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ERIE COUNTY, OH – Interview: Old Milan Canal Farm | Part 1 | Podcast

April 26, 2010

When purchasing your next quart of strawberries, Doug Hildebrand wants you to remember your local farmer. For almost 30 years, Hildebrand has operated Old Milan Canal Farm outside of conventional farming practices,  refusing to depend on chemical applications for high yields. Listen to the story of the once multi-million dollar entrepreneur, and his efforts to re-create a lost culture in Erie County, OH.


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Doug Hildebrand talking with Don Corley about agriculture and the economy at Mr. Smith's Coffeehouse in downtown Sandusky, OH. photo: The Erie Wire

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  1. Dean Albert permalink
    June 2, 2010 7:44 pm

    Use to live in Sandusky Ohio… Nice grassroots website. Keep up the good work.

  2. June 2, 2010 11:52 pm

    Thank you Dean!

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