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USDA Announces People’s Garden School Pilot Program to Promote Garden-Based Learning Opportunities

April 11, 2011 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Connecticut Debates Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods

April 10, 2011 // 3 Comments

The Surprisingly Complex Debate Over Whether Genetically Modified Foods Should Be Labeled (By Gregory B. Hladky, Hartford Advocate, March 29, 2011) EXCERPT: Letting [...]

Another Town Passes Ordinance Against State and Federal Inspection of Local Food in Maine

April 5, 2011 // 2 Comments

PRESS RELEASE: Effort Gaining Attention Nationwide BLUE HILL, MAINE – On Saturday, April 2, Blue Hill became the third town in Maine to adopt the Local Food and [...]

USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for April 2011

April 3, 2011 // 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for April 2011. The CCC borrowing rate-based charge for April [...]

Policy Updates from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

April 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

Farm Bill Debate Starts with 2011 Funding Bill – While most commentaries on the 2012 Farm Bill treat it, quite logically, as a coming attraction, in many key respects [...]

National Farmers Union 2011 Convention Sets Priorities

March 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

For Immediate Release: Contact: 202-554-1600 NFU Concludes 109th Annual Convention National Farmers Union (NFU) adjourned its 109th annual convention in San Antonio, Texas. [...]

The Problem With Seed Patents in Agriculture

March 16, 2011 // 2 Comments

By Taylor Reid I believe in the basic tenets of our capitalist economic system with some measure of control – against monopolies or wrongdoing. I believe that when [...]

Eaters Deserve a Place at the Table in 2012 Farm Bill

March 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

By Kari Hamerschlag (Civil Eats) EXCERPT: Federal nutritional guidelines advise us to eat five-to-nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. That’s not too difficult if [...]

Guest Article on the Agribusiness Pushback Against Local Food

March 14, 2011 // 2 Comments

The following article was written by Christopher Bedford (see biographical information below). Chris is never one to pull punches, and as with all of our guest posts, his [...]

Food and Farming News Roundup 3/12/11

March 12, 2011 // 0 Comments

– The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project has developed some very cool new financial tools for farmers: a calculator to help poultry growers compare the cost of [...]