Tag: food
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Antibiotic in Organic Pears and Apples? No, Says Organic Board
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The vote came after a long and controversial debate because some apple and pear growers do not believe they have adequate alternatives to antibiotics. Consumer and environmental advocates urged …
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Fifth-Generation Farmer Shares His Success Raising Pigs Sustainably and Antibiotic-Free
ONEARTH — Today, through our cooperative effort with brands Heritage Foods and Fork in the Road, we have built a profitable vertically coordinated production, marketing and distribution system. It truly is an equitable food system because everyone in our value chain can make a fair profit, from our customer partners to our farm families. Our…
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Local Foods Bill Will Provide Healthy Food and Create Jobs
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION — The legislation addresses production, aggregation, processing, marketing and distribution barriers that limit growth in local and regional food markets. The bill also makes …
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Local Food a Growing Trend for Land Trusts
ERIK HOFFNER — That’s all good advice, and one hopes that the estimated 1,660+ land trusts across all 50 U.S. states will follow the lead of the 558 Land Trust Alliance member trusts that report being invested in this work. The country needs to greatly increase the number of farmers and …
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Growing Green Awards: Healthy Food Coming to a Corner Store Near You
ONEARTH — Lack of access to affordable healthy food is a problem that plagues cities and towns across the country. In many of these communities, families depend on corner stores as a …