By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork In recent years, farmers have been seeking ever more ways to increase income to their farms. Farmers who used to “just farm” now process, distribute and sell goods and hold tourist events at their establishments. According to Carl Chaney, owner of Chaney’s Dairy Barn in Bowling Green, Ky., it’s becoming [Read More]
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork Wes Berry is an English professor at Western Kentucky University who is moving away from big corporations for his food. But instead of just buying his food from local farmers, Berry has decided to become a farmer himself, albeit on a small scale. Within the last two years, he’s started [Read More]
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork Kentucky’s most extensive conservation program can’t be found in a park or wildlife area. It’s scattered across 100,000 acres of farmland. The state is taking part in the national Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, known as CREP. The U.S. Farm Service Agency’s initiative seeks to retire environmentally sensitive agricultural land in [Read More]
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork On Feb. 26, the Spring 2010 Fleischaker-Greene Scholars toured Au Naturel Farms. Paul Wiediger showed the crew the farm’s hoop houses and turkeys in this video clip. Au Naturel Visit from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo.
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork Dr. Jenks Britt provides the WKU Fleischaker-Greene Scholars with a tour of the WKU Agricultural Research and Educational Complex and comments about the business aspects of farming. FG Scholars visit WKU Farm from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo.
Regina Durkan is a Western Kentucky University senior majoring in TV/Film Production and English Literature. She is currently A/V manager for a digital media center on campus. This past summer she was employed by Comcast Entertainment Group’s G4TV and the post-production house, Category 5 Films, in Los Angeles, California. She has also covered large events [Read More]
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