Carlstadt, NJ (PRWEB) January 02, 2014

The dining scene in New Jersey is ever-changing, but as food trends come and go innovative chefs are embracing the move toward green cuisine that is, cuisine with a focus on local sourcing of ingredients, environmental sustainability and nutrition. At Carlstadt-based Terre Terre, Chef Todd Villani works with farmers, artisan food producers, food distributors and purveyors within a 300-mile radius to deliver a local dining experience.

Increasingly, farm-to-table is taking on a whole new meaning, says Villani. For those in the New York and New Jersey area, it means the farm is in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania or a bordering state and is not some farm clear across the country. Thats important because it helps reduce our carbon footprint and ensures that were eating fresh foods. But moving product from our farms to the dining table takes hard work and a willingness to collaborate with those who produce our food in a way that hasnt been done before, observes Villani.

While New Jersey doesnt have some of the established infrastructure necessary to move product from farm to table at least relative to some of the neighboring States its clear these visionary chefs and restaurateurs like Villani have their fingers on the pulse of what people want. According to its newly released culinary forecast, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) predicts that sustainable food is poised to hit the mainstream in a major way.

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But just as sustainability grows in momentum, New Jersey still ranks among the lowest in the country in its consumption of locally produced foods. As the Garden State, we have the opportunity to change the way we eat by supporting and preserving sustainable, local food production. Throughout the region we have a committed group of farmers, food artisans and distributors who are making locally sourced cuisine a reality.

Terre Terre works with a number of visionary farmers and food producers paving the way for a more sustainable local food system. Here is a small sampling of those farms and producers Terre Terre has worked with in 2013.

Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse

Bobolink owners Nina and Jonathan White, who run the Hunterdon County farm, have been not-to-quietly raising grass-fed beef, pork and suckled veal in addition to a nice selection of cheeses. They have been featured in Gourmet magazine; Anthony Bourdain taped an episode of "No Reservations" on their farm; and food activist and author Michael Pollan served their cheeses at his book party for The Omnivore's Dilemma.

Blue Moon Acres Farm

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BROOKSVILLE --

A fertilizer ordinance is now in effect in Hernando County.

The ordinance includes a limited application season from Jan. 1 through March 31 of each year. During this time, only professionals who are trained, certified and registered with the county may apply fertilizer.

Under the ordinance, the only kind of nitrogen fertilizer that may be applied are those that are labeled as slow- or controlled-release.

The ordinance was passed in an effort to protect the environment, as researchers say excess nutrients from fertilizer wash off lawns into nearby bodies of water, which in turn causes excessive algae growth and harms aquatic life.

Researchers say nitrogen from inappropriate use of fertilizer is the primary cause of water quality problems at Weeki Wachee Springs and the Weeki Wachee River.

Officials released a list of tips to help homeowners comply with the ordinance:

For more information, contact the Hernando County UF/IFAS Extension office at (352) 754-4433.

If you are a professional applicator who needs to register with the county, contact the Hernando County Permitting office at (352) 754-4050.

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Bermuda grass pasture seed produces the most commonly used pasture grass for livestock grazing and hay production throughout the southern and central USA. Improved bermuda pasture grass seed varieties produce excellent quality hay for all grazing animals and have a high production yield. These improved seeded forage varieties also exhibit more frost resistance than hybrid or sprigged varieties

Pasture: Bermuda grass is a perennial, tropical and sub-tropical forage (warm season grass) and should not be grown in the cooler areas because of winter kill although there have been newer forage bermuda grass varieties such as Mohawk. Wrangler and Cheyenne II that are developed for use further north in the upper transition zone.

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Bermuda grass is a warm season, perennial grass that has been found growing in many native forms all over the world. Bermuda grass is a drought tolerant, fast growing, full sun grass and can grow on soils of low fertility as long as they are well draining. This is a tenacious grass and in one form or another is found growing in approximately one third of the USA at this time (warmer areas).

