small farmers

You know the "go local" movement has hit the mainstream when the world's largest retailer and biggest seller of grocery items in this country, announces a "global commitment to sustainable agriculture." One the company says will help small and medium-sized farmers expand and grow, reduce the...

This is just one of the Innovative Ways to Stimulate the Economy suggested by DailyFinance contributors. See them all. A local farmer and friend, Chrissie Zaerpoor, is known as one of the new farming celebrities. She raises truly free-range chickens for meat and eggs, and grass-fed dairy cows, and...