(Farm World, July 2009)
A Connecticut native who ran a regulatory compliance consulting business for years and didn’t start cooking until she was in her forties, Victoria Wesseler may be an unlikely voice for the local foods movement in Indiana. But by starting the blog site Going Local that’s exactly what she’s become.
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Category: News/Features
Retiree creates “Going Local” and becomes voice for movement
Category: News/Features
From Gate to Plate
Moody Meats offers locally produced beef, pork, lamb, chicken and eggs
(The Hoosier Farmer, Summer 2009)
When many swine producers succumbed to low prices and huge losses in the 1990s, Adam Moody faced a choice: He could either give up farming and take a job in the city or drastically change the way he marketed his products.
Category: News/Features
Hoosier consumers partner with farmers to develop more CSAs
(Farm World, May 2009)
Local foods are all the rage and across Indiana growers are meeting the demand for fresh produce by forming partnerships with consumers through community supported agriculture ventures.
Category: Corporate/Educational
Health Partnerships: Building a Healthy Dialogue
(Confluence Magazine, 2008-2009)
Researchers used to come to the Indian reservations and collect data without explaining how it was going to be used or sharing the results, treating the Native Americans like little more than lab rats. But a new project at Montana State University is taking a different approach.
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Less is More
Cutting energy use helps the environment and farmers’ bottom line
(The Hoosier Farmer, Fall 2008)
As energy is becoming more expensive, a growing number of farmers are trying to figure out how they can use less of it. This approach is not only saving the farmers money – it could mean huge rewards for the environment.
Category: Corporate/Educational
How do the candidates communicate?
Obama vs. McCain: Dramatically different styles
(The Toastmaster Magazine, October 2008)
The Communication styles of John McCain and Barack Obama are worlds apart. How will their words help or hurt their ambitions to get elected?
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Shredded
Why Olympic hopeful Jennifer Grace made – and then gave up – the Irish snowboarding team
(Outside Bozeman, Winter 2007-2008)
When Jennifer Grace gave up a lucrative career as a biologist to become a professional snowboarder, she defied all conventional wisdom. Not only would pursuing her dream take a heavy toll on her finances, but at 23 the self-described “downhill junkie” was already considered old for a beginning athlete.
Category: Corporate/Educational
Political Communication: The Power to Change the World
(The Toastmaster Magazine, October 2007)
Politics have served as a springboard for some of the best communicators in history. A politician with superior communication skills can do more than get re-elected – he or she has the power to change the world.
Category: News/Features
Small processing plant opens in western Indiana
(Farm World, May 2010)
Raising all-natural, pastured meat on a small farm is one thing. Getting that meat processed in accordance with your farming philosophy and your customers’ preferences in a time when small meat processing plants are all but extinct is another.
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