Winds flooded a Springhill-area neighborhood with tumbleweed Tuesday, covering sheds, burying mailboxes and blocking a street and driveways. Criminal charges have been dropped against a man accused of breaking into a barn, spray-painting three pet goats and scattering pages of pornographic magazines on the floor. Half of the farm's crop went bad last year, and the weeds sprouted on about 80 acres, Bowker said. Cindy Bowker, who has lived in the neighborhood for 12 years, awakened to find...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Pescadero cheese farm milks tourism success Eco -tourism gives answers to where food comes from By Julia Scott, STAFF WRITER Article Launched:03/16/2007 02:41:44 AM PDT PESCADERO Dee Harley has discovered that no one is too young, too old or too wealthy to enjoy touring her goat farm and learning how goat cheese is made. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Pescadero cheese farm milks tourism success Eco -tourism gives answers to where food...

Until they purchased the farm, which includes a four-bedroom house, a 1,000-square-foot weaving studio, animal sheds, a wool shed and gift shop, Sullivan had never gardened before. But they do raise sheep and grow lavender, the sweet-smelling Mediterranean shrub that's been cultivated for more than 2,000 years. Hobby farmers loosely defined as those whose incomes are derived not solely from farming often bring little or no hands-on experience to their new avocation. She spends most of her...

In Australia, the great majority of sheep are raised for the wool industry or bred for lamb for the food industry. Warmbat Australia has changed its manufacturing processes and will introduce its Eco-Friendly Sheepskin to the fashion footwear market later this year, marking the first time such a product has been used in the industry. Dayton - DAYTON -- At a time when global environmental awareness and activism has never been higher, the world s fastest growing brand of Australian sheepskin...

Volunteers and contributions from throughout the community and state have made the restoration of the farm possible, Peters said. The foundation operates the working farm for the community and has been restoring the barns and outbuildings and replacing livestock and equipment after a devastating fire at the facility destroyed the barns and killed all but two of the animals. All proceeds from the event will be used to help purchase feed for the rapidly growing animal population at the farm....