Feb 08, 2012 Apply Within: Matching Grants to Boost State Research Efforts
[Editor's Note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.] Tomatoes on the vine in Hopewell, NJ. The Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) is a grant program designed to support research projects that improve the marketing, distribution and transportation of agriculture products locally and internationally. Photo by Nosha In 2010, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture developed a [...]
Feb 06, 2012 Deputy Secretary Announces Support to Create Jobs and Grow Business
[Editor's note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.] The owners of the Chapel Hill (NC) Creamery, got a grant to help them expand their cheese operation. The VAPG grant will supply working capital to help the farm meet its goals. (Photo courtesy of the Chapel Hill Herald Sun.) Earlier today, I had the honor [...]
Feb 04, 2012 Know Your Farmer Know Your Food in Action in Florida
[Editor's note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.] Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan meets with members of the at Fifth Generation Farms fresh market in Lake City, Florida on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. USDA Photo by Ellen Boukari. Last week, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan visited Fifth Generation Farms fresh market in Lake City, Fla., a [...]
Feb 03, 2012 Good Food for All People: Food Hubs at Work in Philadelphia
[Editor's note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.] Leveraging the buying power of the entire community creates a steady demand for local farmers and brings fresh produce, like the squash pictured above, to community hospitals and schools. There are many communities across the country grappling with limited access to affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables at a [...]
Feb 02, 2012 Deputy Secretary Merrigan to Keynote Local Foods Conference at Federal Reserve of Chicago
Deputy Secretary Merrigan will travel to Chicago, Illinois to keynote the “The Many Faces of Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” conference on Friday, February 3, 2012. This one-day conference is coordinated by USDA’s Illinois Rural Development and Food and Nutrition Service Midwest Offices. It will offer organizations, state and federal economic development institutions and businesses [...]
