Henry Farm is something the president of its Community Interest Association calls Toronto’s “best kept secret.” The small community in the northeastern part of Toronto was first established in 1809 by Henry Mulholland and his wife Jane They worked on the land and established the first homes “We’re finding that a lot of young family were moving in that’s good because it kept the community going,” shared president Wendy Petcoff The original farm changed hands a few times eventually ending back within the Henry family a direct descendant of Henry Mulholland and would bring the family farm into the modern age He is remembered for his work during the Great Depression of building roads across the province including the expansion of the Don Valley Parkway That’s when the current resident started to move in Arline Goldwater bought her home in the spring of 1969 for the asking price of just $37,500 Goldwater and her growing family moved into the developing new subdivision of Henry Farm a small enclave tucked in between several bustling streets “I didn’t know a thing about the neighbourhood And now it would take a bomb to get me out of here,” said Goldwater “The neighbourhood is a big part of it I have just always been so comfortable here.” And everybody that moves in we make a point to let them know who we are and all the events,” explained Petcoff “The Association was founded about 50 years ago by a group of neighbours who decided that it was important to this small enclave for everyone to know each other,” she added And those who have called this community home through the decades appreciate it “I remember that was the year of the Moon walk and the neighbourhood across the street invited us over to watch,” shared Goldwater The place where the Mulholland family cairn once stood is where the Don Valley Parkway is now it was moved to a park next to Betty Sutherland trail in 1966 a reminder to the present-day residents of the hard work that went in to bringing this community together “I say the biggest challenge that were probably going to face is hoping that we can keep the neighbourhood somewhat connected,” said Petcoff “We are concerned about some of the old houses being torn down,” she added “There is quite a bit of development going on around us because we’re on the subway line I just think as long as we stay focused making sure that the neighbourhood knows that we’re all there for them.” A Canadian man arrested on vacation has been proven innocent Melissa Nakhavoly with why he is still being held in the Dominican Republic Warmer temperatures but showers are expected on-and-off for the next few days Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Prime Minister Mark Carney to prioritize a list of projects including the proposed Highway 401 tunnel a mentally ill man who was killed in an Ontario prison is calling out the provincial government over the lack of correctional reform listen to NewsRadio Toronto live anytime and get up-to-the-minute breaking-news alerts weather and video from CityNews Toronto anywhere you are – across all Android and iOS devices This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Privacy Policy | About Our Ads Date & Times Fri, Dec 13, 20244:30 pm - 7:30 pm LinkWebsitehttps://konaseasalt.com/pages/upcoming-events-at-the-kona-salt-farm-1 Navigate CircleLocation 73-907 Makako Bay Drive View Map Mele Kalikimaka at the beautiful Kona Sea Salt Farm's Oceanfront Grounds in Kona on Hawaii Island Come celebrate the season with some of Henry Kapono's favorite holiday songs & classics alongside his friend Jerry Santos Kamuela Kimokeo and two Henry Kapono Foundation "On The Rise Artists" Ryan Hooley and Ninamarie Bell Irish group stakes winner Henry Adams will stand his first season at California’s Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm alongside Nick Alexander’s venerable Grazen “I asked (international bloodstock consultant) Hubie de Burgh to find us a prospect that would add something to the California bloodstock community,” said Eclipse owner Mike Scully “After a few months he came up with Henry.” Scully said de Burgh felt strongly about the colt’s class all-surface pedigree and conformation.  “He was just stunning coming off the trailer and he’ll look even better when he gets a little weight on him He’s got a really nice way about him Bred and trained by Aidan O’Brien for the ownership trio of Derrick Smith the 2021 No Nay Never colt won his first two starts at two including the Group 3 Japan Racing Association’s Tyro Stakes at Leopardstown “It was a very good performance…he’s a fine big Ryan (Moore) says he’s a baby still.” The colt went straight to the lead and held it tiring in the final furlong but holding for a game fourth by 3 1/2 lengths The seven-furlong test included winner Rosallion (IRE) who went on to win the 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf the colt stumbled then rallied late for fourth in another Group 1 test Britain’s most prestigious race for 2-year-olds No one could argue that the company wasn’t top tier considering the race was won by the dazzling City of Troy The big colt finished fifth in his next and final start in the Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes at Curragh drawing a close to what had been a promising race career deBurgh identified him as a stallion prospect for Scully O’Brien was thrilled to see the colt heading stateside for his new career.  it gives me great joy that this colt gave his connections great days at group level," he said this colt has the ability to produce everything needed for his progeny to excel on the American racetracks.” stands for EUR 150,000 and is one of Europe’s leading sires he’s since sired over 450 winners including 62 group/stakes winners worldwide The 16.2-hand colt also hails from a strong female family including his dam Jigsaw by the great Galileo She is a full sister to G2 and G3 winner Mohawk The third dam is the Listed Prix Imprudence winner and G1 placed Blue Cloud Scully said Henry Adams’ 2025 fee will be determined in the near future and the debates surrounding trainer Bob Baffert News and commentary about the American food system Illinois organic farmer Henry Brockman has observed the impact of climate change on his farm By Henry Brockman harvests leeks in the upper fields at Henry’s Farm in the heat of an October dusk dusty soil marked by fissures resembling lightening strands He tugged the deep brown pods in a bushel basket alongside him beneath the early autumn sun in the rolling glacial hills of Congerville It had been two months since it had rained By late October, heavy rains arrived, but the month would historically come and go without a frost. Thin ice crystals would finally blanket Brockman’s operation, called Henry’s Farm there will be a 10 to 50 percent decrease in yields in Central Illinois a small compact man who says he always carries the aroma “of the last thing he harvested,” will not rest After 28 years as an organic vegetable farmer he says climate change has forced him to “start over” and spurred him to a state of constant experimentation as he works to keep his farm afloat and make it as resilient as possible for the coming generation Central Illinois is seeing weather and temperature extremes The climate there is changing that it has in the past director of climate science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign However, the region’s most significant changes are occurring at night. While the average temperature in the state has increased 1-2 degrees over the last century the increase in overnight temperatures has exceeded 3 degrees in some parts of the state This part of the Corn Belt has seen a 10 percent increase in precipitation over the last century and the number of 2-inch rain days in Illinois has soared 40 percent in that time the state has seen an increase in soil moisture and longer dry spells have become more common All of these changes will likely make crops more susceptible to weeds We really have to think ahead,” Wuebbles warns Brockman took a year off farming and started doing just that He penned an emotional 18-page letter to his children Dotting it are words such as “mourn,” “woe,” and “destruction” as well as “hope.” the farm is much smaller and mostly feeds the family Brockman is in his 80s and corporate farms are able to produce much less food and fungicides are no longer widely available or affordable Combines lay rusting in nearly barren fields The climate in Congerville feels like Dallas “The world is changed utterly,” the letter reads and continues to change at a rate unprecedented in human history.” Since returning to the farm, Brockman has been dedicating himself to preparing for the future. An award-winning documentary, Seasons of Change On Henry’s Farm documented some of the challenges he faced are coming much more rapidly and more severe Congerville is considered a mecca for organic farming due to its rich soil and rolling topography of ridges and plains formed by glaciers The area is dotted with dozens of small-scale organic farms some that belong to Apostolic church members who live off the land central Illinois is generally farmed by immense soy and corn operations that stretch “a hundred miles in all directions,” says Brockman When he crosses paths with the large-scale conventional farmers who have known him since high school his farm “isn’t even large enough for them to drive a tractor onto.” Henry Brockman at the Evanston Farmers’ Marker in November producing 1 to 4 tons a week of more than 700 vegetable varieties Brockman farms with intention and instructs his interns to “be present” and respect everything they harvest while being mindful that it will be someone’s food play their role in the cycle of life and death The farm feeds 345 families with its own community supported agriculture (CSA) program and others in the Chicago region It sells most of what it grows to dedicated customers at a farmers’ market in Evanston whose customers he has fed for the length of his career Brockman has been taking meticulous notes in 10-year black journals and it’s there that he began unwittingly recording the mercurial weather and climate patterns he’s seeing more of now the departure of some insects (the yellow-striped armyworm) his own data revealed that things were starting to go terribly awry Henry’s 10 year journals tracking the changing climate His farming season now lasts a month longer than it did when he started extended two weeks earlier in the spring and concluding two weeks later in the fall Springtime begins warmer but tends to be punctuated by unexpected bitter frosts that often wipe out newly planted seedlings I had almost nothing at the market for a couple of weeks When plants are underwater for more than 24 hours their roots can’t breathe and they suffocate.” Brockman planted heat-loving sweet potatoes in July He now plants them in early spring and they sprout in May His spring lettuce season has been cut short but now he can plant lettuce again in the early fall and harvest it in November “I’d usually be harvesting peppers the second week of July While he harvested peppers this fall, the owners of Cook Farm flooded after three nearby tributaries rose and converged leaving the Cooks to kayak across their fields In an effort to adapt and anticipate the changes ahead Brockman has made some radical changes to his farm He cut production in half; he’s now farming only 10 of his 20 acres A creek divides his two beloved bottomland fields 2,000-year-old soil on that land (and prepare for potential flooding) he moved his annual row crops to rented higher ground two years ago he’s planted an experimental perennial forest using a permaculture approach There he’s growing currants and a variety of berries—gooseberries and persimmons—in hopes that their more permanent roots will prevent the soil from washing away during heavy rains Their more permanent roots will also keep more carbon in the soil Among other experimental crops are paddy and dryland rice varieties Experimental plantings in the lower-field permaculture forest Brockman is growing a field of sorghum-sudangrass which will be used as straw mulch to keep the ground moist during dry spells It will also add carbon to the soil as he cuts out tillage and grows more with cover crops in his rotations A bit higher in the second bottomland field is a mix of perennial grasses and legumes Brockman is also trying to prepare for drought and the water beneath is trapped by the glaciers under hundreds of feet of clay Brockman says he only needed to irrigate his crops in late July and early August he has had to use drip irrigation beginning in May and the need often extends into the fall This involves running yards of licorice-like hoses dotted with pinprick holes They are laid across seeded ground to help the plants germinate It’s not clear whether one of Brockman’s children will takes over the farm but the word retire isn’t in his current vocabulary “Henry isn’t focused on passing the farm on to someone else just on farming in the best ways possible for as long as possible,” she said is the only one currently working alongside her father she often describes life on the farm in her work “In the hottest part of the day/we sit in the shade of the shed/in a circle of square bins/peeling the Russian Reds/each dirt-covered strip/revealing streaks the color of sky/in the last rumble before rain.” Aozora Brockman harvesting dried beans during a dry October it was so hot and dry on the farm that Brockman had to irrigate his young crops at night He would move his irrigation lines before dark and then get up in the middle of the night to move them again five hours later his fingertips stained with sap from the tomato plants he had trellised earlier in the day he would jog back and forth in the dark to ensure it got done quickly—so the seeds would germinate where he says he’s only rarely able to fall back asleep these days and we count on our members to keep producing our award-winning work Readers like you are the reason why we’re able to keep digging deep into stories you won’t find anywhere else. 