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A Foodless Farm Bill

August 8, 2013 Jennie Schmidt

The Farm Bill has always been one of the most important and foundational federal policies that greatly influences both rural and urban America. Renewed and revised every five years, the Farm Bill contains 15 titles

January-February 2013

Healthy Soils, Healthy Foods

February 26, 2013 Jennie Schmidt

Soil — a dynamic and complex system of minerals, air, water and organic matter — is the lifeblood of anyone’s farm and of everyone’s food supply.  The primary nutrients used by plants are nitrogen (a

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Get to Know Your Farmer

December 19, 2012 Jennie Schmidt

I love eating. I think a lot about where my food comes from and the farmers who produce it. My family predominantly lives on food we grow ourselves or which is grown locally by our

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Harvest on the Front Lines

November 1, 2012 Jennie Schmidt

There's really no better place to reflect on the year than driving a combine. That's because, as fun as it is, it leaves you plenty of time to look over a field and think. Harvest