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Event: Alabama Food and Farm Forum

November 17, 2010 // 1 Comment

The Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network presents its 4th Annual Alabama Food and Farm Forum building the bridge to a sustainable future Wallace State Community College, [...]

NRCS Seasonal High Tunnels System for Crops Revised

November 17, 2010 // 1 Comment

Many people who participated in the NRCS high tunnel (hoophouse) grant program were frustrated by the limitations which the grants placed on use of these structures. NRCS has [...]

Panel Discussion on US Global Food Policy in Washington DC

November 16, 2010 // 0 Comments

What’s Happening Now? US Global Food Policy, Civil Society Opportunities, Critical Perspectives November 19, 2010 1 – 2:30 pm 4th Floor Conference Room – Food [...]

Deficit Commission Proposes $3 Billion in Cuts to Farm Subsidies, CSP

November 15, 2010 // 1 Comment

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Excerpt: The draft plan calls for $3 billion in annual cuts to “farm subsidies,” loosely described as “direct [...]

Action Alert: Food Safety Act (S.510) Moving to Senate Floor

November 14, 2010 // 3 Comments

From the National Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture (NSAC) Call Your Senators Today To Defend Family Farm Value Added – Processingand Local and Regional Food Systems [...]

Grist Debate on Food Safety Bill – Good Articles

November 14, 2010 // 1 Comment

From Tom Philpott: Over on Grist, we’re hosting a pretty in-depth debate on the food safety bill now languishing in the Senate, but which may soon come to a vote in the [...]

Action: Support Contract Growers Bill of Rights

November 12, 2010 // 1 Comment

Companies are lobbying hard against the contract growers’ bill of rights, on Capitol Hill and in rural America. Farmers report that company representatives are visiting [...]

USDA to Host Grant Writing Webinar for Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program

November 10, 2010 // 2 Comments

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) On November 22, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture will host a webinar on how to write grants for [...]

A Farm Bill Primer: Getting Ready for 2012

November 10, 2010 // 0 Comments

The following is a nice short piece from Simple, Good, and Tasty with some useful links for introducing folks to the farm bill. Everyone interested in food and farming has a [...]