http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 6. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/how-to-heat-proof-your-garden In a spring so hot and dry that it’s breaking records, backyard gardeners might considering using edible living mulch to protect the soil. No publisher Ari LeVaux record-breaking temperatures vegetable gardening Gardening climate change carrots small farmers global warming garlic farming green mulch compost organic farming edible living mulch drought 2012-03-28T13:08:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/thanks-to-obama-cattlemen-lose-out Proposed rule changes that would have made it easier for small-scale ranchers to compete with giant meatpacking corporations just went down in flames. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn factory farms family farms JBS USDA ranchers rural life CAFOs small farmers cow-calf operations corporate power Tom Vilsack Cargill Environmental Protection Agency Obama agriculture policy Tyson Mike Callicrate Big Four meatpackers National Beef 2011-11-22T22:42:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/for-the-love-of-garlic When a hardcore garlic lover runs out of his favorite strain of hardneck garlic, he'll do anything to find some more. No publisher Ari LeVaux softneck garlic Romanian Red garlic organic growers small farmers hardneck garlic farmers markets Russian Red garlic Ron Engeland Garlic garlic farmers 2011-10-11T17:55:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/local-food-local-loans One way to support the local economy is to do so literally -- offering loans as well as customer patronage to your local small businesses. No publisher Jodi Peterson organic restaurants micro-lending Small business loans small town economies small farmers slow money movement locavores Fresh & Wyld 2011-06-01T14:08:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.1/state-and-municipal-governments-fertilize-local-food-craze Local governments are trying to give a boost to small farmers and organic growers. No publisher Nathaniel Hoffman food policy council Know Your Farmer USDA Jon Tester small farmers local food organic farmers 2012 Farm Bill farmers markets Know Your Food program 2011-02-04T16:02:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.1/small-poultry-farmers-grapple-with-lack-of-slaughterhouses There just aren't enough slaughterhouses for small poultry farms in Oregon and other Western states. No publisher Carla A. Wise Tyler Jones Afton Field Farm slaughterhouses USDA inspection small poultry farmers small farmers meat processing industrial agriculture Chicken 2011-02-03T15:53:41Z News Article