September 12, 2016 — One of the most interesting developments in American agriculture during the last decade has been the rise of the local food movement. It’s incredibly popular. People love the idea ...
Buying from your nearby farmer's market offers a number of important benefits. Environmental sustainability and local economic growth are not among them, according to a new review of the evidence. If ...
For many years, if a public school district wanted to serve students apples or milk from local farmers, it could face all kinds of hurdles. Schools were locked into strict contracts with distributors, ...
Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
Committing a few hours a month to volunteer at your local food bank can be a huge boon to an organization that’s probably understaffed and working with a limited budget. Food banks need volunteers to ...
A new year is when many people pledge to improve their diets – whether to better their own health or the planet’s. One aspect of our diets where we can generally give ourselves a break is how far our ...
Dave Dinesen is the CEO of CubicFarms, a local-chain agtech company specializing in automated, commercial-scale indoor farming technology. New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, London — all major cities ...
Renee Giroux, a farmer and the general manager of the Northwest Connecticuts Food Hub, says, "Cutting this program will dismantle a critical system that connects local farms with families in need." ...
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