Provisions Protecting Small Farmers in Food Safety Bill (S. 510)
This information is presented in response to an e-mail inquiry from a reader. It is not an endorsement of the legislation, though I do believe the legislation is better for [...]
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S.510 (Food Safety Bill) Passes in Senate – Latest News, What They’re Saying
Updated 2:04 pm, Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 S.510 has PASSED the Senate on a vote of 73 to 25 with the Tester amendment to exempt small farmers, processors, and local food [...]
Michael Pollan Supports Food Safety Bill with Tester Amendment
Interview: Michael Pollan on the food safety bill (From Ezra Klein’s Blog) EXCERPT – Michael Pollan: It’s very interesting that the consumer groups and the [...]
Apprenticeships at Calypso Farm & Ecology Center, Alaska
Calypso Farm Apprentices: 2011 Position Description and Application Guidelines – Accepting applications now! (3 positions available) Terms: Seasonal, full time – 5 [...]
Job: Education Programs Manager, Stone Barns Center – New York
Title: Education Programs Manager, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture; Type: Full time; Location: Pocantico Hills, New York; Compensation: Commensurate with [...]
Food Safety Bill Debate to Resume Today – Monday Nov. 29th
Article: Hagan Helps Keep Bill’s Onus Off Small Farms (NewsObserver) EXCERPT: The U.S. Senate returns to Washington on Monday preparing to pass a sweeping food safety [...]
Final DOJ-USDA Ag-Competition Workshop in D.C. Dec. 8th
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE REGISTRATION FOR COMPETITION WORKSHOP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. December 8 Workshop on Margins to be Held at the U.S. Department of [...]
Be a Greenhorns Artist in Residency
Greenhorns are pleased to announce our new Artist-in-Residency program. Through this program we invite artists of many stripes to come stay at the farm, eat our farm food, [...]
Rising Farmland Prices: A Cause for Worry?
Extreme Sales Stun But Don’t Set the Pace (From DTN Progressive Farmer) One $14,000-per-acre Iowa farmland sale won’t set standards for the market, but it has [...]
Jobs & Internships: Lowcountry Local First, S. Carolina
Teaching Assistant Jobs: Lowcountry Local First is a non-profit organization based in Charleston, SC. “Growing New Farmers Incubator Project”, their sustainable [...]
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