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Wildcrafting: A “simple” life fraught with a host of complex ethical and practical considerations

An ethical harvester of wild plants ponders the best way to preserve and protect the wild plants he depends on.
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Carrots to the core

Iowa organic farmer finds his niche with a long-season favorite

By Kristen Corselius
Posted April 19, 2004

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Farming the fungi kingdom—organically

Ohio couple develops mushroom hobby into viable second career

By Jason Witmer

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Small-scale vertical integration at a roadside fruit stand farm in British Columbia

Over 60 fruits and vegetables on 10 acres, a remote location, a short growing season and a pernicious pest: There are plenty of challenges for organic growers Doug and Michelle Nimchuk. But business is good.

By Don Lotter

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Flowers and fine olive oil in California’s Central Valley

Mike and Diane Madison sell 20,000 bunches of cut flowers a year through direct market and retail. They also grow clementines and high quality olives for oil. An innovative member arrangement—picking olives in exchange for oil—allows them to avoid the headaches and anxieties of being employers.

By Don Lotter

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Ahead of the curve

Phil Coturri has been growing organic wine grapes in Sonoma for 25 years, and 10 years ago helped set the trend for organic olive oil production in California. For both crops, his management principles center on diverse cover crops, composts, careful use of irrigation and constant attention to the flavors of the final product.

By Henry Homeyer
Posted January 27, 2005

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