Article: Renting helps new farmers grow their businesses
By Casey Parks, The Oregonian HILLSBORO — All day long, Steve Radtke works on land that is not his. If he could, he would own the ground he tills and harvests. But [...]
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Article and Slides: The bold new faces of urban farming
From Salon.com It’s not just kids and dirt. From indoor fish farms to business training for refugees, a slide show of 11 pioneers Urban farmers are coming to the rescue [...]
A Roundup of Articles from Roots of Change
Roots of Change Roots of Change (ROC) believes that the best way to make the food system sustainable is to connect and support the people and parts within the system that [...]
Small Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program
The SSDPG grant program is geared towards providing technical assistance to small, socially-disadvantaged agricultural producers through eligible cooperative and association [...]
USDA Announces Funding for Wetlands Conservation Assistance in 22 States and Puerto Rico
USDA Press Release No. 0268.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 75,000 More Acres Expected to be Enrolled in Wetlands Reserve Program WASHINGTON, May 14, [...]
USDA SETS TOUGH NEW STANDARDS FOR GROUND BEEF PURCHASES
USDA Press Release No. 0267.10 Contact: Michael Jarvis (202)720-8998, Michael.jarvis@ams.usda.gov; Billy Cox (202) 720-8998, Bill.cox@ams.usda.gov Washington, May 14, 2010 [...]
Job: CSA Manager DeLano Farms – Kalamazoo, MI
Position: DeLano Farms CSA Manager at the Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo, MI. Summary of Position: The DeLano Farms Manager position is a regular, full-time position with [...]
Job: Program Director at People’s Grocery – Oakland, CA
Start Date: July 1st, 2010 People’s Grocery is a community-based organization in West Oakland that develops creative solutions to the health problems in our community [...]
Next Justice Dept./USDA Workshop on Competition in Agriculture
USDA Press Release No. 0266.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE AND PANELISTS FOR AGRICULTURE WORKSHOP [...]
USDA Helps Retiring Farmers Transition their Land to Beginning Farmers in New Farm Bill Program
USDA Press Release No. 0265.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, May 14, 2010 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today [...]
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