Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 24, 2008
Eco-Justice Center nurtures sustainable living
Sister Janet Weyker and several other sisters of the Racine Dominican order to founded the Eco-Justice Center, a 15-acre learning center, farm and homestead located in Racine County.
Tags: eco justice center, racine, racine dominican, pragmatic construction, sustainable, farming

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 8, 2008
Wisconsin-born Organic Valley celebrates 20 years
This year the Wisconsin-born Organic Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary and its "family of farms" is 1,239 strong, with members across the country and in Canada and products available at food cooperatives, natural foods stores and supermarkets nation wide.
Tags: organic valley, family farm, cooperative, organic, green, farming, dairy

Marketplace - April 19, 2008
CSA farms keep consumer food dollars local
In our efforts to be greener, owning a vehicle with good gas mileage is an important carbon reducer. But being conscious of your food's mileage can have a pretty large environmental impact, as well. One of the easiest ways to do so is through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms.
Tags: green month, community supported agriculture, csa, pinehold gardens, food milage, farming, crops, farmers market

Marketplace - Nov. 29, 2003
Shepard pioneering Wisconsin's hazelnut, chestnut industry
Hazelnuts and chestnuts aren't new to the U.S., but they're not as ubiquitous as peanuts. One farmer taking a lead role in the Wisconsin hazelnut -- and chestnut -- industry is Mark L. Shepard.
Tags: hazelnuts, farming, chestnuts, Viola

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 26, 2008
In the Presence of Greatness
I am relatively new to Milwaukee and am always thrilled each time a friend or co-worker initiates me into a long-standing area tradition or introduces me to someone "you must know!" to be a legitimate Milwaukeean. Yesterday, I was granted the phenomenal opportunity to meet Will Allen, f...
Tags: farming, will allen, growing power, future, sustainability, purpose