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More Farmland Protected in Pennsylvania Investing in Farmland Instead of investing in gold or companies, a growing number of investors are Continue reading Farm and Food News 8/26/2011 Farmers markets in every state deserve recognition for filling market patron’s baskets with fresh food and helping farmers stay on the land. That is why we’re partnering with Websticker.com to award the top vote-getting market in each state a special bumper sticker prize package as part of our America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest. Last month Continue reading Round Two: Vote in America’s Favorite Farmers Markets Sticker Contest Implications for Agriculture and the 2012 Farm Bill Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust, discussed the importance of the 2012 Farm Bill and the changes looming because of debt reduction measures. Scholl pointed out that “our country must now make big decisions about the nature of government and how it will spend our money, Continue reading Farm and Food News 8/19/11 It’s National Farmers Market Week, just in time for everyone to enjoy the bounty of summer’s last fruits and vegetables. To kick off the week-long celebration, the USDA unveiled the growth of farmers market listed in the National Farmers Market Directory, which now shows that there are now 7,175 farmers markets across the country. With 17 Continue reading In Praise of Farmers Markets Governor O’Malley put out the challenge to all Marylanders to eat something that is grown, produced or harvested from a Maryland farm each day during the week of July 23 to 30. The request is part of the annual Buy Local Challenge, an initiative started by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission with the goal Continue reading “Farmer-Up” For a Week: A Pledge to Eat Locally We’ve released the state-by-state vote counts revealing the five markets in each state that are leading the America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ competition. Farmers markets in 49 states and the District of Columbia are competing in the third annual contest for America’s Favorite Farmers Markets that began June 1 and runs throughout Continue reading Top Five Favorite Farmers Markets in Your State Bustling processions of anxious travelers packed into security lines at an airport are a far cry from the quiet farm fields of crops arranged neatly in rows. However, at San Francisco International Airport, the renovation of Terminal 2 has taken a big step in showing how these two can bend closer together. The Continue reading San Francisco Airport’s Farm-to-Flight – Green and Local It’s summertime and that means two things: 1) There are loads of delicious farm fresh produce available at farmers markets all around the country, and 2) American Farmland Trust has kicked off the third annual America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest! The contest is a nation-wide challenge for communities to rally support for their farmers markets. The Continue reading The Quest to Find America’s Favorite Farmers Markets! Agriculture, public health & budgets The House fiscal year 2012 agriculture appropriations bill includes a number of measures affecting public health issues. Among the funding reductions was school food programs aimed at combating childhood obesity by providing more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy to children. If approved by Congress, the bill would Continue reading Farm and Food News 6/3/11 |
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