Washington Post Article: Local slaughterhouses come back to life
By Samuel Fromartz; Special to The Washington Post; Wednesday, March 17, 2010; E01 “For farmers, the sales are alluring; they make more money per animal when they sell [...]
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National Organic Coalition Enthusiastic About USDA/OIG Report On National Organic Program
Washington, DC—March 19, 2010. The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today expressed its enthusiasm for reinvigorated and ongoing oversight of the National Organic Program [...]
United Fresh Applauds Prominent Role of Produce in Sen. Boxer’s School Nutrition Bill
For Immediate Release, March 19, 2010, 4:15 p.m. EDT; Contact: Patrick Delaney – pdelaney@unitedfresh.org, 202-303-3400 ext. 417 WASHINGTON, D.C. – United Fresh [...]
Grist Article: Websites that connect would-be farmers to land are blooming
From: Grist; by Bonnie Azab Powell A new website called the Midwest Farm Connection aims to connect new farmers with established farmland owners, and to the resources they [...]
Opinion Articles: Bust the Trust to Take Back Control of Our Food
The following are opinion articles about issues related to ‘corporate control’ of the food system and potential anti-trust action by federal officials within the [...]
Farming Internships: Vital or Illegal? The Answer is Both
From the TriplePundit: By Dayna Burtness “I never knew that I had such a deep desire to break the law. In fact, it’s my dream. Sometime in the next couple of years, I [...]
FDA Commissioner Hamburg Fields Questions About Food Safety Fees
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: At a hearing on March 10, members of the House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee had high praise for the FDA’s [...]
NY Times Article: Rapid Rise in Seed Prices Draws U.S. Scrutiny
“During the depths of the economic crisis last year, the prices for many goods held steady or even dropped. But on American farms, the picture was far different, as [...]
Article: U.S. City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens
From Worldwatch Institute. For the full article visit: https://www.worldwatch.org/node/5900 by Ben Block on October 6, 2008 In the backyard of a suburban home in Denver, [...]
Article: The Future of Detroit – Urban Agriculture?
Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking – Yahoo! News https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit (< click this link to read the entire [...]
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