July 2006

• Flood of Immigrants Leads to Flood of Information
• Saving California’s Farmland When Edward Thompson Jr. took over as California state director for American Farmland Trust in the fall of 2003, he passed up a great opportunity to rest on his laurels.
• Thriving on Mint Mint farming is a tricky business that involves specialized equipment, efforts to thwart soil disease and the constant threat of imports decreasing demand for American-grown mint, but Larry Wappel of San Pierre, Ind., has mastered the trade.