Food and Sustainable Agriculture
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Pesticide Forum/Whistleblower Fundraiser Oct. 10 in NE MPLS
Want to get the latest facts on one of America’s most popular weed killers while supporting a government whistleblower in his battle to do science in the public interest? Then head up…
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How sustainable are you?
American Public Media, a kissing-cousin of Minnesota Public Radio, has a new web feature out to measure your impact on the planet, called Consumer Consequences. You enter some data about your lifestyle and…
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Watching the Watchdogs
Protecting the environment in our rural communities takes more than getting educated, speaking out, writing letters and attending meetings. It also means bird-dogging those dry documents that fill our county courthouses to…
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Organic Ag & Erosion: Part II
Dennis “Pesticides Will Save the World” Avery is at it again. This time he used the Star Tribune’s Sept. 6 opinion page to pick on the organic farmers in southeast Minnesota and…
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Making EQIP Live up to its Name
It would be a wise for members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee to keep farmers like Brad and Leslea Hodgson in mind as they hammer out the final version of the…
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2007 Farm Bill Hits the Final Stretch
When the U.S. House passed a new Farm Bill a few weeks ago, it was front-page news. As well it should have been—this marks the half-way point in development of a law…
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Lunchroom Legalities
Like the aroma of re-heated chili, a dangerous myth hangs over this nation’s school cafeterias. It’s the find of falacy that could do real damage to our children, as well as local,…
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Farm Beginnings vs. the Cover Curse
The registration deadlne for the 2007-2008 edition of the Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings program is Thursday, Aug. 30. Classes will be held in La Crosse, Wis., and Marshall, Minn. This is…
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What Lawmakers (& We) Missed on March 23
I spent a few hours last week with Paul Wotzka, the former Minnesota Pollution Control Agency hydrologist who has recently filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the agency. As we sat in…
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Benefit Dinner for Paul Wotzka
To assist with the legal expenses of Paul Wotzka’s whistleblower lawsuit, there will be a benefit dinner at the Eagle Bluff Nature Center in Lanesboro on August 11 at 5:30 p.m. Here’s the blurb…