Internship Opportunities

Internship Opportunities ! Now interviewing for 2012 Summer Internships to start June 1 and end  September 1. Earlier start date or longer end time acceptable.   Contact Jeanny or Richard  for an application or e-mail your particulars to: The1780farm@live.com  or :   greenbeanjean@hotmail.com The 1780 Farm internship is designed for the individual who desires to learn the ins and outs of running a small, well-diversified farm
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Egg Tests from Mother Earth News

Mother Earth News’ first egg tests revealed that free-range eggs have a higher vitamin content and lower cholesterol and saturated fat content than supermarket eggs. And with the results of our latest tests, the news just keeps getting better! It turns out that free-range eggs are also a terrific source for one particular vitamin that we could all use more of.


Food Manifesto

Recently Mark Bittman posted a commentary on the state of food in the US. As a New York Times commentary, we have to agree with many of the points set out by Mark. Here is a link to the article. Some of the ideas for sustainable food supply: End government subsidies to processed food. Begin subsidies to those who produce and sell actual food
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