The workers at Backyard Farms in Vado, New Mexico have barely begun another day of freeze-drying produce when another truck carrying hundreds of pounds of apples arrives to deliver its load. 

Since Backyard Farms began freeze drying food it’s become a beehive of activity. All year long the business freeze dries all types of raw fruits, and vegetables including New Mexico’s famous green chile. Backyard Farms has become a network for small farms producing healthy local food using the freeze-drying method. 

RiverCrest Ranch has always been a place worth sharing. Nestled in Oregon's Applegate Valley, the ranch's 11 and a half acres still hold the remnants of an 1870s hydraulic gold mining operation and "the best swimming hole on the Applegate River," according to owner Cathy Rodgers. Visitors are encouraged to sit a spell on rustic benches and take in the myriad of native flora and fauna that call RiverCrest home. Throw in a USDA certified, organic vineyard and sprawling lavender fields, and it's easy to see why locals and tourists alike are drawn to the property.

For over a hundred years, Wright's Dairy Farm, in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, has been providing the community with fresh dairy products. The five generation farm has been growing and innovating, adding a retail bakery specializing in whipped cream cakes, custard desserts, and even wedding cakes.

Five generations strong, Hastings Farm is a multi-generational dairy farm located in Suffield, Connecticut. In addition to corn silage and hay, the family farm milks Holsteins and Jerseys, and processes a variety of dairy products including milk, yogurt, and cheese. They also have a small beef herd and sell delicious natural beef along with their dairy products in a retail store on the farm.

The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority proposes to construct the Red Mesa Solar Generation Facility and Access Road Project.  The proposed Project will be on approximately 550-acres on the Navajo Nation in Utah.

Environmental Assessment - March 2022

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation proposes to construct the Bailey Solar (also known as Woodruff County Solar) facility. The proposed project site is located southeast of the City of Augusta in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

Bailey Solar Facility - Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) - April 2022

Bailey Solar Facility - Notice of Availability (NOA) for the FONSI  - April 2022

Pictured above: Maintenance Manager Steve Case with the input hookups for the chiller outside the greenhouse. The cooling manifolds that are fed by the chiller are just inside the greenhouse.

Aging infrastructure and technology were taking their toll on the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, now known as Hot Springs Health, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. However, with local demand and tourists on their way to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, patient levels were increasing. Community leaders and hospital officials needed to find a way to fund a hospital upgrade and expansion. If not, the hospital would have to shut down.