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But nestled in South Kingstown, just off Route 1, Dr. Henry Cabrera has built an agricultural haven at Lavender Waves Farm Lavender Waves Farm offers visitors a peaceful escape from the everyday hustle of New England life Visitors to the 14-acre property can roam the aromatic lavender groves and mingle with the farm’s four-legged residents Lavender Waves Farm isn’t just a peaceful spot for a picnic or a weekend with the family It’s also an accomplishment in sustainable agriculture Cabrera has revitalized the farm and turned it into a model of biodiversity He hopes that Lavender Waves Farm sets an example for eco-tourism as a sanctuary where nature “Lavender Waves Farm is about creating an immersive relaxing experience,” Lavender Waves founder Dr “We want our guests to leave with beautiful memories and tranquility.” The story of Lavender Waves Farm began in 2016 when Dr. Henry Cabrera purchased the property He originally sought a hobby that would connect him with nature but this side gig soon grew into a full-blown passion project that garnered national acclaim Lavender Waves Farm was honored with the “Best of New England Travel” award by Yankee Magazine worked countless hours designing Lavender Waves Farm and its sustainable ecosystem it’s home to over 4,000 lavender plants of ten different varieties Lavender Waves was designed so that its flora and guests could interact harmoniously and support the local ecosystem it occurred to me to put a gazebo in the middle and have all the rows of lavender converge at the center,” Dr Guests can enjoy a range of activities at Lavender Waves Farm and shopping for homemade lavender products at the gift shop Hungry visitors who don’t pack a picnic can sample a variety of fresh lavender-based treats and beverages For those seeking an immersive natural getaway Lavender Waves operates an Airbnb accommodation on the property Guests staying the night have the opportunity to book an in-suite lavender-infused meal prepared by a local chef “Lavender Waves Farm offers a truly unique experience,” said Dr “From our beautiful lavender fields to interactive experiences with our camels Visitors can enjoy yoga sessions amidst the lavender and shop for exclusive items at our gift shop We aim to create a luxuriously rustic environment that allows guests to relax Cabrera’s approach to farming is rooted in the belief that agriculture should be both productive and environmentally responsible By combining traditional farming methods with modern eco-friendly innovations the land remains fertile and the farm’s agricultural activities impact the local environment positively Cabrera and his staff work closely with volunteers from the ​​Kingston Hill Garden Club of South Kingstown to ensure the farm’s agricultural practices operate in harmony with the environment and water conservation techniques like drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting to minimize its environmental footprint help improve the health of the local environment and the quality of the farm’s lavender plants Visitors who wish to learn more about sustainable agriculture can participate in educational tours and events at the farm Lavender Waves Farm is more than just a place to grow lavender Henry Cabrera wanted to create a space where nature is respected and nurtured His efforts to enhance the farm’s biodiversity include planting native species and creating pollinator gardens that attract bees These activities support the health of the lavender plants and the local ecosystem The farm’s 60+ animal residents and dozens of birds attract animal lovers young and old But they are also critical to maintaining the farm’s ecosystem and camels help the farm reduce waste and play a role in the farm’s educational programs The farm’s animal residents are cared for in state-of-the-art facilities where they can roam and graze freely ensuring that Lavender Waves Farm operates in balance with nature is not just a goal—it’s a responsibility and biodiversity to maintain a farm that is as sustainable as it is beautiful “Our goal is to provide a peaceful and rejuvenating environment where visitors can connect with nature and enjoy the beauty of lavender,” Dr As Lavender Waves Farm continues to grow and evolve Henry Cabrera remains focused on expanding its offerings and deepening its impact on the community Future plans include enhancing the farm’s educational programs offering more opportunities for visitors to engage with nature and expanding the farm’s reach as a destination for those seeking a deeper connection with agriculture and the environment Lavender Waves Farm is more than just a farm—it’s a vision of what the future of eco-tourism can look like Those interested in experiencing Lavender Waves Farm can visit during peak bloom events happening throughout the summer guests can see the lavender fields at their best as they bloom with a spectacular display of violet Tickets are $5 and are available only at the farm Lavender Waves Farm also offers membership opportunities for group events Membership packages include private access to the farm Lavender Waves Farm guarantees an unforgettable experience the farm’s future is as bright as its lavender groves This content is brought to you by the FingerLakes1.com Team. Support our mission by visiting www.patreon.com/fl1 or learn how you send us your local content here. Keeping their kids healthy is pretty much goal one for most parents, and having fresh produce plays a major role in a healthy lifestyle. Signing up for a CSA can be an easy way to stay stocked and experience new flavors you might not grab in the local produce section we had the chance to catch up with the good folks over at Henry’s Family Farm to learn more about the family behind the business and to hear about the services that they provide the Rocket City The first thing you need to know about Henry’s Family Farm is that the people who run it are PASSIONATE about fresh One of their main goals in operating the farm is helping to educate the community on healthy eating and lifestyle through organic farming and plant-based eating The second thing you need to know about Henry’s Family Farm is that it is a faith-based woman and veteran owned and operated business The Henrys are natives of the Island of Jamaica and both came to the USA as children Kenesha grew up in agriculture planting coffee beans As an adult Toussaint joined the US Navy and began his career as an engineer the couple opened a Jamaican restaurant in Jacksonville They have 3 beautiful children who are very involved in the Henry’s Family Farm business The Henrys goal is to share their passion for food and bring their Caribbean flair uniqueness and great flavors  to your kitchen table Health Deficiency through improving people’s health one family at a time We strive to educate the community and strengthen families’ health while combating life-threatening diseases through health reform principles and providing plant-based foods to improve diets “I discovered Henry’s Family Farm in September of 2020 I just tried my best to hit our city’s Farmer’s Market on Sundays when I could to buy fresh I was blown away by how much produce I received The variety of plants was also super impressive local business that cares for our community as well as the health of our planet brings peace to my heart organic vegetables at my doorstep to create nutritious dishes Their baked goods and Zesty Burgers are my absolute favorite special treats “Start Small and scale up as the business demands” What to Expect: Each box will contain approximately 20-30 produce items and feed up to 4 people Items that may be be in your box throughout the year are Beans Farm Fresh Eggs available as add on option for CSA members Lauren Lee is a longtime dog mom transitioning to life as a rookie human mom Lauren is a Jacksonville State University alumni and has been a published writer since she was sixteen Copyright ©2024 Rocket City Mom Media Group Do you need a copy of something on our site Reach out to us at info@rocketcitymom.com and we'll do our best to help you get what you need You can also access a lot of this information by downloading our FREE mobile app Farm programs are much in the news these days “I am from the government and am here to help you.” Have you ever heard that one before Full disclosure — I am not an ag economist so this is largely opinion backed up with facts based on my experience as a two-bit farmer I remember the days of the old PFAA payments The Prairie Farm Assistance Act was passed in 1939 that was just after the Dirty Thirties were over Many farm assistance programs work that way John Deere announced it was teaming up with Dovetail Workwear to develop a line of dedicated work clothing designed specifically for women The PFAA payments were based on crop yield on a rural municipality basis — I think bulked up to larger regions What I remember was the representative who came around to obtain information about crop yields so we can get the PFAA payment.” PFAA was paid on an acre basis with the maximum payment being $4 per acre ($73 per acre in 2021 dollars) The PFAA program ran until at least the 1960s I use Saskatchewan because I have dealt with that program as a small farmer and know from experience most farm programs should be scrapped and the money put toward further enhancements of crop insurance The current program has undergone many shifts over the years and continues to evolve as farming evolves My experiences with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance have been mostly positive The program is flexible and you can make your own choices about the level of coverage and If the soil is bone dry take 80 per cent coverage but if the soil is at field capacity moisture The premiums reflect the level of coverage a farmer selects As a farmer establishes a good yield record the premiums reflect that record — and 60 per cent of the premium is paid by governments and 40 per cent by farmers As new crops come along and experience is obtained the new crop will be included in the program The area of coverage is dictated by the adaptability of that crop to various soil climatic zones The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance program is in a constant state of flux to reflect changes that are inevitable in our business if a grain farmer elects not to be involved in crop insurance they should be left out of rescue programs that come along to deal with natural disasters The 1980s were bad times for grain farmers in Western Canada Drought was the big issue and sky-high interest rates (not many kids will remember 15 to 20 per cent interest rates) were the kicker the response came when the bad years were just about over I recall a Farm and Home Week Program at the University of Saskatchewan and a session that dealt with government aid GRIP (Gross Revenue Insurance Program) and NISA (Net Income Stabilization Account) were the big news events I felt sorry for the federal bureaucrat tasked with delivering the “good news” to the audience When questions started to fly he had to fumble around in the big