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The Beekman Boys on Planet Green TV stars two gay farmers, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge, who sell organic goat soap and milk.

The Beekman Boys will tell you upfront they aren’t vegetarian, but feel better about raising their own food for consumption because they know how the animal was treated. Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge don’t follow this philosophy outside of home, however, as they told After Ellen:

“We have to coin a word for this, but we don’t eat meat that we haven’t raised ourselves or we don’t know that providence of, unless we’re invited to somebody’s house because we don’t want to be that kind of vegetarian.”

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Jennifer Garner has a love for shopping at farmers markets and she was spied just this past weekend picking up fresh fruits and vegetables.

Garner has been spotted at the market in Brentwood in Los Angeles, but if you live in Illinois, do you know where to pick up local apples?

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Will immigration laws like SB 1070 in Arizona lead to a shortage of home grown produce?

The bill that has been deemed one of the toughest in the country, allows state police to stop and ask for I.D. of anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant if there is “reasonable suspicion” and allows officials to arrest if proper I.D. cannot be shown.

One news site conducted an online poll about the bill and received a flood of comments, one of which was:

“If you want illegal aliens out of the us of a, then stop eating all your veggies (organic and nonorganic)…”

The New York Times reported that the Department of Labor estimated about 53% of U.S. farm workers are illegal immigrants.

Not only is worker shortage in the field a possible consequence of immigration laws, but many growers opt to take business outside of the United States entirely.

In the past, cracking down on immigration has caused a reduction of workers in the fields on U.S. farms, with some farmers choosing to grow their crops Mexico where the workers will not be subject to immigration investigations.

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Peter Gabriel is throwing his support behind a petition to stop agricultural development in a spot near Bath, Somerset, the Woolley Valley area that inspired his first solo song after leaving Genesis.

The famous “Solsbury Hill” Gabriel wrote about in the 70s overlooks the valley that is comprised of steep winding lanes, small farms and stone villages.

A developer, Golden Valley Paddocks, wants to build mobile chicken units and an alpaca farm on the land that was once an organic farm.

Residents say the area is being ruined by development, which includes a built access road and an agricultural shed, and have formed the Save Woolley Valley Action Group.

“To see this willful violation of planning laws and destruction of a beautiful part of the valley is very upsetting,” Gabriel said, according to the BBC.

Gabriel raised his family in the area for several years and describes it as tight community where neighbors would “share their milk during heavy snowfall.”

The Save Woolley Valley Petition site has some before and after photos of the changes made to the area since development began.

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The Fresh Farm Farmers Market just two blocks from the White House is already listed in the USDA searchable database where consumers can search by state for a market near their home.

However, there are dozens that might need to be included and the government is asking people to fill out an online form to submit their Farmers Market before June 4, 2010.

Anyone can add a listing, but obviously it’s best if a manager or otherwise important person who runs the market does this to ensure your area farmers get the maximum exposure.

Besides the location, the database also tells if the market accepts government assistance programs for the needy, such as WIC and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

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