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It Takes a Community to Sustain a Local Farm
Grist Magazine - Jan 5, 2010
These days it seems the most popular person to be in the food system is the "local farmer". But as anyone who has ever raised grain or livestock can tell you, the farmer is not the only person in the chain of players from her farm to your fork. In addition to producers, your food chain includes processors, distributors or transporters, and retailers.
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As Local Food Gains, Local Planners Face Decisions
Associated Press - Oct 6, 2009
As the popularity of eating local has moved from the high-end restaurant scene to the mainstream, local food has become a priority issue for more mayors, city planners and zoning officials.
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Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food
TIME Magazine - Sep 10, 2009
TIME Magazine takes a look at the true costs of cheap food. Horror stories about the food industry have long been with us ever since 1906, when Upton Sinclair's landmark novel The Jungle told some ugly truths about how America produces its meat. In the century that followed, things got much better, and in some ways much worse.
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 23-29 as National Community Gardening Week
- Aug 13, 2009
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack encouraged Americans to connect with the land, the food it grows and their local communities by proclaiming August 23-29, National Community Gardening Week.
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