GRIP was ill-conceived and colleagues at the U of S ag economics department pointed out the many flaws they could put money into a savings account at any bank The government matched that amount right away and juiced up the interest rate by about three per cent There was a limit based on each individual farmer but the overall limit was $250,000 I knew big farmers who had the limit in their NISA accounts The idea was that farmers would dip into that when trouble came along the Feds were wondering why farmers were not dipping into their NISA accounts the farmers who had big amounts in their NISAs have never been in trouble and are not going to be in trouble Even this old two-bit farmer enrolled in NISA I am not a big fan of government programs but where else do you get an immediate 100 per cent return on an investment It was not all gravy — when NISA was shut down we all had to withdraw and there was some income tax to pay on the share the government had put in NISA served no real purpose down on the farm I guess we should not look a gift horse in the mouth AgriRecovery was intended to be a fund to provide help when a large AgriStability is a margin-based program that is very complex and hard to administer An ag economist I had great respect for said it was not appropriate for farming because farming is not a margin-based business add up what it cost to grow that bushel and add a margin to sell the grain AgriStability has been a problem child from birth hard to administer and current discussions seem to prove to me that it should be scrapped AgriInvest is a scaled-down version of NISA with no bonus added to the interest rate when black clouds are forming over some farms the politicians are wondering why farmers are not cashing out the balances in AgriInvest I repeat — farmers that have the maximum in AgriInvest have never been in trouble and most likely never will be I have seen discussions about programs for such things as Agricultural Climate Solutions ( I place those in the category of fuzzy thinking and doubt if they will add much to the welfare of farmers they will eat up many resources in the planning and create a bloated bureaucracy to administer what we need for grain producers is a good Also needed is a fund of money that is spoken for to help farmers survive when disaster strikes Both senior levels of government are going to need huge gobs of cash to dig out from the very big hole this pandemic has left us with I think most elected members seriously try to do what they think is best for the welfare of their constituents but stop and think what you would do if you were elected I have done that and always chickened out and did not run As long as they get there by getting the most X’s on ballots Newsletter Sign Up - Receive Grainews articles delivered right to your inbox From choosing the right herbicide to buying and maintaining machinery -- the ultimate resource for help managing your grain or integrated farming operation J.L.(Les) Henry was a professor and extension specialist at the University of Saskatchewan and a longtime Grainews columnist who farmed at Dundurn May contract talks alarm sugar beet growers Bunge’s merger with Viterra stalled by US-China trade tensions Industry believes green pea supplies are over-reported Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | © 2025 "(Required)" indicates required fields Everything you love about Grainews and more breaking news alerts and a customizable newsfeed in one seamless experience — Residents in Henry County are frustrated about a new solar farm being built in their backyard will be a 5,000-acre operation in Davis and Walker townships The solar farm will generate 400 megawatts of electricity and power Google’s new data center in Kansas City people living there are worried it will disrupt their way of life and create environmental concerns for the predominantly agricultural area Residents said the county commission’s decision to approve this project lacked transparency and public input Branson and his wife bought their farmland in Henry County four years ago They moved there because they fell in love with the peaceful farming community "If somebody wants to come out here for a country life they’re not gonna want to step out their front door and be blinded by solar panels instead of green grass," Branson said he is worried about the impact on wildlife and his property value what about all the benefit that they are gonna be getting from the solar company?' Well 'What about the subtraction we’re gonna lose from all the farming?'" Branson said KSHB 41 reached out to Henry County for more information on its decision to approve this project County Clerk Rick Watson provided an in-depth timeline of the project's progress and how it got to this point representatives of Ranger Power met with the Henry County Commission to express their desire for this project They shared that their interest in Henry County was due to the transmission lines still at that location Henry County does not have planning and zoning restrictions saying they would not interfere with the rights of land owners and their right to contract with the company as they wish Ranger Power met with the commission again and shared that they had acquired enough land through contracts with numerous landowners of both Walker and Davis townships Ranger Power asked the commission to sign a Chapter 100 agreement (RSMo 100) It would exempt the company from personal property taxes but require a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) PILOT funds are distributed to the various taxing entities in which the project is located The commission and Ranger Power LLC agreed on a $1.1 million deal the county will receive $100,000 with a 2.5% annual escalator to administer the Chapter 100 agreement the commission required a road use agreement which requires Ranger Power to repair any roads or culverts damaged during construction Also included in the agreement is a decommissioning agreement to guarantee rthe emoval of all equipment when the term of the solar farm is complete "I ran on transparency because there is none," said Henry County Commissioner-elect Mark Larson Two county commissioners were voted out because of the tax abatement issue asking them to put up with something and to use their land — pay for it," Larson said "Once those heavy metals are in the ground Ranger Power LLC provided KSHB 41 a statement regarding environmental concerns have someone come in and do an impact study that is not biased." KSHB 41 anchor/reporter JuYeon Kim covers agricultural issues and the fentanyl crisis. Share your story idea with JuYeon Report a typo Daily news, insight and opinion from the world of restaurants 13-Jan-2025 Last updated on 13-Jan-2025 at 12:20 GMT On the former site of French restaurant Satine Saint Stephen, Moss will source all of its produce from Scotland and its drinks offering will be 100% British. Much of the produce will be sourced from Dobson’s family farm in Angus. Other key suppliers will include Phantassie Organic Farm in East Lothian and the Bowhouse butchery in the East Neuk of Fife. The restaurant will have a Scandi-inspired minimalist dining room seating 26 designed by Dobson and his artist wife Akiko. “Moss is the culmination of two years of solid R&D and I can’t wait to open our doors and share our perspective on what we think is possible with Scotland’s diverse palette of ingredients,” Dobson says. “My team and I are excited to amalgamate the best of Scotland’s local makers and producers and find our niche amongst the incredible scene of restaurants in Edinburgh. This project has already been such a personal journey for my family and I.” Dobson trained at the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork and has a CV that includes Noma and Michelin-starred Japan restaurants Maz and Kabi. 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Drought and poor crops with low prices were bad news. But, interest rates as high as 20 per cent were the kicker that resulted in much land going back to FCC or the Royal Bank. (Yes, Virginia, interest rates were that high Get ready — history is now repeating itself.) I wanted to own land close enough to home to be able to be involved myself I purchased three quarter sections of land in the Allan Hills east of Dundurn Nothing like the flat Regina Heavy Clay I was raised on The way to make money is buy low and sell high.” I have now sold two of the three quarters to good advantage but will always keep the “home” quarter with yard site and buildings The home quarter (NW22 32 3W3) is not for sale at any price My downtown financial advisors do not believe it but there is no money that will buy that quarter as long as I draw a breath City slickers do not understand a farmer’s attachment to the land I farmed NW22 32 3W3 myself from 1996 to 2019 and have rented the farmland out since 2020 so I have no skin in the game but take an active interest in the crop The contract is written so I have access to the crop at any time and can do things to improve the land such as move topsoil pick stones and plant salty acres to Saltlander Green Wheatgrass which is now 20 years old and still thriving What follows is information on the crops grown on NW22 32 3W3 for the past 27 years but I have learned a lot over the years because I did have a nickel in the pail Lessons included learning about earthworms in 2012 when zero till had been in place for 16 years That summer I spent much time at the U of S library and online learning about earthworms I ended up buying a book on earthworms for the home office bookshelves Two Grainews pieces described what I knew about earthworms and readers provided great information in response to a questionnaire I discovered on my rolling land parts of the landscape had a water table shallow enough to be a water source for annual crops That means natural sub-irrigation with large water volumes available for plant growth It has made a huge difference in crop yields in the past decade I have thought about a three-province map showing areas where a water table is a factor in crop production Manitoba has many areas where the water table is a factor and spits out good yields even when rain is less than needed Readers with Henry’s Handbook of Soil and Water can check out pages 114-118 for equations relating crop yield to moisture at seeding plus May 1- July 31 rain Table 1 shows 27 years of crop yields — actual and calculated — using those equations The data in Table 1 below confirm the water use equations are valid and provide a useful piece of information for crop input planning the calculated and actual yields were very close We were operating “hand to mouth” when it came to water for growing crops I could follow the extraction of soil moisture by the crop and predict when the crop would start going back — if it did not get too hot A heat wave can put a crop in peril very fast Once soil moisture reserves are used up it is all over but the shouting in three very hot days I had herbicide damage with Achieve Liquid Gold on Superb wheat — a relative of the controversial U.S The crop looked very sick but did recover and Low protein is an indicator that some yield was left in the field because of low nitrogen For many years, the crop rotation was wheat, peas, wheat, canola. That provided an oilseed and a legume for nitrogen fixation. But when the wet years came along, it was too much wheat. Fusarium head blight (FHB) had been a Manitoba problem but with the big snow of 2005 and 20 inches of rain in 2010 (April-October) I could still take you to the exact spot where I first observed the ugly pink/orange colour on the wheat heads in 2010 I was a slow learner and finally seeded barley as it is less affected by fusarium I found the fungicide spray for fusarium to be a very poor band-aid for a serious problem a FHB hour was defined as any hour where relative humidity was greater than 90 per cent and temperature was 15 C or greater The odd-numbered years were very low in FHB If I had planted wheat in the odd-numbered years the presence of a water table in parts of the landscape and large accumulations of snow on top of dry soil have been a major factor in crop yields The large accumulation of snow in dry sloughs can result in a high water table that will be free sub-irrigation The photo on page 22 shows a part of the quarter where that has been true in spades My 2022 renter also knew enough to slow down when he hit the big swaths He had an excellent and very uniform canola stand and a good crop in this and similar areas of the quarter It was a pod shatter tolerant variety but hot weather was