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A Harvest of Stories is a different kind of publication. Created by writer and storyteller Beth Waterhouse, it weaves a tale of leaders struggling with specific challenges in their groups and in the fast-changing food system. These stories are told by...
Income from nearly 4,000 acres of crops grown in the United States in 2003 provided funding for developing countries across the globe, according to Norm Braksick, executive director of the Foods Resource Bank, a non-government organization headquartered in Kalamazoo, Mich. ...
A new web site has been launched for the School-Based Health Care Policy Program, which highlights the program partner (the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care) and the nine state association grantees working toward increasing the sustainability of school-based health centers,...
One of the focuses of the Kellogg Foundation’s activities is the establishment of agrotechnology centers in rural areas. These outfits, also known as Learning and Knowledge Exchange Centers, have been set up to enable families to produce more diversified foods...
John Ikerd, retired professor of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri and strong advocate for sustainable agriculture, recently spoke to a crowd of sustainability activists in Portland, Oregon. The address helped launch a new campaign called the "Eat Local...
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) has issued a call for nominations for the 2006 "Organic Farmer of the Year" award. The award is presented annually in February at the Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference in La Crosse,...
PastureLand wins top honors at American Cheese Society Annual Competition for the second year in a row. Louisville, KY (July 25, 2005): A panel of distinguished judges awarded first place to PastureLand’s Summer Gold salted butter in the prestigious annual...
We would like to introduce you to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, a multi-institutional center based at the University of Kentucky. The Instutute is multi-disciplinary organization, created to help non-metropolitan media define the public agenda for their...
April 24, 2005 An estimated 200 colleges and universities have programs to incorporate locally grown food into their student dining programs, said Kristen Markley, who oversees the Farm to College program for the Community Food Security Coalition, a not-for-profit group devoted...
F&E has launched a new web site to help us achieve our mission of protecting both the economic vitality of farming in Washington State and promoting the environmental stewardship of the state's working agricultural landscape. The site is available at...