Year: 2014

The Local Economies Project (LEP), a Hudson Valley based project of the New World Foundation, announced that it is facilitating the purchase of Gill Farms in Hurley, NY for the creation of an innovative new “Farm Hub” dedicated to sustainable agriculture – offering Hudson Valley farmers access to hands-on training, education, and services. The project will aim to bolster the local agricultural economy, while ensuring that the area’s rich agricultural heritage and open space will be maintained for years to come on one of the largest and most visible tracts of farmland in the region. …

Ranchers and farmers say that as long as the drought continues, the nations largest agricultural state will remain in turmoil, with repercussions stretching to consumer pocketbooks in the form of higher prices for such basic staples as meat, milk, fruit and vegetables. …

Greener Fields Together™, the sustainability and local produce initiative created by the PRO*ACT produce supply-chain management company, is taking its commitment to sustainably and food safety for fresh produce to the EcoFarm 2014 Conference, January 22-25, 2014, at the Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, Calif. Greener Fields Together will host a booth (D18) at the Exhibitor Marketplace. …