a problem so he had it swathed overnight When he came to combine this and similar areas he made sure to stick to a speed of two miles per hour to allow the CIH 8240 time to separate what it was threshing 34 bushels per acre of canola was a very good crop I suspect there are still folks that are happy with a 50-bushel canola crop but are leaving enough canola in the field to pay for most of the inputs based in the Henry Farm community near Don Mills Road and Sheppard Avenue East offers a combination of French and Japanese pastries The mini cake business was started by husband and wife duo because they noticed a gap in this market when it came to patisserie-grade mini cakes The name ‘Ito’ comes from the Japanese word ‘thread’ and they are hoping to thread these treats into the community “We were working from home during COVID times and remember complaining to Nami that I really missed the snacks and tea from the office and I wish I could have the same at home,” says Huang she developed and tested recipes that could endure being frozen in the freezer for months and we leveraged the very powerful shock frozen freezer to achieve the best results.” Tamai is no stranger to making these sweet treats “I like to take traditional French desserts and give a little bit of kick of Japanese style,” says Tamai The business started out of their home in the Henry Farm community and while they still process orders there “After running our online patisserie for the past year and a half we have received a lot of positive reviews from the local community especially here in Henry Farm.” With this positive feedback the husband and wife team plan to open a storefront in 2024 We use cookies to improve your experience Please click Accept or read our Privacy Policy Home » News » ‘Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm’ on March 8 A still from Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm is a thoughtful and quietly observed documentary that highlights what is involved in bringing good food from the farm to the table and how biodiversity and resilience are key to survival in an ever more unpredictable future Presented with Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition the documentary is this year’s Elmhurst College screening selection from the One Earth Film Festival the Midwest’s premier environmental film festival Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm tells the story of Henry Brockman who for a quarter-century has worked alongside nature to grow delicious organic vegetables on his idyllic Midwestern farm But farming takes a toll on his aging body Henry spends a “fallow year” with his wife and Henry must grapple with the future of farming in a changing climate on personal This One Earth Film Festival screening will take place on Sunday, March 8, beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Illinois Hall. Admission is free, with a suggested $8 donation. Seating is limited; reservations are strongly recommended. Tickets to this and other One Earth films are available at oneearthfilmfest.org The One Earth Film Festival is a Chicago-area film festival that creates opportunities for understanding climate change sustainability and the power of human involvement through sustainability-themed films and facilitated discussion more than 6,200 attendees viewed 67 screenings/events in 60 locations throughout Chicago and Cook County Chef Henry Dobson is putting provenance at the centre of his new Edinburgh venture promising a menu that will be 100% Scottish including over 90 products sourced from his family’s farm in Angus Set to open on Stockbridge’s St Stephen’s St on 29th January the restaurant’s a la carte menu is said to take inspiration from Dobson’s travels in Scandinavia and East Asia as well as from the diverse cultures within his venue team Dobson’s international culinary credentials are strong – having worked at the famed three-Michelin-star Noma in Copenhagen The Ledbury and Pollen Street Social in London Dobson said: “Moss is the culmination of two years of solid research and development and I can’t wait to open our doors and share our perspective on what we think is possible with Scotland’s diverse palette of ingredients “My team and I are excited to amalgamate the best of Scotland’s local makers and producers and find our niche amongst the incredible scene of restaurants in Edinburgh.” Dobson became interested in ‘slow food’ ideology and preserving and fermenting seasonal ingredients to use in dishes and drinks throughout the year studying the approach and techniques of Virgilio Martinez where he learnt their preservation techniques for ultra high-quality Japanese produce and ‘the fluffiest chiffon cake outside of Japan’ The drinks list will focus solely on British made natural and ‘low intervention’ wines beers and spirits from producers like Westwell kombuchas and caffeinated hot beverages using roasted barley koji and British grown tea the 26-cover scandi-inspired minimalist dining room has been designed by Henry and his artist wife that gives the impression of exposed concrete The tables have also been built by Henry using wood from wind-fallen Lime trees “This project has already been such a personal journey for my family and I,” said Dobson to Akiko and I digging clay out of ditches for the tableware milling and joining the table tops all the way to foraging our vast library of preserved ingredients from my family farm.” Moss will open Wednesday – Saturday for a set lunch and a la carte dinner service with reservations opening soon. Follow Moss_edinburgh on Instagram for updates There has been much ink spilled this winter talking about big farms and the problem of too few medium-sized farms to pick up the equipment trade-ins from big farms Part of the problem is the electronic bells and whistles that dust out when the mechanical parts have much useful service left Bells start ringing and you have no idea whether the problem is the combine or the bell itself the farm size question is much more complicated than that Very large wheat farms go back to the 1880s in the Red River Valley it was my luck to find a special book by S The Valley Comes of Age: A History of Agriculture in the Valley of the Red River of the North one Oliver Dalrymple started small at 1,280 acres of wheat he expanded rapidly to 32,000 acres in crop by 1885 but also 600 men at seeding and 800 at harvest Other large farms followed suit with numerous farms of 10,000 to nearly 20,000 acres several bonanza farms also occupied the Minnesota portion of the Red River Valley Hard to imagine such large farms given the equipment available at that time all used the latest mechanization of the times — binders As farms expanded and small settlers became established the good land in the Red River Valley was occupied Further expansion required extensive drainage works the Red River Valley on both sides of the border would not be what it is today The original high wheat yields were largely compliments of newly broken high organic matter soils with ample plant nutrients The demise of the big farms was not a single cause The success of Dalrymple encouraged other large wheat farms and the oversupply of wheat dropped the price Weeds soon followed — things like wild mustard cow cockle and Canada thistle were culprits None of those are any stranger to us to this day the big farms had to borrow big money at high interest rates Do any of these things sound familiar to readers long enough in the tooth to remember high interest rates Our current low interest rates can turn into high interest rates and what does that do to big debt While many of the big farms grew only continuous wheat summerfallowed part of the land each year and ploughed under clover every four years Another very large farm (61,000 acres) owned by the Grandin brothers also diversified into livestock I wonder if that is where the name Grandin wheat came from It was a North Dakota variety that was being introduced to Canada in the 1990s It might have had 14 per cent protein but it was about 90 per cent politics but it was a very interesting time in the development of agriculture in the Northern Great Plains and especially the fertile Red River Valley The most famous big wheat farm in Saskatchewan was the Bell Farm in what is now the Indian Head area to pick the land he wanted to start a large wheat farm Qu’Appelle Valley Farming Company was incorporated with money from Scottish investors and Bell in charge The company bought approximately 53,000 acres in a block and on terms The even-numbered sections were bought from the government of Canada and odd-numbered sections from the CP Railway The price was $1.25 per acre and interest on unpaid balance was six per cent It was 43×40 feet with a wing that was 23×44 feet round barn was 64 feet in diameter with single and box stalls The Bell Farm was separated into five divisions Each section of land within a division was split into three fields of 213 acres each On each 213-acre parcel there was a cottage Each 213-acre parcel was further subdivided into three fields and farmed in a wheat the old rumour about the practice of summerfallow starting when horses were needed for the 1885 rebellion is false Bell was obviously an organizer and his military background led to a clear order of command He directed operations from the main farmhouse through the modern technology of the telephone The Bell operation was doomed from the start The mediocre crops of 1883 and 1884 were followed by the rebellion of 1885 a restructuring was required and by 1896 it was all over elevator and other assets were sold by auction Readers seeking more detail about the Bell Farm can go to bellbarn.ca That takes you to the site of the Bell Barn Society of Indian Head Clicking on “Bell Farm,” then “History,” takes you to a piece by Frank Korvemaker with all sorts of links to click on to get original documents It was my real pleasure to meet and interact with Frank Korvemaker on the Catalogue Houses project Frank is retired from the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan where he made a large contribution to our knowledge of how we got where we are A detailed account is available at Saskatchewan History, Vol. 19, No. 2, page 41, with an article entitled, “The Bell Farm” by E.C. Morgan. That can be accessed at saskarchives.com/sask-history-magazine Most of the details of farm organization and operation in this article came directly from the E.C we heard a lot about a big Scottish farm at nearby Hughton some of the original buildings were still there but there were no details I found a citation about that farm in Grain Growers’ Guide I have not tracked down the article but the annotated bibliography states “The Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society has sold its sixteen section (10,240 acres) farm at Hughton another bonanza farm has passed out of existence and further evidence that factory methods of mass production cannot be applied to agriculture.” Hughton is located on some of the best land (Regina heavy clay) That kind of land performed very well under the old wheat summerfallow rotation and made a lot of farmers rich a good chunk of clay topsoil was “gone with the wind.” the “half and half” rotation was not sustainable and current farming practices and markets have been very profitable That land now fetches about $3,000-plus per acre — but for how long I am just finishing the book Building the Canadian West: The Land and Colonization Policies of the Canadian Pacific Railway Hedges of Brown University of Rhode Island “There were in Western Canada many large farms survivals of the bonanza days when wheat farms of great proportion were a common sight With the passing of the prosperous conditions which had prevailed in agriculture during the pre-war and war periods many of these farms had lost their attractiveness to their owners… In the face of the prevailing farm situation there was no demand for the large farms The obvious solution was … to divide these large holdings into small units for sale to individual farmers… Since your visit a deal for the Sheldon Farm at Hanley has been closed up Many other large farms in Manitoba were also mentioned including the 10,720-acre Lyman Farm at Arnaud Further digging revealed the Dundurn area was also included Several of my very good neighbours at my Dundurn farm are Russian Mennonites that were part of that settlement It was my great pleasure several years ago to bounce around in a pickup truck with Dick (Dietrich) Janzen (1911-2010) and hear a few stories from the old country Many of the references to big farms of the early 1920s had