Del Norte Public Library

This publication provides a small glimpse of current trends, emerging issues and potential roles of the public sector in the organic agriculture sector.

Knowing Lydie is "between" jobs, the local doctor asks her to fill in at the front desk for a few months. To Lydie, this is a boon. It gives her time to figure out how she's going to say goodbye to her neighbor, Nathan Yoder--the main reason she needs to leave Stoney Ridge. Nathan claims he's in love with her, but she knows she's not good enough for him. If in doubt, Nathan's father reminds her frequently. As Dok spends time with Lydie, she recognizes...

Marketing tool for the Colorado Proud program that encourages buying locally grown, raised and processed food and agricultural products for high quality products and helping Colorado's economy. Videos explain how the high and dry altitude results in outstanding produce. The warm days and cool nights help the sugars to set in diverse produce such as fruit (apples and peaches) as well as sweet corn and melons. The dry climate results in production of...

"Even the best-laid plants can go awry... After solving a murder and getting her organic farm ready to overwinter, Shiloh Bellamy still expects the next few months to be busy with repairs, spring planning, and networking with local businesses. She might even be able to broker a new partnership with Fields Brewery and its organic brewer's association. Well, she could if the owner wasn't found murdered at the county Ice Fishing Derby. Once again, Shiloh...

"From her century-old farm, Kayann Short shows how small-scale, community supported agriculture borrows lessons from the past to nurture sustainable foodsheds for the future. In this lush memoir, Short offers an ecological alternative to industrialized agriculture and reunites with her grandmothers' farming traditions as she harvests organic vegetable, raises chickens, and preserves both fruit and fertile land. Rooted where the Rocky Mountains meet...