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Posted Wed, Feb 1, 2 a.m.
Better yet, says a new report, we should develop conservation tactics that do a better job of protecting farmland from development.
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Posted Thu, Jan 19, noon
A loophole in Washington's groundwater laws means large-scale cattle operations like Eastern Washington's Easterday Ranches can deplete as much groundwater as they want -- no permit necessary.
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Posted Wed, Jan 4, 2 a.m.
A new Skagit Valley farm incubator, Viva Farms, gives aspiring farmers the support they need to get off the ground in the hardscrabble world of farming.
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Posted Thu, Dec 29, 2 a.m.
Sick to death of kale? You can still eat a seasonal, varied winter diet in the Northwest. Here's how.
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Posted Sat, Dec 24, 6 a.m.
Eastern Washington farmers are increasingly worried about agricultural invasion from Monsanto's unwanted genetically modified and patent-protected seeds, which can threaten a farm's organic status and land them in court. Now a national coalition of independent farmers is fighting back.
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Chase fees and this year's budget cuts mean Seattle's Farmer's Market Nutrition Program may be on the chopping block. In some low-income neighborhoods, it could mean serious trouble for the markets themselves.
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Posted Sun, Nov 20, 6 a.m.
A farmer from Oaxaca visits the Puget Sound region to talk about defending non-GMO corn and culture.
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Posted Mon, Nov 14, 2 a.m.
Forget the well-being of chickens. Sustainable meat keeps you (and everyone else) healthy. Why and how to eat organic, grassfed meat without breaking the bank.
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Posted Mon, Nov 7, 8:48 a.m.
Activists cheered the prospect of Washington's first majority-minority congressional district. Then they noticed what redistricting would do to South Seattle's legislative delegation.
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Posted Mon, Nov 7, 2 a.m.
The urban agriculture movement is gaining strength across B.C., enthusiastically adapted by everyone from businesses to backyard growers to pot-growers. So why is it being used as a wedge issue in Vancouver's latest election?
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Posted Fri, Oct 28, 2 a.m.
Using Whidbey Island as a blueprint for healthy, sustainable food communities, the Whidbey Institute launches the first in a series of conferences dedicated to thriving communities.
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Posted Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues a series of Northwest employers for letting foremen harass and assault immigrant workers. Civil rights attorneys say abused farm and janitorial workers are just starting to come forward.
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Sometimes the best thing for nature is a construction project. And this one hopes to meet the goals of both environmentalists and farmers.
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Posted Fri, Oct 21, 2 a.m.
An unseasonably cold spring and summer are adding stress to an already strained Washington wine industry. How will this affect this year's harvest and what will it mean for the state's darling wineries?
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Posted Wed, Oct 19, 2 a.m.
With the boom of the Northwest's local food movement, a new kind of vacation has emerged. More and more farmers are converting spare rooms into guest rooms, and offering city-dwellers a taste of farm life -- chickens and all.
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Posted Fri, Oct 14, 2 a.m.
With so many different sustainability certifications popping up on wine bottles, how's an enviro-connoisseur to choose? Tuck Russell breaks down the (genuinely confusing) world of sustainable wine.
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Posted Fri, Sep 9, 2 a.m.
Seattle's current Japanese-American civic leaders remember their roots as teenage farm workers, living in a city bordered by berries, not burbs. If only today's jobless teenagers were so lucky.
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Free trade has forced the Okanagan Valley to step up its winemaking game, which has launched British Columbia into the forefront of the Northwest winemaking world.
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Posted Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.
The free-trade agreement is getting close, though the politics is still divisive. Here's a look at how strong are the trade bonds between the Northwest and this Asian tiger, and it's far more than jetliners.
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Posted Wed, Aug 31, 2 a.m.
Recent problems facing the shellfish industry have made nurturing the tender little bivalves a little tougher, leaving farmers struggling to stay productive and sustainable.
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Words of wisdom from a local green thumb for gardeners looking to extend their harvest into the fall months.
MOREPosted Tue, Jul 5, 9:54 p.m. 2011
As with regular farming, the work force is nearing retirement ages. New approaches are needed to attract young people.
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 7, 2:28 p.m. 2011
You wouldn't know it from The Georgian room or the lobby bar, but five boxes of bees were recently placed on the Fairmont's roof, where they will eventually house up to 50,000 bees producing 150 pounds of honey.
MOREPosted Wed, Apr 20, 2 a.m. 2011
The naturalist and author will read from his work May 24 as part of a Seattle Arts & Lectures series that starts tomorrow (April 21) and concludes with a tour of the UW Farm, complete with prosecco and pizza.
MOREPosted Sat, Apr 16, 2 a.m. 2011
Martha Baskin looks at the way a small amount of the Obama administration's stimulus money is helping King County farmers, school kids, and health.
MOREPosted Wed, Mar 16, 2 a.m. 2011
A bill in the legislature could signal that lawmakers are backing away from dealing with the part-timers' longstanding concerns about low pay.
MOREPosted Tue, Aug 3, 2 a.m. 2010
For The Herbfarm's special "100-mile" dinner, every menu item and ingredient is local. Even the salt is made from scratch.
MOREPosted Sun, Jul 4, 2 a.m. 2010
For maximum freshness, the berries at 20 Anthony's restaurants are brought in daily by lunchtime.
MOREPosted Thu, Jul 1, 3:32 p.m. 2010
After our cool, wet spring, it's prime time for the local harvest, perfect for those of us avoiding out-of-town travel.
MOREPosted Tue, Jun 22, 2 a.m. 2010
The state's 2,500 growers and a valley full of packing houses are in full swing, producing two-thirds of the nation's cherries. Look for shipments to hit local stores next week.
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