Mon 8 Feb 2010
Our Towns: To Survive, Dairy Farmers Go Co-op
Filed under: Pleasant Valley (NY), Dairy Products, Farmers — @ 6:20 am

A former doctor’s effort to help small family farms in the Northeast stay in business by marketing and distributing their milk on their own.


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Thu 4 Feb 2010
Our Towns: The Morning the Milking Was Finished
Filed under: Depression (Mental), Cattle, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Farmers, Recession and Depression, New York State — @ 6:05 am

A 59-year-old dairy farmer killed his cows and himself last month in Copake, N.Y., highlighting the struggles of many dairymen reeling from last year’s disastrous drop in prices.


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Thu 9 Jul 2009
Our Towns: A Dairy Farm Can’t Lay Off the Cows
Filed under: Dairy Products, Milk, Farmers, New York State — @ 1:57 am

The global recession slammed the brakes on demand for milk. For many dairymen in upstate New York, bankruptcy is a threat.

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Sun 7 Dec 2008
Questions Looming Where Cabbage Is King
Filed under: Sauerkraut, Shutdowns (Institutional), Cabbage, Farmers, Rochester (NY) — @ 2:20 am

The possible closure of a sauerkraut plant in Shortsville, N.Y., would eliminate badly needed jobs and deal a crippling blow to dozens of nearby farmers.

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Sun 7 Dec 2008
Where Cabbage Is King, Some Sour Notes
Filed under: Sauerkraut, Shutdowns (Institutional), Cabbage, Farmers, Rochester (NY) — @ 1:09 am

The possible closure of a sauerkraut plant in Shortsville, N.Y., would eliminate badly needed jobs and deal a crippling blow to dozens of nearby farmers.

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Wed 8 Oct 2008
About New York: Sweat Equity Put to Use Within Sight of Wall St.
Filed under: Red Hook Community Farm, Added Value, Farmers, Wall Street (NYC), Nonprofit Organizations, Red Hook (NYC) — @ 8:29 am

The Red Hook Community Farm operates in sweat equity, not the steroid equity across the harbor.

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Wed 30 Jul 2008
Farmer Deals With Drop in Business and Credibility
Filed under: Greenmarket (NYC), Local Food, Farmers' Markets, Farmers, Meat, Organic Food, Agriculture — @ 4:37 am

Organizers of nine farmers’ markets in New York City took the rare step of suspending a farmer for selling meat he did not raise on his farm.

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Wed 7 May 2008
Urban Farmers’ Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market
Filed under: Flowers and Plants, Farmers, Farmers' Markets, Fruit, Vegetables, Agriculture, Food, Urban Areas — @ 6:48 am

For years, city dwellers have raised fruits and vegetables to feed their families, but now more and more of them are growing food to sell to a wider market.

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