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"Micro
Eco-Farm" (MEF) defines
the new sustainable local mini-farms from urban greenhouses
to backyard gardens to small rural 1 to 25-acre parcels.
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MEFs
include:
Wild-grazed micro dairies
Backyard gourmet chef market gardens
Home-grown organic herbal spa products
U-gather nut groves
Front-yard honor system cut-flower stands
Heritage rose farms
Urban greenhouse heirloom tomatoes
Miniature sheep for handspinners' wool
Lavender farms with their own healing retreats
Exotic heirloom perfume melons
Old-fashioned farm festivals
Family-run children's mini-farms
...and much more that evolves each
season as humankind's kinship
with the earth progresses.
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MICRO
ECO-FARM OF THE MONTH
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Half Pint Farm
Burlington, VT
Up to 200 varieties of specialty produce sold through farmers'
markets, grocers and restaurants. Full time income for the
married couple farming 1 1/3 leased acres. Will expand to
just 2 acres when a 1/2 acre hoophouse is added to extend
the season. |
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