by Kathryn Gardow | Apr 29, 2015 | Agricultural Economic Development, Farmland Preservation, Local Food
Malting! As a kid, it meant malted milkshakes and Whoppers–malted milk covered in chocolate. Ugh! Whoppers were the rage in my Trick or Treat bag, but they tasted awful. Now I savor a malted drink–Hefeweizen–the German malted wheat beer of my...
by Kathryn Gardow | Nov 26, 2014 | Farmland Preservation, Healthy Food, Land Use Planning, Local Food, Marine Land Farming, Sustainable Communities
The answers are 91, 57, 7, 2, and less than 1. The questions are: What is the distance needed between seed crops? What percentage of the U.S. population are farmers? What is the average age of U.S. farmers? What percentage of U.S. production of fruits, nuts, and...