At the sound of a herd of cow bells, the farmers market by the White House kicked off yesterday. Surrounded by Washington, DC-area sustainable and local food advocates, Deputy Agriculture
Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced that more than 300 ‘People’s Gardens’ have been planted throughout the country and urged employees of the U.S. Department of
When they talk among themselves they simply refer to Hurricane Katrina as “the storm.”
In the Mississippi town of D’Iberville, where seafood processing facilities fell under as much as
NEW ORLEANS–As a massive, growing oil spill threatens to crush the Gulf seafood industry, Louisiana locals are snatching up fresh, locally-harvested shrimp in droves.
The Crescent City Farmer’s
NEW ORLEANS–As 200,000 gallons of crude oil continue to flow unabated into the Gulf of Mexico, government officials, seafood industry groups, and food safety experts are working to
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO–Chris Nelson is in charge of oyster procurement for his family’s 114-year old company, Bon Secour Fisheries Inc. With the BP oil spill offshore,
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has picked up a key supporter for his amendments intended to ease the impact of the pending food safety legislation on small farms. Senator Kay Hagan
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO –Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was first to start closing down the Gulf seafood industry when he put select fishing areas and oyster harvesting beds off
The Montana Public Health Association sent Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) a letter last week urging him to reconsider his amendments to the pending food safety bill. Earlier this month, Tester
On Monday the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) launched it’s latest campaign to collect information about farmers markets for the 2010 National Farmers Market
Mobile Bay’s oyster areas are open to harvesting again after being closed for 24 days. Public oyster reefs, however, remain off limits as Alabama’s Marine Resources Division moves
Wal-Mart’s reputation may largely be opposite the local movement, but the company’s diligent work with its Heritage Agriculture program is helping to change that. Local farmers who work