[Veganic Agriculture Network]

Promoting plant-based farming and gardening throughout North America

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Wednesday 1 September 2010

Mobile Bicycle Gardening

An extreme gardening experiment

In spring 2010, I cycled across Ontario, Canada, averaging 50 kilometers a day and covering 2000 kilometers in total. What enticing conditions to begin a new garden. Already loaded down with thirty pounds of gear, space was limited and the opportunities seemed meager for adding greenery to my (...)

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Thursday 6 May 2010

Janlau Farm

Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec (Canada)

For 12 years, Laurent Lefebvre and Jean Côté have been moving toward farming without manure. Though they began as dairy farmers in 1973, they decided to stop farming animals in 1997 and concentrate exclusively on field crops. With their fields Certified Organic since the 1980’s, they were (...)

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Tuesday 9 March 2010

Hesperides Organica

Warwick, New York

Hesperides Organica is located in the town of Warwick, New York, about 1 ½ hours northwest of New York City, and is run by farmer Lisa. The farm is located in the Black Dirt region of Orange County, an area with extremely fertile soil. The black dirt is left over from an ancient glacial (...)

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Tuesday 9 March 2010

Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center

Patagonia, Arizona

Tree of Life is a retreat center in Patagonia, Arizona, founded by Gabriel Cousens. They offer programs in healing, disease reversal, conscious gardening, and spiritual growth. Tree of Life has two acres of gardens that take their inspiration from veganic agriculture and Japanese Nature (...)

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Sunday 21 February 2010

Santa Cruz Farm

Santa Cruz Farm is located in the town of Espanola, New Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Santa Fe. Santa Cruz is run by farmer Don Bustos, with the help of apprentices who are trained to co-manage the farm. The land has been in Don Bustos’ family for 400 years, and he has been farming the same (...)

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