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DES MOINES, Iowa--How do you know if a politician or reporter has his or her facts straight on rural America? The answer has gotten a lot easier with the launch of the 80-55 Coalition for Rural America's new Web site,...
The Center for Food and Justice, a division of the Urban and Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College recently launched their revamped Web site: http://www.farmtoschool.org. The Web site is a one-stop resource for anyone interested in farm to school programs....
Preparing nutritious school lunches and snacks is a challenge for many parents, and www.mealsmatter.org helps take the guesswork out of what to prepare for lunch. The site's Back-to-School Health Feature contains advice for parents including healthy lunch and snack ideas,...
Fiscal Year 2005 Training Events/OpportunitiesA total of six organizations have been funded to provide training and technical assistance (T&TA) to Community Food Projects (CFP) program grantees, applicants, and other interested parties during fiscal year 2005. They are: American Community Gardening...
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is currently in the process of evaluating and re-designing the Food Systems and Rural Development parts of the Foundation's Web site. The current site can be accessed by visiting the Food Systems and Rural Development programming...
The new school year has begun, and in addition to stocking up on school supplies and brushing up on their studies, students across Texas are gearing up for a healthier school meal environment. In March, the Texas Department of Agriculture...
Climate change is increasing the likelihood of more intense rains. And that raises a threat to water quality. "In general, the risk to agricultural land increases at a greater rate as precipitation amount or intensity increases," says Craig Cox, executive...
The Center for Food and Justice is pleased to announce its newest publication, Farm to Hospital: Promoting Health and Supporting Local Agriculture. This paper explores the contradictions between the missions of many hospitals and the reality of their on-site food...
The Food and Society Policy Fellowship, primarily funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, recently announced the members of its third class. The class will serve for a two-year period beginning September 1, 2003. They will begin their term with a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the release of a new publication designed to assist agricultural producers in marketing their products via the Internet. "How To Direct Market Farm Products on the Internet" provides basic information to...