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2010 Michigan Family Farms Conference, An Annual Event Hosted by Michigan Food and Farming Systems

December 24, 2009 // 0 Comments

2010 Michigan Family Farms Conference “Holding on to Good Food, Good Families and Good Farms” When: January 16, 2010 Where: Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, MI [...]

AP Article: EPA, USDA Push Farmers to Use Coal Waste on Fields

December 22, 2009 // 1 Comment

Published on Monday, December 21, 2009 by Associated Press by Rick Callahan INDIANAPOLIS – The federal government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from [...]

Article: Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996-2008, By Phil Howard

December 14, 2009 // 11 Comments

Part II in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part I HERE; Part [...]

A Speech about Small Family Farmers, Agribuisness, and Climate Change (Social Movement Politics)

December 10, 2009 // 0 Comments

Why We Left Our Farms to Come to Copenhagen Speech given by Henry Saragih, General Coordinator of Via Campesina at the opening session of Klimaforum Tuesday, 08 December, [...]

Conservation Stewardship Program Update (Policy)

December 7, 2009 // 0 Comments

Conservation Stewardship Program Sign-Up Update: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service continues to work through the large-volume of applications for the 2009 [...]

Guest Article: A Return to Real Food – Reconnecting With Nature

December 4, 2009 // 0 Comments

We have become so disconnected from nature that we have forgotten what real food is. It is time to relearn how to live with the planet. By Alexandra Morton (Professional [...]

A Good Food Manifesto for America, By Will Allen (Urban Farming Movement)

December 1, 2009 // 2 Comments

A Good Food Manifesto for America (Click Here for full Article) by Urban Farming Pioneer Will Allen from Growing Power The following are excerpts from Will Allen’s [...]

Latest News on Food Safety Legislation, Policy, Bills, and Small Farmers

November 28, 2009 // 2 Comments

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Senate HELP Approves Food Safety Act: On Wednesday, November 18, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) [...]

Featured Organization: The Sustainable Food Center, Austin

November 23, 2009 // 3 Comments

The Sustainable Food Center (SFC ) Was founded in Austin, Texas in 1993. “From seed to table, SFC creates opportunities for individuals to make healthy food choices and [...]

Call for Applications: Five Open Seats on the National Sustainable Agriculture Standards Committee

November 17, 2009 // 0 Comments

Submitted by: Leonardo Academy Categories: Sustainability, Environment MADISON, Wis, Nov. 11 /CSRwire/ – Leonardo Academy announces a call for applications for five [...]