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Polyface, Inc. is a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

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For 44 years on the western edge of the Shenandoah Valley, three generations of Salatins (of which he's the middle) have raised grass-fed livestock on rough and hilly land without recourse to an ounce of chemical fertilizer or a fistful of seed, in close touch with the soil, the seasons and themselves, using methods meant to mimic nature. The result is lush fields of unusual greenness -- even in the sodden melting snow of a late winter morning -- and pork, eggs and poultry of uncommon cleanliness and indescribably good taste.

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An evangelical Virginia farmer says a revolution against industrial agriculture is just down the road.

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However, a couple of sacred cows of environmentalism also come under the spotlight. Goodall questions, for example, whether organic agriculture can really help feed the world – arguing that yields are only just over half what can be produced through other methods, and with meat consumption, biofuels demand and populations rising, organics will need to step up to the plate if it is to be part of the solution.

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Join Geoff Lawton on a Permaculture adventure as he demonstrates how to grow a food forest from start to finish.\nOver 90 minutes of quality information to get you on the right track in creating your own garden of Eden.

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One of the more interesting developments in Australian agriculture over the past decade has been the growing influence of the permaculture movement.

Whether you're talking sustainable water and land management, integrated pest control or organic fertilis

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The Food Forest is a permaculture farm producing 160 varieties of organically
certified food; it is a busy centre for people interested in learning skills for a
sustainable way of life through short courses and it is the base for a
consultancy

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A new report from the University of New South Wales says that Australia should be farming kangaroos instead of sheep and cattle if it wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. According to the study, if Australia replaced its 7 million cattle and 36 m

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Pollan... examines what he calls "our national eating disorder"... in this remarkably clearheaded book. It's a fascinating journey up and down the food chain, one that might change the way you read the label on a frozen dinner, dig into a steak or decide

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