St. Paul officials say they're eager to improve access to healthy, locally grown food and open to tweaking zoning and infrastructure to boost urban agriculture, though official changes to zoning codes have yet to be unveiled.
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Oxfam AmericaThe G8 is on the trail to food security this week. How will we know if they ...Oxfam AmericaThis Friday, G8 leaders are making a big announcement on food security. We expect the launching of a new initiative.
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With most of the world's population living in urban areas for the first time in history, understanding food supply in urban areas is becoming increasingly...
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With the takeover of a University of California agricultural testing station, Occupiers move from envisioning a new world to creating one.
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Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council moves forwardMountain XpressBy Mackensy Lunsford on 04/26/2012 09:54 AM Although Asheville is often touted as "Foodtopia," recent reports suggest the real picture of food security in our area might not be so...
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Food bank issues garden challengeStarPhoenixBy Jeremy Warren, The StarPhoenix April 9, 2012 2:04 AM Jasmine Fookes, urban agriculture co-ordinator for the Saskatoon Food Bank, hopes people will respond to the food bank's invitation to grow and donate...
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keeping chickens in backyard http://t.co/82pDmRUI !
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Annapolis CapitalMobile lab brings the farm to schoolAnnapolis Capital... Staff Writer By TINA REED, Staff Writer The 32-foot trailer in the parking lot outside a small Annapolis school did little to conjure the image of farming.
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Getting a program off the ground is just the first hurdle. How can we build programs that are sustainable beyond their initial funding and aren't tied to the success of one or two passionate leaders?
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Farm FuturesOverhauling the Farm Bill: Political Wedge Issues Slowing ReformThe AtlanticFarmers markets, Community Supported Agriculture, Farm 2 School, Farm 2 Institution, and many other innovative developments are connecting local farmers and...
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Minnesota Public RadioUrban farms a tough row to hoe for Minneapolis City CouncilMinnesota Public RadioThe Minneapolis City Council this week takes up a controversial set of proposed ordinances designed to encourage urban agriculture.
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From Farm to Fork: A Stanford CSA for EPAThe Stanford DailyCommunity-supported agriculture represents a growing model for connecting consumers with farmers to provide support for local food systems.
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Hunger Meal event highlights Wis. food insecurityUW Badger HeraldHe also noted that while efforts like food stamps, food pantries and school meals have alleviated some of the more extreme cases of food security, malnutrition is still an issue.
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Urban agriculture fans voiced support for a proposed ordinance that would allow farming in Somerville....
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Creative Loafing AtlantaAtlanta's urban farmsCreative Loafing Atlantaby Stephanie Dazey MARKET-ING: Isia Cooper (left) and Chris Clinton of Crack in the Sidewalk Farmlet sell veggies at the Grant Park Farmers Market.
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MyFox MemphisChef Transforms City School's DietMyFox MemphisGeraci started in Memphis in October with what he calls his "Farm to Fork" initiative. "We've successfully raised a generation of kids that think fruit is a flavor.
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ThinkProgressHouse GOP Threatens Government Shutdown To Get Steeper Cuts To Food Assistance ...ThinkProgressThe committee, bowing to the GOP's more conservative wing, will make deep cuts to food assistance, financial regulations, and a host of other...
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Nat Turner and the hardworking young crew behind Our School at Blair Grocery are bringing healthy soil and fresh food to the Lower Ninth Ward.
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As community supported agriculture grows in popularity, some farmers are reinterpreting the idea to reach new consumers. Traditionalists worry that people are being diverted from the values that originally defined the CSA movement.
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The Plant, an old meat packing facility in Chicago is being renovated into an urban farm that can grow fish, herbs and also contain a brewery.
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La Mesa Community Garden Sparks Outcry From Some ResidentsPatch.comParents and neighbors expressed concerns about plans for a community garden at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. By Kristina Houck A community garden at St.
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We recently had the chance to dig into Lisa Taylor and the Seattle Tilth gardeners' new book Your Farm in the City while interviewing Taylor for our article about gardening with kids.
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Triple PunditUrban Micro-farms Sprouting Up Through the CracksTriple PunditA group of folks up in the Twin Cities are taking vacant urban lots and converting them into productive urban farms.
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To introduce a “food systems” perspective on issues like food insecurity, hunger, and obesity, and the idea of a food policy council as a way of tackling them. To solicit input from a wide range of people, in particular those most ...
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When was the last time you really thought about where your food came from? Where was it, before it got to your home, the restaurant or the cafeteria? How did it get to you? How was it grown?
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