Vermiculture a full-circle business for restaurateur
Dean Lavallee, the founder of the Park Avenue BBQ Grill chain, is on board with “farm-to-table,” and he’s using vermiculture to help the movement.
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Author: Chris Felker
Crazy Hart Ranch owner bucks odds to raise heirloom turkeys
Crazy Hart Ranch provides a fresh, local, farm-raised heritage turkey for family holiday gatherings. It’s one, of only a handful of farms in the state, that do.
Read MoreBook Review: ‘Just One Backyard: One Man’s Search for Food Sustainability’
People who look at a patch of ground and imagine what could be growing there will find John Zahina-Ramos’ first book, Just One Backyard: One Man’s Search for Food Sustainability, to be a page-turner.
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Major Gift Boosts Treasure Coast Food Bank’s Ambitious Initiative
The Treasure Coast Food Bank’s (TCFB) new production kitchen, planned as part of a groundbreaking initiative that begins this winter, got a major boost this month with a $1.5 million contribution from local philanthropist Bill Lichtenberger.
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Ed Chiles, son of late Gov. Lawton Chiles, embraces the locavore movement
Ed Chiles, son of late Gov. Lawton Chiles, truly embraces the locavore movement with his
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Revolutionary New Farm Implements Take to the Air: Drones
Farmers are reaping the benefits of a couple of recent trends in their efforts to increase yields, reduce costs, and ease environmental impacts through a host of practices collectively dubbed “precision farming.”
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‘Local’ and ‘Global’ on the Menu at Nomad Café
Megan and Otilio Gonzalez are locavore believers who strive for a decidedly international flair in the fare they serve up at their Nomad Café in Melbourne.
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Jupiter Chocolate Shop Offers Sweet Opportunity for Those with Special Needs
Longtime autism activist/advocate Valerie Herskowitz has taken the chocolates business she started in her home (The Chocolate Spectrum), for her son Blake, into bricks-and-mortar territory.
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Honeybees, Floridians to Enjoy a ‘Win-Win Situation’ with Bee Research Lab
The 2016-17 Florida Legislature allocated $2 million toward the planned UF bee laboratory.
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