absentee landlords and some from out of country Especially in the open plains area of Saskatchewan 20,000 or 30,000 acres are not out of the ordinary Most of these are multi-generational family farms with a good percentage of the land base with clear title or nearly paid for Some of the original Bell farmland of the 1880s is farmed as a decades-old family farm of considerable size it is not uncommon to see an amicable decision to split it into smaller Sometimes these units are widespread geographically which lowers the risk of a major disaster in one area and it can lengthen the work season because of different climates The biggest risk for large family farms is “silver spoon disease.” Sometimes it takes two or three generations to make it and one to spend it Some young folk who have known only affluence take it as the norm and spend accordingly The prosperity of farming from about 2010 to 2020 has only been equaled once before and that is the 1910-20 (First World War) period The current prosperity has been used to inflate land prices to a point that Very large farms highly leveraged (tons of debt) with very little equity will have to manage very carefully to stickhandle through the next few years The long period of historic low interest rates appears to be ending How fast and high they will go is anyone’s guess but could be a huge issue for big debts The years of irrigation by Mother Nature could well be over As planning for 2022 is nearing completion many areas have little or no soil moisture reserves There is little point in fertilizing for a 60-bushel crop when the odds of doing that are slim If it rains every Wednesday and most Sundays I think a major issue that threatens our current We seem to be painting ourselves into a corner and of particular concern is glyphosate continuous cropping and crop rotation possible is the flexibility and efficacy of glyphosate Canola crops that are “just canola” at harvest time are common has promise for both weed and disease issues is intercropping There are now many versions of the peaola crops grown by many in the 1970s there you have it — a few things to think about as the crop year comes rushing at us Good farming for 2022 and many years to come here’s to 10 inches of rain — it makes us all good farmers After watching her own garden begin to fruit Brenda Henry was inspired to grow produce and provided it free to families impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic On a small plot of land within a 5-acre ranch in the Mexican community of Primo Tapia, an idea is bearing fruit in the form of tomatoes, plus corn, beans and peppers. A dozen hens lay eggs in a custom-built chicken coop seemingly oblivious to the coveted ocean views or to the chaos resulting from the novel coronavirus pandemic that just three months earlier laid the foundation for Mud and Lotus Farms Tourists looking to dine on freshly caught lobster would jockey for a table with the same spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean that the chickens now overlook Lety Nuno (center holding her son Max) provides much needed guidance to Brenda Henry (left) and Anas Canon (right) as they launched Mud and Lotus Farms approximately 30 miles from the border with the United States But a slow economy and COVID-19 have left residents of this community “With the start of COVID-19 in the spring food was very sparse,” said Brenda Henry an infusion center nurse at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health “I watched large numbers of people become suddenly unemployed Supply chains were disrupted; grocery store aisles were bare; and food banks saw a surge in demand It made me acutely aware of food scarcity.” Compassion is rooted in Henry’s nature a former Apple creative and music producer He saw neighbors lose their jobs when the pandemic prevented them from crossing the border into San Diego or their employers shuttered their doors the two collectively reflected on how they might serve their communities desperate for necessities “When the border closed I knew it would not be good for the people or the economy,” said Canon “How are they going to eat and survive Money is not always the way you solve this kind of problem The basic struggle of affording food is only going to worsen.” who has been gardening and growing food all her life observed her own backyard garden begin to blossom “We as a society are trying to accumulate for ourselves,” said Henry “I realized I already have enough for myself and my family It’s time to give back to the community.” That’s when the idea of Mud and Lotus Farms germinated Friends and family mentored the duo and helped build infrastructure and provided advice “I was going up and down the aisles in the grocery stores here in Baja California to see what is missing from the shelves,” said Canon “In the states it might be toilet paper and hand sanitizer but here it was corn a staple in the diet of this community.” The duo decided to grow staple items: corn The produce and fresh eggs will be donated to community members in need including two shelters—one for children and one for homeless elders They will also distribute food to neighbors To help get Mud and Lotus Farms off the ground Brenda Henry got advice from local permaculture expert Lety Nuno while her son Abel provided some much need help with infrastructure “This will be a long-term project,” said Henry whose health care experiences tells her that the pandemic will continue to affect the community for months to come there will always be people in need of help I have been in a place where I needed a little assistance myself It’s time to return the favor.” While Henry works at UC San Diego Health caring for patients undergoing cancer treatment she visits the farm weekly and provides funding and ideas to help sustain operations but hopes to develop a crowdsourcing site to support the farm Mud and Lotus Farm does not use pesticides or chemicals They rely upon manure from the horses and goats on the ranch Canon and Henry are planning for the long-term sustainability and the health of the community and the farm Brenda Henry visits Mud and Lotus Farms regularly sometimes bringing her 4-year-old daughter Naya with her to look after progress on the farm Should the pandemic persist and in view of the globalization of food supplies Canon wonders if grocery stores shelves will be empty more frequently as countries reduce crop exports “Gophers are a challenge,” said Canon “Every time I see a cornstalk leaning I know a gopher has been eating its roots and I think ‘That’s one family that won’t eat.’ My mission is to grow and save as much as I can to provide to local families I feel valuable in this world when contributing to the community especially in this community where I am a guest.” Are you ready to join the thousands of companies who rely on Blue Book to drive smarter decisions We’d love to show you what Blue Book can do for you Drop us a line– we’ve been waiting for you NY– Kreher Family Farms BB #:309096 and W.D BB #:192245 are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic.. 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BB #:192245 are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic alliance combining Kreher’s ability to provide value added products and services with Henry’s premium quality fresh produce and floral products safe and healthy food choices for consumers is a priority for retailers restaurants and other food service companies The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of a food supply chain which is diverse and resilient these two family farms can provide healthy food options to more people in more places “Our families have known each other and worked together for generations My grandfather worked with Dan’s great-grandfather to address agricultural issues in Erie County NY so that the communities in and around Buffalo could have an ample supply of safe and healthy food I am very excited to work with Dan to continue the tradition of collaboration set by previous generations,” said Michael Kreher the partner in Kreher Family Farms responsible for crop operations and business development “Our family farms share the values of caring for our land Together we work every day to do the right thing and do things right Together we can do more than we could separately The previous generations saw that and we continue to believe it.” “I am very enthused about our alliance with Kreher Family Farms Combining resources will allow us to provide our customers with the high levels of quality and service that they have come to expect from our farms as well as offer new products in an ever changing marketplace,” said Dan Henry “Our families have known each other for years so aligning ourselves with people who share similar values and ideals makes sense for our business There will not be any changes in the management of the W.D and product inquiries will remain the same The Kreher family has been farming since 1924 the third and fourth generation continues the family farming tradition along with over 300 team members across their egg farms The farm produces over 600,000,000 eggs each year and grows over 5,000 acres of crops to serve customers throughout the Northeast has been growing fresh produce and flowers for over 130 years the business is currently managed by members of the fourth and fifth generations of the Henry family Although the business has evolved over the years the traditions of family farming remain the same – providing safe fresh produce and eye-catching flowers to our customers and communities Get access to all the news and analysis you need to make the right decision --- delivered to your inbox G&R Farms launches its 2025 Growing America’s Farmers (GAF) program featuring in-store Vidalia promotions and displays is recalling 4 Count Vine Ripe Tomatoes packaged in clam shell containers The Chilean/Peruvian offshore season will wrap up over the next four weeks Expect pricing to increase as the offshore season winds down The Foundation For Fresh Produce held its annual Consumer Connection Conference April 28-30 tangy refreshment of California-grown grapefruit and introducing a new way to enjoy it Instacart announced its acquisition of Wynshop a provider of e-commerce solutions for leading grocers and retailers “I believe that Industry and Agriculture are natural partners Agriculture suffers from lack of a market for its product Industry suffers from a lack of employment for its surplus men Bringing them together heals the ailments of both I see the time coming when the farmer not only will raise raw materials for industry but will do the initial processing on his farm He will stand on both his feet – one foot on the soil for his livelihood; the other in industry for the cash he needs That is what I’m working for,” said Henry Ford Roots in agricultureHenry Ford was born and raised on a family farm in Dearborn There are farmers in Monroe County today who can recall their father or grandfather going to farm meetings in the 1930’s at which Henry Ford told them of the benefits of raising soybeans Henry Ford had so many farms in southeast Michigan that he could reportedly walk from Tecumseh to Dearborn without setting foot off of his property Henry Ford and the tractorFord predicted that automobiles and tractors would replace horses The horse is a “twelve-hundred-pound hay motor of one horse power.” Henry Ford wanted “to lift the burden of farming from flesh and blood and place it on steel and motors.” He believed that the best way to realize this desire was to develop a rugged reliable tractor that the average farmer could afford He developed his first experimental tractor in 1907 with a copper-jacketed engine The decision that Ford was to build farm tractors was announced in 1915 Ford opened his Dearborn Tractor Plant on October 1 “the biggest and best equipped tractor plant in the world” at a cost of $1 million Tractors were built for export to England in 1916 (for use during World War I) and then introduced to American farmers in 1918 According to several well-known authorities the Fordson tractor was responsible for revolutionizing all previous ideas of tractor design and efficiency This interest in tractors led to a lawsuit by partners separating formal relations with the Ford Motor Company Henry Ford bought out their 10 percent interest for $4 million the Fordson tractor was originally manufactured by a separate company - Henry Ford and Son Ford Motor Company took over both manufacturing and sales Tractors were sold directly to Ford car dealers Initially Ford tractors were called Fordson because the Ford moniker was taken by a small operation in Minneapolis that employed a man named Ford who developed the “Ferguson (3-point hitch) system.”  