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Power Pioneer The average person wouldn’t look at a cow pat and think “clean energy,” but Blue Spruce Farm has been a pioneer in efficiently recycling manure from their cows into electric power, fertilizer and even cozy bedding for their herd. In partnership with Green Mountain Power, the farm served as...

Sustainable Systems Longview Farm has been in the Barstow family since 1806 and the sixth and seventh generations now in charge are doing everything they can to continue this long run far into the future. Brothers David and Steven and...

School to Farm Like many areas of the country, suburban Nashua, New Hampshire has seen its agricultural land steadily replaced by housing subdivisions thanks to its location about 45 miles northwest of Boston. Along with the loss of farms comes decreased understanding of what...

Cows Over Apples Jon Rulfs was raised in a pair of family farming businesses: Adirondack Farms dairy and Rulfs Orchard. “I grew up with apples and cows,” he recounts, “and when the time came, I chose to go with the...