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A great example of the virtues of quality over quantity is the milk produced at Miller’s Organic Dairy in Richfield Springs. A long standing certified organic farmer, Miller’s introduced grain as a means to increase volume of milk production in the 1970s.…
T’nette Kuzminski was a prodigious gardener, of plants and of people. Her love, labor and imagination brought “The Life of the Land” column into being three years ago. Her idea was to write about small family-run farms applying innovative agricultural practices to grow healthy food, and, importantly, affording the farmers a living—something difficult in today’s world of corporate agriculture.…
News from the Noteworthy by Sustainable Otsego Beautiful, Loquacious Natives and Visitors This column usually speaks of innovative agricultural practices better linking us to the land. Yet, there are other satisfying aspects of “The Life of the Land.” Let’s look at one. On our farmland, in our forests, along our lakes, rivers and streams, and ever present in our towns and villages exists a feature of great beauty, often taken for granted. Wake up early, before sunrise, and what first greets your senses? In moonlight, your eyes may see little. But you can always hear an orchestra of song. Humans…