They worked together for nine years In 1945 Henry Ford turned over the reins of Ford Tractor to his grandson Henry Ford II More: Farmers will need to grow 70 percent more food on less land and with less water Initially Ford built three prototype tractors another on kerosene and the third ran on gasoline These three went to Nebraska in early August 1916 to the national plowing demonstration Ford could see what they were developing over there so Henry Ford decided to use that fuel in his tractors Tractors were demonstrated at the 1915 Michigan State Fair Henry Ford and soybeansHenry Ford believed that he could grow a car instead of manufacture it He used many commodities such as cotton for upholstery linseed and soybean oil for paint and experimented with molasses for antifreeze The promotion and development of soybeans as an agricultural product proved to be one of Henry Ford’s greatest contributions to American agriculture Ford scientists researched food products and industrial applications of the soybean Ford took pride in the various commodities he incorporated into the Model A and V-8 His success led him to plant fields of soybeans and refined the processing method Ford’s leadership created fledgling markets and convinced sometimes-conservative farmers to embrace a new crop By 1933 Henry Ford was growing soybeans on 12,000 acres of his own land in Michigan This made him the single largest soybean grower in America and the Western World The Ford Motor Company was also a major soybean user “This year Ford will use soybeans from 61,500 acres.” That year a bushel of soybeans was used in the manufacture of every Ford car noted that in 1935 soybeans had put $35 million into the pockets of US farmers Soybean trading had grown so active that the Chicago Board of Trade had just started trading soybean futures But their greatest praise was reserved for Ford: the number one soybean man in the US Henry Ford foresaw the new soybean oilseed crop as a means of rescuing the farmers from their unhappy plight and thus perhaps enriching American agriculture In 1938 at a huge meeting in his Dearborn plant he wore a handsome suit made entirely of soybeans at a whispered cost of $40,000 in scientific research at a Century of Progress Exposition at the World’s Fair in Chicago an entire five-course soybean banquet was served in which every dish was made wholly or in part from soybeans soybean croquettes (instead of the usual roast) Three hundred varieties of soybeans were planted on 8,000 acres of Ford farmland in the area where the company’s World Headquarters Research and Engineering Center and Ford Motor Land Development Corporation’s Fairlane Town Center now stand in Dearborn Ford thought that agricultural plastics might become his most significant contribution to society He and researcher Robert Boyer eventually manufactured a car with a body consisting of many soy-plastic toppings The most famous and dramatic demonstration was on November 2 when Henry Ford swung an axe to show the toughness of a deck lid fashioned from a plastic material made largely from farm products Within a year Ford Motor company researchers completed the world’s first experimental plastic automobile body every one million V-8 Fords used 69 million pounds of cotton 500,000 bushels of corn plus acres of soybeans The only original building at Greenfield Village (at The Henry Ford) is the 1930 three-story laboratory where George Boyer directed the work of 30 researchers who worked on a “vegetable of the month.” After December 1931 the work focused on soybeans The 1960 First Annual Ford Almanac Farm Efficiency Awards Ford Motor Company honors twelve of the nation’s outstanding farmers for sound management practices personally awarded plaques at the first Ford Almanac Farm Efficiency Award banquet President of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Among the 200 agricultural and business leaders at the banquet were Dr Dean of the College of Agriculture at Michigan State University director of Extension at Michigan State University director of agricultural economics at Michigan State University and Director C.M “Farmers and consumers are greatly indebted to industries such as the Ford Motor Company for the part they have played in the tremendous progress in agriculture All 180 million Americans have benefited – as indeed have people in all parts of the world.”  That is an excerpt of comments by True D under secretary of agriculture speaking at the Ford Almanac Farm Efficiency Awards banquet on February 15 Ford publications serve all American farmers Supplementing the Ford Almanac are “Ford Guide to High Dollar Farming,” “Farm Management Digest,” “Ford Farming” and the newsletter “High Dollar Farming” for county extension agents and Vo-Ag instructors These publications are evidence of Ford’s continuing interest in efficient management in American farming Copies may be obtained through Ford dealers everywhere This is a very brief history of Henry Ford Although this summary deals only with the historical relationship developments with agricultural products continue to date As prices for petroleum-based products continue to rise the automobile industry seeks alternatives for plastics Leading the way is Ford Motor Company’s soy-based flexible foams research One example of the current use of agriculture is the use of soy foam part of a three-area project at Ford that includes the use of natural fibers for composite body parts and biobased resins for other applications Ford unveiled the Model U concept vehicle containing soy-based seats Soy foam must pass a rigid testing and inspection process before it is usable in vehicles researchers are testing various blends of soy and petroleum the biggest concern among manufacturers was the odor associated with soy foam Ford overcame that obstacle and plans to move testing to the next phase Ford Motor Company announced that soy-based foam was going to be used in the seating of the Ford Mustang automobile It has since been used in Ford F-150 trucks and other vehicles has since licensed this technology to Deere & Co The Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn has a 10-acre “living” roof This newer plant assembles the Ford F-150 pickup truck and is popular for tours The green sedum material helps cool the assembly plant acts as environmental storm water retention and is projected to prolong the life of the roof There are also bioremediation ponds and meadows planted with native grasses prairie and wetland plants at this facility great grandson of Henry Ford and Chairman of the Board of the Ford Motor Company likes to see sunflower growing on the property of the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn A local farmer has been contracted to plant sunflowers on several acres around this and other Ford buildings currently is 896 acres and has a barn in which Henry Ford used to have square dancing on the parquet second floor This barn is so large that it has held 19,000 bales of hay and straw Ford Land recently spent $100,000 “restoring” the roofs of this and two adjacent barns a granary still used today and a smaller horse barn Carhartt has its world headquarters just behind the Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn Carhartt started by manufacturing rugged car seats for Ford vehicles in an original vehicle is on display at their office Henry Ford had many small parts factories located in small towns in southeast Michigan Most of these used dams and hydro power to help run these factories Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company flew a blimp around a Henry Ford farm on August 6 to announce they will be using soybeans in the manufacture of tires Ned Birkey is the Michigan State University Extension agriculture and natural resources educator for Monroe chief collections manager and curator of buildings of the Henry Ford Thanks also to the staff at the Benson Ford Research Center for their help with this very brief summary We have had recent inquiries about an update on farmland values Our previous columns on this topic have included only Saskatchewan data I stumbled upon Statistics Canada data for all three Prairie provinces net income from 1926 to 2019 was available The raw data is the dollar value for each individual year. To convert the data to current dollars, it was necessary to use the inflation calculator, compliments of the Bank of Canada but there is no simple conversion that allows all the data to be calculated with one mouse click It is necessary to input each individual year for each individual province — a big job I expect the conversion price would be very high at about $35 per bushel in current dollars Grandfather Jerome Henry had no trouble building the very classy two-and-a-half-storey hot and cold running water and flush toilets but did not realize until many years later what the history was that brought it all about Land prices were low from 1925 to 1960 and the differences between provinces were not large The first spike was in the mid-1960s when fertilizer use was becoming common and increased yields was the result That spike in prices was soon squashed by lack of markets for the extra wheat We were still a one-trick pony in 1970 — wheat The 1970s brought great prosperity and a very sharp spike in land prices to non-sustainable levels Alberta led the pack and Saskatchewan was much below People still harp that farmland prices are too low in Saskatchewan and that they will catch up We must realize Saskatchewan was dealt the biggest chunk of the famous Palliser Triangle (i.e When moisture is the overriding limiting factor to crop yield even the best land will not pay the mortgage in the long run The past decade of extra precipitation has led to prices that Net farm income has a more interesting story Saskatchewan has as much farmland as the other two combined The 1940s (Second World War) and 1950s were good times All old-timers who remember 1942 as the mortgage lifter year realize the prosperity of the 1940s and early 1950s was needed to clear the debts of the Dirty Thirties the depression years left no appetite for taking on new debt and I never saw the depression years but heard a lot about them When Dad showed me the cheque that cleared the mortgage on Brunswick Farm The most prosperous times in Prairie agriculture were the 1970s rain was good and farm expenses were a fraction of what we have today it was possible to buy the biggest Lincoln car with all the bells and whistles with 1,500 bushels of wheat 1,500 bushels of wheat would not buy a stripped-down mini car the years from 1975 to 2005 were a net cumulative drought It will be hard for the current kids to realize that interest rates were as high as 20 per cent Farmland that had been purchased for a price too high resulted in huge default The back page of the Western Producer was full of ads for land that had been foreclosed by lenders One week it would be FCC land and the next week RBC it was the year of no crop over much of southern Saskatchewan The price of grain does not matter much when you have none to sell I was still teaching at the University of Saskatchewan My advice to anyone thinking about farming was to do it now The past decade has brought unparalleled prosperity to western Canadian farms Part of that is due to the complete change of farming methods with continuous crop we must realize the part that Mother Nature has played by providing irrigation without the need of a pivot and a boost in atmospheric CO2 to further improve yields I repeat my cautionary note — beware the other side of the average we are about the same place with respect to moisture that we were at this time in 1988 — no soil moisture at freeze-up and not much snow over the winter were about 10 bushels per acre and at Saskatoon wheat was five bushels per acre The days of good crops with little or no rain are over for now we are talking only about the area of Saskatchewan and Alberta that appears in red on the Soil Moisture Map as of freeze-up 2020 The January 2021 issue of Grainews has that map and northern Alberta areas have had too much rain in recent years and have much better prospects A rain delay in seeding will be welcome in many areas Farmers.gov is not optimized for this browser. Please use the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, or Safari for the best experience. Dismiss Find your state/county's agriculture data and USDA resources on your farmers.gov Local Dashboard Toussaint and Kenesha haven’t always been farmers