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Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming

Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming Interview

July 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

The following interview with Elizabeth Gabriel of the Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming is the second in a series of interviews we are doing with organizations [...]

Farm Aid 2016 is in Virginia this September

June 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

We’re very excited to announce that this year’s Farm Aid concert will be in Bristow, Virginia, on September 17. Farm Aid 2016 comes to Jiffy Lube Live to shine a [...]

USDA Provides New Cost Share Opportunities

Value Added Producer Grants

May 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

Value Added Producer Grants: USDA Seeks Applications for Grants to Add to Value of Agricultural Products The US Department of Agriculture is making up to $44 million [...]

Organic Cost Share, Rural Development $, More…

May 9, 2016 // 0 Comments

USDA NEWS: Organic Cost Share, Farmer Outreach, Rural Development Awards, Risk Management money available… Organic Cost Share Program Makes Organic Certification More [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – USDA Funding and More

October 6, 2015 // 0 Comments

USDA NEWS New USDA Funding to Build Local Food Systems and Food Security: On October 2, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced nearly $35 million in awards from three [...]

Internship Opportunity with Heifer International in Arkansas

July 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Full-time Residential Volunteer (Internship) Opportunity with Heifer International – Heifer Ranch Learning Center, Perryville, Arkansas www.heifer.org/volunteer [...]

New Mother Earth News Podcast Series

November 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEW PODCAST, “THE TYPESET,” TO PRODUCE 10 HOURS OF CONTENT WITH MOTHER EARTH NEWS Audio documentary series looks at range of self-sufficiency and sustainability topics [...]

Rural Grant Program for Renewable Energy Projects

May 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

USDA has begun accepting grant applications for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This competitive grant program is designed to support renewable energy projects [...]

USDA News from National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition April-May 2014

May 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

USDA News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) April-May 2014 Conservation Easement Funding; USDA Invests $7 Million to Research Small Farms; Research [...]

The Role of Government in Rural America

August 29, 2013 // 0 Comments

A Survey Asks Rural Residents about the Role of Government in Rural America What do the people living in rural America think the role of government should be in their [...]