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This is one in a series of posts highlighting the four winners of our summer long America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest. King George County is the quintessential rural Virginia setting, with about 22,000 residents calling the land between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers home. The county prides itself on its family-oriented community feel, but without a major downtown Continue reading Congratulations King George Farmers Market, Winner: Boutique Category This is one in a series of posts highlighting the four winners of our summer long America’s Favorite Farmers Markets™ contest. Last winter saw some of the most severe weather in the Washington, D.C. area. A handful of major blizzards literally brought the city and surrounding communities to a halt. Despite the impeding snow storms, the famers market Continue reading Congratulations Falls Church Farmers Market, Winner: Medium Category Our nation’s coastal waters are vital resources to the local economies along their shores; they contain habitats rich with life and are welcomed destinations for many a traveler. But a recent report released by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy warns of a bleak future for these areas and the delicate ecosystems Continue reading Helping Farmers Address the Problem of Hypoxia in Our Coastal Waters One of the finest ways to enjoy the bounty of the land is when it is prepared with a chef’s artistry and enhanced by a warm and friendly restaurant atmosphere. This fall we hope to offer you just that when you join us at the table for our inaugural Dine Out for Farms™ event! Dine Out Continue reading Five Ways You Can Join Us at the Table to Save America’s Farms Alien-looking contraptions with metal arms protrude out of farm fields throughout the state of Washington. Look closer and you’ll see gauges on the arms measuring all kinds of weather data, from temperature and precipitation to wind, dew point, solar radiation and humidity. The stations—part of Washington’s AgWeatherNet—relay data to a Continue reading Which Way the Wind Blows: AgWeatherNet Gives Washington Farmers the Data They Need to Grow Greener With the Senate considering energy legislation this week, Congress must seize this chance to pass a strong national Renewable Energy Standard (RES). An RES is a regulation that requires the increased production of energy from renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal. A robust RES will bolster the farm economy, help curb climate change and drive America towards energy independence. Because of Continue reading US Agriculture Needs the Renewable Energy Standard When we say, “America has been losing more than an acre per minute of farmland,” what does that mean for you? Let’s imagine that everyone in the U.S. was equally responsible for saving the land that sustains us. According to the last Census of Agriculture, there are about 922 million acres of land in farms. If Continue reading Pick Up the Mantle for Farms, Farmland and Farmers Markets Water shortages. Urbanization. Food Access. Cumbersome regulations. The list of challenges we face in ensuring a healthy future for farmers, their farms, and our food system in California goes on and on. That is why the California State Board of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) embarked on the California Agricultural Vision (Ag Vision) — “a process Continue reading California Charts a More Sustainable Course for Agriculture
Farmers and ranchers across the United States and throughout the world are already experiencing the repercussions of changing weather and climate. The impacts are particularly felt in the American west where declining water tables, increases in temperature, and a rise of pests and diseases moving into new areas have been linked to the Continue reading Colorado Meeting Addresses Climate Change’s Impact on Agricultural Production In New York State a farm is lost to development every three days. This startling reality has helped make the Empire State home to three of the Top Twenty Most Threatened Farming Regions in America. Together with our partners, we have made great strides in reducing the acres of farmland lost but much more Continue reading New York State Food Policy Council Considers Farmland Protection |
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