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The report, Feed Ourselves: Strategies for a New Illinois Food System, commissioned by the Illinois Food and Community Funders Group, has been completed and released. The report focuses on the question “Who will feed Illinois” and identifies action steps that...
The new website features extensive information about sixty different farm-to-college programs around the country. It includes information about individual programs as well as overall characteristics of current farm-to-college programs. The site is availabe at: http://www.farmtocollege.org
Investors’ Circle screens and selects 20-25 company summaries to circulate to its membership of accredited investors. The companies that will present at our National Venture Fair will be chosen from those that circulate throughout the year. Companies interested in presenting...
The Shoals Entrepreneurial Center (SEC) has seen tremendous results in its Commercial Culinary Center (SCCC), a shared-use commercial kitchen, after participating in a food sector learning cluster sponsored by the Association for Enterprise Opportunity. The learning cluster provided SCCC the...
Publication: Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyPress Release from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyContact: Ben Lilliston, 612-870-3416, blilliston@iatp.org. Healthcare Leaders Supporting Farmers Markets and Organic Food Minneapolis – Hospitals around the country are starting to follow their own...
Stacy Hanna The Battle Creek Enquirer (Originally published by the Battle Creek Enquirer on July 24, 2005 and used with permission. The opinions expressed by the Battle Creek Enquirer, visiting Expert in Resident, or the host organization do not necessarily represent those of...
OPEN FORUMLet 'em eat saladJosh MinerWednesday, March 23, 2005 This isn't just about being a couch potato: As a direct result of obesity, the current generation of children can expect their life span to decrease by two to five years....
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, February 8, 2005 – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation today announced the six finalists to receive a visit from the Foundation to discuss their ideas regarding the establishment of Rural Entrepreneurship Partnerships to catalyze economic development. They are...
By: Kasia PierzgaPublication: Skagit Valley HeraldFarmland preservation program highlighted The work done by Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland (SPF) to bring farmers and environmentalists together to address common interests got a nod from a foundation that has provided financial support for...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's (IATP) Food and Health Program works to make food healthier by advocating for more sustainable food production and a less contaminated food supply. Much human exposure to many toxic pollutants comes through the food...