They both grew up in Jamaica and their families immigrated to the United States when they were children He and Kenesha settled in Florida and then Alabama before finding their farm in lower central Tennessee “God has entrusted us to take care of this land,” Toussaint said It was God’s timing to find this land and start this farm It was a challenge at first and it was hard to put the first beds in but we’ve learned along the way and improved each season.” The Henrys started out as vendors at local farmers markets but they knew they wanted to expand to have their own Community Supported Agriculture program to provide their customers with more options After applying for a Farm Storage Facility Loan they were able to put in a cold storage facility that included a refrigerated storage section so they can keep the produce fresh and clean “The Henrys are great to work with,” Greg said “They always come in with a plan and everything they do is well researched before they come into the office to discuss it It makes it very easy to translate their ideas into actual projects.” The Henrys hope they can give back to their community as much as it has given to them the Henrys plan to expand educational opportunities for customers and the community They would like to have school groups visit the farm to connect with agriculture firsthand and plan to offer cooking classes to promote healthy eating that features their vegetables “The city and USDA have been so responsive,” Toussaint said It’s a good feeling to know they are cheering us on and we have pride in supporting our community.” Their children are even getting involved in multiple ways and Toussaint and Kenesha hope to grow their involvement and interest in agriculture is very involved in cooking and baking and wants to help develop recipes for their Community Supported Agriculture boxes “We want families in the community to be part of the Henry’s Farm family,” Kenesha said Visit local farms, ranches, forests, and resource areas through our Fridays on the Farm stories producers and landowners who are working to improve their operations with USDA programs USDA offers a variety of risk management, disaster assistance, loan, and conservation programs to help producers weather ups and downs in the market and recover from natural disasters as well as invest in improvements to their operations. 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Greer Gill is the state public affairs specialist for FSA in Tennessee Stay updated on the latest news and stories from farmers.gov and other USDA topics Over the past decade or so I have gathered up data on wheat and land prices in Saskatchewan and converted them to current dollars we can better judge how we are doing compared to our ancestors so a look back can suggest what might return I use Saskatchewan data just because that is what I can lay my hands on the Saskatchewan Agriculture website has come up for sharp criticism The Ag Ministry got caught up in a backward step because IT types wanted a uniform “look” across the board It is my great pleasure to report that the Ag folks have been able to put back much of the purged data and it is more easily accessible input and land prices but it is the bottom line that pays the mortgages What is left over from all that is what farm families can use for living and fun The Saskatchewan net farm income chart (below) shows the bottom line from 1926 to 2016 It is no surprise that 1931 was the low point While 1942 is often quoted as the “mortgage lifter” year the actual peak year was 1944 The low point in 1969-70 was caused by a one trick pony (wheat) and no sale for a world excess supply Those long enough in the tooth will remember 1970 when the Government of Canada paid farmers to summerfallow two years in a row The program was called LIFT (Lower Inventories for Tomorrow) It was a disaster but the government of the day was trying to respond to a serious income deficit on prairie farms The sharp peak in the mid 70s was the result of a meteoric rise in wheat prices and market access I was actually surprised to see that we are still well below the 1975 and 1944 peaks told me about the new Lincoln car he bought in the mid-’70s with all the bells and whistles The cost was a small boxcar of wheat — about 1,500 bushels as I remember That amount of wheat today would not even buy a stripped-down Ford Focus In past columns I have made a case for a 30-year cumulative net drought from 1975 to 2005 That conclusion is based on continuous water well records for surficial aquifers for that time period We still managed to get some good crops in those years depending on the rain There were also problems with price and market access but canola and pulses were common by then if we have no grain to sell the price does not matter much — red ink was the result I’m sure 1915-17 would eclipse anything we see on this graph Wheat was $35/bushel in 1917 (in 2018 dollars) and costs were very low The rapid rise of the past decade is all about many irrigation years in a row with Mother Nature providing the water with no charge Pulse crop and canola prices and market access have also been a big factor good varieties and weed control have also been big factors In recent years canola prices and the low Canadian dollar have been our saviour all the best agronomy means nothing if the soil is dry and it does not rain The good crops of 2015 and 2017 with poor rain have many folks patting themselves on the back about good farming practices the soil full of water is the first need when timely rains fail It is interesting to compare Saskatchewan land prices to the net income graph Outside buyers are part of the problem but the big push is still the serious money farmers have made in the past decade Many say “this time is different.” The only thing different is the calendar and the fact that a small percentage of the super-priced land sales are taking place with farmer buyers cutting cheques or outside capital buyers LAKE HENRY -- One person is dead after a farm accident near Lake Henry The incident happened at about 3:30 Friday afternoon on farm in the 34000 block of 260th Street Stearns County Sheriff Steve Soyka says 31-year-old Ryan Klassen pinned between a backhoe bucket and a utility trailer Logan was found unresponsive and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful One person is dead after a farm accident near Lake Henry.\nRead More NY (WKBW-TV) — Jason Henry says his little lettuce operation in Hamburg is just "an experiment" adding "we've got it scheduled so there is a fresh crop of plants coming out every week" Jason is experimenting with Hydroponic agriculture What's remarkable about Jason's set-up in his words "it's outfitted to produce 40,000 heads of lettuce per year local lettuce available any day." All of that output is taking place in a small green house less than a tenth of an acre He's growing five varieties including romaine Jason's lettuce can be purchased at Braymiller Market Jason is the third generation of the Kenneth Henry Sons Inc According to Jason this lettuce operation may be the farming of the future He says "We are definitely thinking of expanding" We want to hear what’s going on in your community Share your voice and hear from your neighbors During the November 9 Monroe Town Planning Board workshop meeting and highly controversial Henry Farms project moved forward The planning board agreed that they needed to visit the project site before there was snow on the ground to get a better understanding of where new roads and buildings will be constructed there are still many hoops Henry Farms will need to move through and any alterations or changes to Lakes Road would need to be reviewed by the Orange County Department of Planning and the Orange County Department of Public Works There are currently two planned entrances for the project off of Lakes Road The county also needs an updated traffic study since new town roads will be needed to service Henry Farms The list of agencies that need to either have the Henry Farm project provide an update or review what’s currently in front of them Henry Farms will require the installation of new water mains which will require further approval from both New York State and Orange County The Orange County Department of Public Works also needs to review the proposed project’s sewer collection plans since the Moodna District currently has a moratorium This is because the town of Monroe is over its sewage capacity in the Moodna District virtually across the street from Henry Farms are two projects of currently indeterminate size This is because one half of the project is in Monroe and the other half of the project is in Chester the development is owned by Oakwood Subdivision LLC changed ownership on the same day Meadow Hill LLC sold the property on the Monroe side of the project to Meadow Hill Subdivision LLC the Meadow Hill subdivision being planned would include the construction of six homes This project will also feature the use of wells and its own sewage maintenance capabilities; 50% of the land would be preserved Part of that land being conserved will also be added to the nearby Appalachian Trail no government entity has yet to be placed in charge of managing that specific parcel or the overall conservation efforts in the development UHRICHSVILLE — Army worms are no match for a flock of hungry turkeys which are semi-tropical and normally live in southern climes have been destroying lawns and ruining crops throughout the Buckeye state for the past several weeks When a farmer in southern Tuscarawas County discovered the bugs on his property recently he came up with a novel approach to stop the invaders without using chemicals The farm has been in the family for generations The Henrys run 600 head of cattle on the property where the animals graze on the lush green pastures along Crooked Creek Kyle noticed a brown spot in one of the pastures it was about four times the size," he said "Then a couple of days later two acres were gone He had received information on armyworms from the state and he soon discovered that the bugs were everywhere in the pasture "I didn't really want to spray anything," Henry said and he mostly likely got Parkinson's from spray that he used back in the day So he came up with what he called "a crazy idea." A friend put him in touch with Joey Ellwood a farm-to-table operation in Gnadenhutten Henry had heard that Ellwood had lots of turkeys on hand Ellwood brought out 90 turkeys to the farm Henry ran some of his cattle with them to provide some protection from predators The ground in the pasture is dotted with tiny holes where the turkeys pecked at it to get at the worms which are apparently very tasty to turkeys the birds were joined by large numbers of starlings which didn't want to miss out on a great meal opportunity When an agronomist came out to visit the farm The only drawback was that the starlings would land on the power line leading to the Henrys' farm while they waited to go into the field one of the starlings got into a transformer and blew out the power for a short time.  The two owners of EDS ranch had been developing the idea of using poultry to rehabilitate pastures that had either been under-grazed or over-grazed "We wanted to run large-scale rotational grazing with poultry in order to naturally fertilize these pastures," Schaar said "But we had never heard of armyworms until lately But this was the perfect opportunity to launch Pasture 911 and come out and help Kyle down here at his place Let's get them out in the field and do some data collection to see if this is going to work "So when I met up with Kyle and he said the agronomist found two worms and as fast as he picked them up the birds ate them out of his hand So Pasture 911 might get a little more traction than we thought." Because of the chance meeting between Henry and the owners of EDS Ranch his grass-fed beef will go on sale at the store EDS Ranch will be opening Sept Henry is hopeful that the pasture will be back to normal by next spring they are destined to end up on somebody's dinner plate this Thanksgiving — a little bit fatter because of a diet of army worms.  