of a man. But that image is slowly beginning to change to one of a woman driving the tractor—and making the major farm decisions.