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New pastures can be overseeded with other grasses while the Bermuda is establishing a stand. It grows best in well-drained grounds and high heat and actually needs a lot of sunlight and is not a shade loving grass.

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Bermuda grass is one of the most popular of the warm season grasses. Bermuda grass can be easily planted from grass seed, sod or grass plugs. Bermudagrass is planted for beautiful, durable grass lawns, nutritious and traffic tolerant pastures, sports turf, golf courses, athletic fields, and more. This perennial grass grows in tropical, sub-tropical and the transition zones.

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A warm season, thick sod forming, uniform growing, and medium to light green colored grass. Centipede is probably the lowest maintenance of the warm season grasses. Centipede seed came from Southern China in the early 1900s and since become one of the most popular grasses in the southern states.

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One Northumberland sheep producer is showing that a clear focus on grassland management and picking a breed that can thrive off grass can help make a business more sustainable. Jeremy Hunt reports

Relying totally on grass and forage and eliminating bought-in feeds is the crux of running a profitable sheep production system, according to Northumberland sheep producer Duncan Nellis.

Back in the 1990s the family was running about 850 Mule ewes at their Thistlehaugh Farm, near Morpeth, but even in years when prime lamb prices were considered to be good, the amount of cash having to be re-invested every year in flock replacements was a major drain on income. It triggered a re-think.

We wanted to take hold of our own sheep breeding objectives. As well as wanting to eliminate the cost of bought replacements, it was clear health issues were becoming more important and we didnt want to always be at the risk of buying-in other peoples problems, says Mr Nellis, Farmers Weeklys Sheep Farmer of the Year finalist 2012.

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Now Mr Nellis runs a flock of 1,600 Lleyns that last year earned him a gross margin a ewe of 94.

The bottom 25% of the flock is crossed with Hampshire Down and Charollais tups, but the remainder stays pure. The first lambs to go are those by the Hampshire Down and this year there was a batch that gained an average 360g a day and were finished by 62 days. The average finishing time is 73 days, with lambs sold deadweight at a target weight of about 19kg.

To get this level of lamb growth out of a bag wouldnt be possible without some serious issues, says Mr Nellis. We dont have any pregnancy toxaemia problems and we believe its because we dont feed any concentrates.

Our system is designed to secure our future as sheep producers because were not at the mercy of the grain market or the fertiliser market and we dont have to spend income on replacements.

We want to be profitable, but we do not want to rely on the SFP to do that. We certainly feel more in control of the business and even though lambs were 13 a head back last year compared with 2011, I think well still be OK. It wasnt a disaster for us.

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We in B.C. are blessed by waterpower the best way to generate electricity, providing environmental impacts are properly addressed John Kelly, Alouette River Management Society.

The Alouette River Management Societydirector John Kelly is a retired B.C. Hydro employee who advised construction crews on environmental practices when constructing transmission line right of ways.

Right of way clearing creates environmental impacts, said Kelly. The challenge is to avoid damage, or mitigate the impacts.

Kelly said Hydro missed the mark recently on a local section of its Interior- to-Lower Mainland line, 250-kilometres of new towers and cables through bush from Merritt to Coquitlam.

On Nov. 28, forester Cheryl Powers drove us to a clear cut in the UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest that she and Kelly are concerned about. Here, towers 5035 and 5034 stand atop a road that dips to three small streams feeding Millionaire Creek, a coho producer.

Virtually the entire road has been rough graded to the mineral line to remove native vegetation, said Kelly. Alder, and invasive species like blackberry and Japanese knotweed take over. This results in ongoing clearing costs. One of my frustrations is the failure to have learned from years of managing vegetation to avoid erosion, fouling waterways, and invasive species.

We met workers about to lay straw down, and poke willow shoots into the ground to lessen the impacts of unmanaged water erosion, and stream siltation.

Kelly said this should have been done before the rainy season.

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