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Organic activist presents her 'Manifesto'
Maria Rodale does not mince words.
The sustainability advocate and head of Rodale Inc. publishing company believes we must rapidly convert to organic farming systems or jeopardize the health of the planet and its inhabitants.
She lays out this jarring...Tags: Family, Rodale, Inc., Hormones and Metabolism, Health and Medical Professionals, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Isle of Wight horse owners skittish of plan
– Isle of Wight County horse owners won't have to follow their ponies with giant pooper-scoopers if a proposed new ordinance hits the books.
But the ordinance would require them to file waste management plans with the Peanut Soil and Water...Tags: Smithfield, Water Pollution, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Politics, Environmental Politics
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Wheat prices jump more than 5 percent; end July with biggest monthly rally in 51 years
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Wheat prices surged in July by the biggest amount in more than a half century as severe drought conditions in Russia and other former Soviet republics destroyed grain crops. If the gains continue, U.S. shoppers could see a bump up...Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), New York Mercantile Exchange, Commodity Markets, Breads, Energy
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State agriculture officials will attend Isle of Wight meeting
ISLE OF WIGHT – Farmland preservation, water issues, and cotton and peanut production are likely to top the list of concerns that local farmers and producers will bring up with state agriculture officials later this month. The Virginia Agribusiness...Tags: Government, Agricultural Research and Technology, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Suffolk CSA farmer totally into tomatoes
Shelley Barlow is totally into tomatoes.
During summer, she never goes a day without dining on several.
"I eat tomatoes three meals a day, plus snacks when they are in season," she says. "Lots and lots of tomato sandwiches and BLTs, of course."...Tags: Salt, Contracts, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches, Garlic
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Taliban stymie NATO push to strengthen government in crucial southern Afghan district
Associated Press WriterARGHANDAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) — This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second. Now the militants send...Tags: Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Defense, Career and Workplace, Terrorism
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Obama says ousted Agriculture official deserved better, her story needs to be heard
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happened last week" when the black Agriculture Department official was ousted in a racial firestorm over selective remarks. Addressing the National Urban...Tags: Barack Obama
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Ag disaster declaration sought in Va county
July's hot weather and low rainfall is causing concern for farmers across Virginia and they are turning to the governor's office for help. The dry spell has prompted several areas to seek agriculture disaster declarations, which would allow farmers to...Tags: Government, Agricultural Research and Technology, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Amherst County, Bob McDonnell
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Bethlehem sees a forest of benefits
The Bethlehem Authority and Nature Conservancy have agreed to protect 20,500 acres of forests and fight climate change for the next 50 years through the Working Woodlands program — bringing revenue to the city without increases in taxes. Mayor...Tags: Charity, Water, Social Issues, John Callahan, Bodies of Water
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Schwarzenegger vetoes overtime for farmworkers
Saying he didn't want to damage California's agricultural economy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday vetoed a first-in-the-nation bill that would have given farmworkers the same rights to overtime pay enjoyed by all other hourly workers in...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Career and Workplace, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics
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Fired USDA official sees fresh chance to discuss race
Shirley Sherrod, the African American federal Agriculture Department official who was forced out of her job after a conservative blogger posted a heavily edited video of a speech she had made, said Thursday that she believed her experience provides a...Tags: Barack Obama, Journalism, Politics, Democratic National Conventions, NAACP
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Get Inspired At Edwin Way Teale's Wood
Edwin Way Teale, a naturalist, writer and photgrapher once wrote, "Time and space — time to be alone, space to move about — these may well become the great scarcities of tomorrow." There are none of those scarcities at Trail Wood, the late...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Lakes and Ponds, Arts and Culture, Hampton (Windham, Connecticut), Monuments and Heritage Sites
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