Small-scale produce farmers are keeping a wary eye on proposed federal food safety legislation, fearful that if the final bill calls for cumbersome paperwork, high registration fees for those involved
Monday the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released Chairman Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) draft markup of the pending S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which
Small and sustainable agriculture advocates are urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to make significant changes to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510, during
California is experiencing a failure to communicate.
A few days back, the state Department of Food and Agriculture put out a press release to make it clear that the dreaded
Researchers discovered chronic wasting disease in Colorado and 42 years later the Centennial State remains at the center of studies into the fatal neurological disease found in deer, elk and
Early snow in the West’s high country sent deer, elk and moose down to lower elevations where hunters are waiting this hunting season. Hunters see themselves as rugged individualists
USDA Leaders Promote Local Food in Georgia This Week–Is Local Food Safer?
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan visited the University of Georgia Monday to discuss the U.S.
Illegal food carts in Reno area parks and near schools are being operated by a “criminal enterprise,” says Bob Sack, environmental services division director for the Washoe County Health District.
Take a Note From Granny’s PlayBook…
…by making those jams and jellies she used to make.
…by pickling your cucumbers, peppers and green beans.
…by canning fruits and vegetables
Boy and Cub Scouts across the nation will be collecting canned and non-perishable food items to donate to their local food banks over the next several weeks. Scouts in Toledo,
Locavores are part of a growing movement of people who want to eat food produced within about a 100-mile radius of their home. Most locavores opt to purchase fruits and
Food stamps and WIC coupons going for double their face value are just some of the benefits the federal government is throwing at farmer’s markets.
No surprise then that