Get 4 Weeks of Farm and Dairy Home DeliveredSign Up for your FREE Trial Ohio — The sun is rising on a dairy operation in Logan County and veterinarian Eric Gordon’s arm is up to his shoulder in the back end of a cow He reads the portable ultrasound via goggles while veterinary students from Ohio State University watch the image using an iPad Gordon typically administers the “P1 check” 28 to 36 days after insemination He confirms the cow is pregnant and the fetus is growing normally P1 checks receive a vaccination for leptospirosis to help prevent abortion a different injection brings her back to estrus There are other ways to determine if a cow is pregnant besides the physical exam Many farmers only call their veterinarian in an emergency but Henry considers Gordon to be a vital partner in their dairy operation Gordon provides regular diet and nutrition advice as well as recommendations for disease prevention and treatments “Vaccination protocols change,” said Henry “We work hand-in-hand with him on most things.” Henry manages the dairy operation at Henry Farms with his father His uncle and cousins farm 4,000 acres of soybeans and corn His grandfather purchased the farm in 1959 They have always maintained a working relationship with a local veterinarian and Henry appreciates regular visits with Gordon “We are one of the expenses that has to be worked into the margins,” he said “We can’t come out for every single sick cow and honestly we don’t have time But we provide the protocol and treatment for them to administer.” Gordon is the Medical Director of the Marysville Large Animal Services in Union County a remote clinic of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center veterinarians serve farms in 17 counties in west-central Ohio All Ohio State veterinary students complete at least one two-week rotation in large animal medicine Biosecurity is the reason Gordon visits dozens of dairy farms each week yet often underappreciated role veterinarians play He works with farmers and herdsmen and often suggests minor changes Much of his advice is focused on ways to prevent the spread of disease Most infectious diseases of calves are respiratory or diarrheal and open fencing between stalls allows calves to lick each other and be nose-to-nose Gordon believes many farms should strengthen their biosecurity measures to prevent the spread of infectious diseases It could be a matter of life or death for more than just one animal Take for example the current bird flu outbreak in the U.S More than 79 million birds have been killed as a result of the outbreak that began in February 2022 more than 4.5 million birds in five commercial flocks have been destroyed in the past month is fortunate to have avoided foot-and-mouth disease for nearly 100 years Many vets and farmers remember the devastating 2001 outbreak in the United Kingdom which caused the destruction of more than 4 million animals According to the American College of Veterinary Pathologists the last outbreak in the US was in California in 1929 The USDA bans the import of animals and animal products from known infected areas to prevent foot-and-mouth disease from spreading in the U.S Travelers from affected areas must disinfect their shoes At Ohio State’s Veterinary Medical Center visitors who have traveled internationally within the past two weeks may not enter the large animal treatment area “I’ve heard more than one infectious disease expert say ‘It’s not a matter of if but when,’” said Gordon Gordon and the students provide weekly herd health checks takes place at around 60 days gestation to make certain the pregnancy is still viable Gordon can usually determine the sex of the fetus via ultrasound He checks for infections following calving “Vets can play a crucial role [in dairy enterprises],” Gordon said “We customize treatment and vaccine protocols individually for each farm We work with them to help them learn to diagnose and treat properly.” the herdsman or other on-farm personnel manage treatments he recommends “Having an outside expert to lean on is vital,” Henry said The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s “Find an Accredited Veterinarian” tool can help you locate a veterinarian near your farm. Visit vsapps.aphis.usda.gov/vsps/public/VetSearch.do if you need the assistance of an accredited veterinarian and website in this browser for the next time I comment Breaking news for everyone's consumption Henry’s Farm Inc. of Woodford, VA, is recalling all packages of soybean sprouts because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products are being recalled by the firm At the sound of the approaching four-wheeler Sixteen-year-old Kailey Henry rolled up to the shed This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2025 audio and/or video material shall not be published rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use The AP will not be held liable for any delays errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing July 31st at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Kerkhoven and continue one hour prior to her service Her celebration of life service will be at 4:00 pm August 1st at the Jerry and Ellamae Henry farm (1380 20th St to Wilbert and 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include commentary by Brockman and the Chicago-based director “The Seasons on Henry’s Farm,” that was a James Beard Award finalist in 2010 Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale the Henry family has raised heritage red corn has spent his entire life farming the land a trip to Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail got him thinking.​ Not only did his family already grow all the ingredients for bourbon, but he also had space and two sons — Joe, 24, and Jack, 19 — looking to be a part of the family farm. His wife, Liz, went along with the plan and J. Henry & Sons Bourbon was born The old farmhouse has been converted to a tasting room and Joe’s childhood bedroom is now an office Tours and tastings are offered year-round at the Henry family farm their bourbons are available only in Wisconsin This month the family debuts Bellefontaine Reserve The bourbons are available in local liquor stores and on the website The interstate cuts right through our farm Becoming a distillerWe’ve always been farming and in the seed business I have always had an interest in spirits and bourbon We were in Kentucky for a meeting and did the Bourbon Trail but I realized that everything that goes into bourbon we produced on the farm but you go back to the original farmers in this country…a lot of them had stills That was a value added to their corn and grains then we have a distiller who does our distillation then we pick it up and do the aging on the farm We actually sat on product for five years (aging) before we sold a thing Small-batch startSmall batch for us compared to what majors call a small batch is very different Everything we sell has been aged at least five years on the farm in new charred oak barrels We have one more product that we’re introducing this month at the Distill America conference in Madison Bellefontaine Reserve uses about 10 of our bourbon barrels we’re finishing it in French cognac barrels for 8 months It is actually named after my father’s home farm just outside of Belleville It is a French word that means Beautiful Fountain and French settlers that ended up in that area What goes into one bottleThere’s nothing about bourbon that is fast We did our first barreling in December 2009 We’re setting aside barrels for 7 and 10 years now and we’re going to come out with a 7-year-old bourbon by the end of this year Drink of choiceI love bourbon just with a big chunk of ice I would’ve produced more and put away more (barrels) to age They take a seed and put it in the ground and it is always surprising the damn thing actually grows and you make a living off it Your whole livelihood depends on whether it rains or how hot or cold it gets It is something you sip and enjoy over time whether you have it on the rocks or drink it neat Fork. Spoon. Life. explores the everyday relationship that local notables (within the food community and without) have with food. To suggest future personalities to profile, email nstohs@journalsentinel.com A holiday tradition shared by generations of Rhode Islanders ended this season with the closing of Henry's Christmas Tree Farm in Scituate the farm had more than 100,000 trees during its heyday and sold more Christmas trees over the last 60 years than owner David Henry can count Henry's Christmas Tree Farm was among the first in Rhode Island that let customers wander the fields and tag their own trees Many customers would return year after year and then their children would bring their children "It's not easy to do some of the things I used to do." The Henrys thanked their customers in a Facebook post "We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year Thank you for joining us in our final season as we have made the difficult decision to close," they said "We’ve enjoyed serving the thousands of customers that have been our guests for the last 60 years It has been a pleasure being part of your Christmas holiday traditions," they said "We will miss the hustle and bustle of future Christmas seasons but look forward to enjoying our retirement." "He got me into planting trees," Henry said. Working at the family farm for several years, Henry also embarked on a career selling life insurance. He purchased the farm from his father 45 years ago and has juggled the two careers ever since. He will continue to sell insurance, which is easier on the body than farming. While customers might start thinking of trips to the Christmas tree farm when the air gets cold, much of the farmer's work, like shaping the trees, is done in the heat of the summer. In some years, the Henrys would plant 14,000 to 15,000 trees. But there hasn't been much planting in the last decade. It takes about 10 years for a Christmas tree to grow to the size where somebody wants to bring it home and decorate it. The Henrys had to plan ahead and begin winding down their business years ago. Now just a few trees are scattered across the acres of land once filled by more than 100,000 of them. "In many ways," Henry said, "I hate to give it up." Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. is fundraising so he can regain his “exciting and adventurous life” I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A British man who lost an arm while backpacking across Australia is crowdfunding to allow him to regain the “exciting and adventurous life” he previously enjoyed Henry Dunn, 23, spent 11 months travelling across southeast Asia, New Zealand and then Australia before he was injured last November He was involved in a “serious accident” just a week before he was due to leave the cattle ranch in the Northern Territory he had spent three months working on Henry was later airlifted to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery which resulted in the amputation of his lower left arm He says that under Australia’s Northern Territory Workers’ Compensation Scheme he is unable to sue his employer for negligence under common law and so he needs to fundraise to pay for things “that are not covered by insurance” Writing on his GoFundMe page he said: “This includes things such as specialised equipment for sports and daily living which will enable me to continue participation as well as leisure activities including cycling charitable events and seminars which will all aid my recovery “Any donations you can give will be massively appreciated “I will keep you posted on my progress via my Instagram and how the donations you have made improve the quality of my life as an amputee “I am optimistic about the future and the challenges to come.” Henry was determined to see the world after graduating from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2020 the coronavirus pandemic affected his plans so when the world gradually reopened he jetted off last January He initially went to southeast Asia before progressing to New Zealand and Australia and activities which all aided my personal development and view of the world,” he said Since returning to the UK, Henry, from Gloucestershire has been sharing images and videos of his recovery Clips include him having a new prosthetic arm fitted and doing strenuous activities like rowing and lifting weights he wrote: “A new cast had to be created due to the changing of shape of my residual limb The changing of shape is a positive thing as overtime it has decreased in size “The functions are exactly the same as my previous one but the pin lock system will stop the prosthetic from coming off due to sweat like the previous one did “It is far easier to put on and off using a pin lock system as it is basically a quick release and easy to lock in “I managed to have a little play on the rower during one of my physio sessions which felt great but maybe at a 20% push.” Click here to donate to Henry’s GoFundMe appeal. 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