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Thursday, October 16, 2008
The New York Times
Farmer in Chief
Dear Mr. President-Elect,
It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy is not something American presidents have had to give much thought to, at least since the ... Continued...
Pioneer Press
Farmers, food shelves unite to feed hungry in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Beneath gray skies last week, rain-soaked volunteers picked deep-red apples from low-hanging branches before loading them into a truck headed to area food shelves.
The apples — harvested from a small orchard near Maiden Rock, Wis. — are part of an experiment to provide the needy healthier, fresh... Continued...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
The New York Times
Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town (VT)
THIS town's granite companies shut down years ago and even the rowdy bars and porno theater that once inspired the nickname "Little Chicago" have gone.
Facing a Main Street dotted with vacant stores, residents of this hardscrabble community of 3,000 are reaching into its past to se... Continued...
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Washington Post
The Churning Point
GLEN ARM, Md. -- Bobby Prigel seems like a poster child for the local-food movement. A fourth-generation dairy farmer, he wants to build a creamery to make organic butter, yogurt, cheese and ice cream. He wants to sell those products to consumers in nearby Baltimore instead of shipping his milk out ... Continued...
Friday, September 26, 2008
Star Tribune
Reinventing the family farm
Pam Benike grew up on a dairy farm near Elgin, Minn., where her dad's crops fed a herd of 70 cows and the milk went to the cheese plant. Now, on that same farm, she milks just 15 cows and makes cheese herself, selling it at the Mill City Farmers Market to people who like being able to put a name to ... Continued...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Chicago Sun Times
City wants grocers to step up (Chicago)
Mayor Daley on Tuesday said the city must remove any barriers to grocers opening supermarkets in underserved communities.
"A grocery store is important to the health of the people in these communities," Daley said. "Is there something that we are putting in as a barrier? We have to figure that o... Continued...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Winona Daily News
Group to hand out low-income vouchers for farmers markets
Sandy Deitz knows the fresh vegetables she sells at the Winona Farmers Market would be out of place in the canned-food aisle at the grocery store. For people accustomed to processed rather than fresh food, Deitz says, learning how to shop for and cook with produce can yield a revelation.
“There’s... Continued...
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