Local Food, Holistic Health Tours, Costa Rica
Centro Ashe Local Food & Holistic Health Tours of Costa Rica Roots and Culture Tour: Sustainability Local Food & Our Health, January 2-8 This tour will bring you in [...]
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Regional Food Hubs are Viable Business Models Says Merrigan
USDA Identifies Infrastructure and Economic Opportunities for Regional Producers; Food Hubs Emerging as Viable Business Model Supporting Regional Food Systems Release No. [...]
Agroecology Course in Santa Cruz, California
12th Annual International Agroecology Shortcourse in Santa Cruz, CA Agroecology and the Transformation of Food Systems: The California Model *July 10-22, 2011 * Please Apply [...]
Local Food Preference Rule for Child Nutrition Passed
A new rule passed by the Food and Nutrition Service now specifically allows local food to be preferentially purchased by public institutions including schools. The rule is [...]
Farm Bill: What Does it Have to Do with Me?, Missouri Presentation
Missourians are invited to help find answers to the question “What Does the Farm Bill Have to Do With Me?” at a public forum Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Federal legislation [...]
Agriculture Stories You Just Have to Hear
Ranchers struggle against giant meatpackers and economic troubles (by Stephanie Ogburn – Grist) EXCERPT: The rise of the meatpackers began in the 1880s — an era, [...]
Jobs: Food Corps Positions Available in Montana
Grow Montana is now accepting applications for seven AmeriCorps VISTA FoodCorps members to build and tend school gardens help cafeterias serve locally-grown meals, and [...]
National Movement: Young People Transforming Food System
Are you between the ages of 18-29? Have food or farming impacted your life? Are you active in your community? Do you want to be part of a national movement of young people [...]
USDA Announces People’s Garden School Pilot Program to Promote Garden-Based Learning Opportunities
USDA Press Release No. 0155.11;C ontact: FNS Office of Communications, 703-305-2281 People’s Gardens Aim to Provide Nutritious, Safe and Healthier Choices for [...]
New Research Paper on Farm Bill Support for Local Food & Farming
The Bioscience Resource Project (www.bioscienceresource.org) has recently published a new paper on the FARM BILL that should be of interest to those who would like to [...]
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