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Equity in the Food System
Posted Aug 2, 2011 @ 11:52 AM
In recent years, many of us have embraced the call to consider the source of our food and to make purchasing decisions based on sustainable and equitable farming practices. But agricultural production is not the only broken part of our food system: what would equity look like in our restaurant...
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Building a Jewishly Informed Farm Bill
Posted Aug 2, 2011 @ 10:21 AM
Originally published at The Jew & the Carrot. Fair Food Network’s Oran Hesterman and Kate Fitzgerald co-hosted Hazon’s first Farm Bill webinar on July 20th. Twenty attendees from Florida to California watched an informative presentation about Farm Bill history, implementation and...
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Regional Food Solutions
Financing measure could boost farm production in food deserts
Posted Aug 2, 2011 @ 8:40 AM
First Lady Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity moved forward July 20th with her announcement that grocery chains have agreed to open or expand 1,500 stores in urban and rural “food deserts” nationwide. She did not say who would be growing all the anticipated fruits...
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Ceiling on Debt = Ceiling on Farm Bill Spending
Posted Aug 1, 2011 @ 4:55 PM
Although the debt limit and budget kerfuffle has dominated Washington, DC, amidst the politicking and dueling press conferences, the preparation process for the next Farm Bill has proceeded apace. The outstanding question is whether agricultural budget cuts agreed to as part of a debt deal will...
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On the Road with Fair Food - Chicago
Posted Aug 1, 2011 @ 3:57 PM
On the Chicago leg of the Fair Food book tour, we had an opportunity to visit The Plant, an ambitious new vertical farm and food business incubator which hopes to house a number of synergistic food businesses in a former meat-packing plant in the Back of the Yards district. The plan is to renovate...
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On the Road with Fair Food - Los Angeles
Posted Jul 19, 2011 @ 2:23 PM
The warmth of Los Angeles – both in weather and reception by the food community – provided the perfect setting for an inspiring and fruitful week on the Fair Food Book Tour. The ready availability of every kind of vegetable and fruit imaginable captured our taste buds, and the visits to...
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Buying Local Makes Economic Sense
Posted Jul 18, 2011 @ 2:30 PM
As the farmers' market season gets under way in the U.S., more shoppers than ever will be supporting local growers and producers. (According to a 2010 Department of Agriculture survey, at least 6,132 markets exist nationally, a 16 percent increase from 2009). While there has never been a more...
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Double Up Food Bucks is Back and Bigger than Ever!
Posted Jul 11, 2011 @ 3:58 PM
Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks program is back this summer and bigger than ever!  The official kickoff for 2011 is July 9 at Detroit Eastern Market – come join us if you can!  Look for our tent between 10:30am and 1:30pm outside the Welcome Center, near Shed 3 on...
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On the Road with Fair Food - The Hub SoMa, San Francisco
Posted Jul 5, 2011 @ 6:52 AM
The Hub SoMa, an 8,000-square-foot work and event space in downtown San Francisco featuring an art gallery, kitchen/café, and more than 70 work stations was the hip location of the Fair Food San Francisco book event.
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Time to Start Honing in on Farm Bill Priorities
Posted Jul 1, 2011 @ 10:48 AM
Farm Bill hearings have officially begun, and the major themes in both the House and Senate are the same: cut costs, create an effective farm safety net that protects farmers and rural communities, consolidate programs so they deliver better results more efficiently, and root out fraud.
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