Friends of Abbey Gardens Farm Hack - National Young Farmers' Coalition The Quadractor: an all-purpose work vehicle Posted by Kristen on March 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment The Quadractor, manufactured in the 1970s and 1980s by Traction, Inc. in Vermont. Spence wanted to create a tractor that was lower cost and that used less fuel than conventional tractors with comparable workloads, and be highly dynamic (also that had really good traction, hence the company name he came up with). image from www.quadractor.com Though the quadractor is no longer being manufactured, there is a community of users restoring, retrofitting and using the quadractor for their small farming operations, homestead and woodlots. Read a more detailed account of the quadractor and its manufacture in this 1979 Mother Earth News article by Bill Rowan . Farm Innovation Talk with Ben Flanner of Brooklyn Grange Posted by Kristen on February 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment “Farmers are super collaborative…we are all about that. Kiva Zip: Crowd-fund your farm innovation Farm Hacking in French
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Gotham Greens Local Produce || Gotham Greens || Premium quality locally grown vegetables and herbs Terres en Villes Actualités Journée des techniciens Terres en Villes Mardi 18 mars 2014 à Paris A l'ordre du jour : - Projets des membres et des priorités du réseau pour 2014 - La loi avenir de l'agriculture, la nouvelle programmation européenne, les lois ALUR et MAPAM : quels atouts pour les politiques agricoles périurbaines ? - Economie agricole et alimentaire : résultats de projets CasDar (GAMAI - REALISAB) Télécharger le programme de la journée Présentation du réseau L'urbanisation est un trait majeur du développement économique et social de la France, comme de l'ensemble des autres pays de l'Union Européenne. Cette mutation, souvent brutale, boulverse tout autant l'espace urbain que l'espace rural, devenu périurbain. 15 Juin 2000, naissance de Terres en Villes Le 15 juin 2000, des élus intercommunaux et des responsables agricoles, ayant mis en place des politiques agricoles périurbaines sur leur territoire, créent "Terres en Villes". Voir la carte des agglomérations membres
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