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Farmers aren't producing enough to keep up with the number of smaller markets that keep popping up, often in close proximity to others. This results in fewer customers, unsold food and maybe closure.
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Our changing climate presents a unique challenge to our food system. Soil scientist Laura Lengnick says she has some tools that could help farmers and…
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Ben and Leticia Ward’s farm in Fountain, Colorado, just outside Colorado Springs, doesn’t look like an army base. But it’s not hard to uncover whiffs of…
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The number of farms and ranches in the U.S. is on the decline and the farms that remain are getting bigger, according to new data from the U.S. Department…
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Colorado’s apple orchards are bearing less fruit. Growers are projecting an 80 percent drop in apple production for 2015. The state’s peach producers are…
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A windy and wide-open state, Wyoming is better known for ranching and energy than farming. It won’t be mistaken for the fruit and vegetable bounty of…
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After more than a decade of explosive growth in the local food economy, the most visible portion of food sales within that sector has seen a slowdown. A…
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More cities want to take eating local food from just a hip trend to an economic generator. But as with many grassroots movements, there can be some…
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Local food is no longer just a novelty. Farmers markets are growing nationwide and farms that sell directly to consumers brought in $1.3 billion in 2012,…
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Late summer in the Midwest is tomato season. For tomato growers around that country, it’s time to pick their bounty and calculate their earnings.While sun…