Job: Farm Manager – Washington State
Title: Farm Manager Location: Washington The Guemes and Fidalgo Islands Staple Foods Project is setting up a CSA whose goal is helping transition our community to a less [...]
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Article: Panel proposes $10 billion cut in farm spending
by Philip Brasher (DesMoines Register) EXCERPT: A $10 billion cut in farm spending included in a deficit commission plan could be a taste of what’s to come for [...]
Funding Programs for Farmers & Researchers: Organic, Conservation
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) USDA Releases FY11 Request for Applications for Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative NRCS Issues [...]
Video: Innovative Organic Commodity Production & Local Food
MTO is a cooperative of more than a dozen organic farmers who have pioneered production of organic commodities like beans, spelt, popcorn and who are moving into direct sales [...]
Conference Call Dec. 14: S510, What Just Happened
Farm Assist Productions is organizing a national conference call to answer questions concerning the Food Safety Bill and it’s amendments. As it is unclear at this point [...]
Interesting Editorial on Impending Farm Subsidy Cuts
Letter From the Editor: The Shrinking Farm Safety Net (DTN Progressive Farmer) by Urban C. Lehner EXCERPT: Now that the Republicans are taking over the House and promising to [...]
CA Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Competitive Grants Program
UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Proposals for the 2010 Sustainable Agriculture and [...]
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Passes with Farm to School
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) On Thursday, December 2, the US House of Representatives passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act by a vote of 264 [...]
Download Sustainable Agriculture Articles Free Online
In 2008, the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences published 2 “Sustainable Agriculture” theme issues. PDFs of all the articles are [...]
Fresh Vegetable Sales Increased in Third Quarter of 2010
United Fresh Press Release, Contact: Patrick Delaney, pdelaney@unitedfresh.org, 202-303-3400 ext. 417 United Fresh Quarterly Report Shows Gains for Most of the Top Produce [...]
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