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John Munson/Cornell University Nfamara Badjie (left) and Moustapha Diedhiou weed the fields at the Badjies' rice farm in Ulster Park, NY. Black farming and food security topic of next Rural Humanities webinar February 24, 2021 As part of a conversation on Black land ownership, farming and food security, Rural Humanities will offer a webinar, “Black Land Matters: A Rural Humanities Webinar on Black Farming and Food Security,” on March 4 at 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to all; registration prior to the event is recommended. The webinar will feature Natalie Baszile, filmm...

Ruairi and Marie-Thérèse de Blacam, Inis Meáin Restaurant & Suites. Dreaming of the day when your food is cooked by a chef, your wine is poured by a waiter and you don’t have to do the wash up? In the toughest year the hospitality sector has ever experienced, the Michelin Awards were a much-needed glimmer of light on a cold January evening. Green Star A new addition to the awards this year was the Green Star award, celebrating restaurants who embrace sustainable practises, and all three winners in Ireland are based in Galway; Kai Restaurant and Loam in the city and Inis Meáin Restaurant...

The restaurant and butcher shop promises farm-to-table meats like you’ve never seen them before. By Katherine Chew Hamilton 2/4/2021 at 5:00am Wallow & Root Farm specializes in hybrid heritage pigs. Simply mention heritage pigs to pig farmer Austin Piccone and you’ll get a run-down on trends in pig breeds over the last century, from Red Wattles to American Mulefoots. Bring up diverse livestock farming and you’ll get fun facts about how elephants’ feet create micro-ecosystems when they tread on soil in the African savanna, or how a decline in the American bison population l...

Burlington--A series of free, online webinars, hosted by University of Vermont Extension and the International Workshop on Agritourism, will provide participants with a global perspective on agritourism. Agritourism Gatherings, a monthly series that debuted last September, is designed to stimulate conversations about agritourism among people from different countries. While geared to farmers, farm stay operators, ag service providers, researchers and other industry professionals, anyone with an interest in agritourism is invited to attend. Advance registration is required for each session. Pro...