Interesting farming news…

According to the Agriculture Department, more Americans are embracing a ‘Green Acres’ lifestyle.
“The Agriculture Department came out with its Census of Agriculture recently, and the headline was that the number of farms increased by 4 percent from 2002 to 2007, with most of the new farms being small, part-time operations.”

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In search of the ancient chiletepin

It’s been a while since we sent the last update so here’s what we have been up to recently. – Jerry
Christmas of 2008, I made time to return to south Texas and enjoy “ la Navidad” (Christmas time) and “pasar el Año Nuevo” ( spending the New Year) with family and friends. [...]

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Even the King knows when to kneel

Chalk one up for the little guys…

Burger King agreed to pay 1.5 cents more per pound of tomatoes it buys from Florida growers, with the understanding that a penny of that will be passed to workers. The rest will go to growers to help cover additional payroll taxes and administrative costs they might incur, to [...]

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