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Take a Virtual Farm Tour of Our Winter Veggies
Take a Virtual Farm Tour of Our Winter Veggies

Take a look at what we’ve been busy with at Durst Organic Growers this winter!

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Sharing The Bounty
Sharing The Bounty

A sign near the entrance of our farm office reads, “Sharing is Good Economics.” While we don’t share meals and living quarters with farm employees like Jim’s grandparents did when he was growing up, we do want to share the bounty of the farm with everyone, and make sure all our employees have the supplies and means to share meals with their families at home, especially during these trying times. This week, we started a new program on the farm to help make that happen.

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Mid-May On The Farm: We Are All In This Together
Mid-May On The Farm: We Are All In This Together

It is the beginning of May, and amidst figuring out all our plantings, fieldwork, packing and shipping, we find ourselves with an ongoing set of questions that we, and everybody else, have never faced before: How do we keep our employees safe while still working to get our produce out to our communities? How can we help our neighbors in a time when we need to be “distant”? Where can we make connections and offer support to alleviate some stressors?

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