[Editor's note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog.] Many children believe their food comes from the grocery store. But a class of 23 Mississippi second-graders knows better than that – the delicious food they love starts with a seed. Students from Madison Avenue Elementary plant a People’s Garden in Mississippi in honor of the 150th anniversary [...]
Editor’s note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog. A young boy looks over the fresh fruits and veggies with his mother at a farmers market in Mississippi. By listing their market in the National Farmers Market Directory, market managers open their market up new customers. Photo courtesy Natalie Maynor Spring is in the air and it’s [...]
Editor’s note: Cross-posted from the USDA blog. The new Regional Food Hub Resource Guide is a collection of information, resources and background on everything needed to develop or participate in a regional food hub. What can farmers and ranchers do if they’re interested in selling locally but don’t have the resources to run their own [...]
Editor’s note: Cross-posted from the Let’s Move! blog. USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan discovers “Abe Lincoln tomatoes” during her visit to Southern High School in Anne Arundel county, MD. Last week USDA released a new farm to school grant program designed to help give children a sense of where their food comes from and [...]
[Editor's note: Cross posted from the USDA blog.] The Greensgrow Farms mobile food delivery system. With the help of an FMPP grant, Greensgrow Farms has used this truck to supply residents of the Camden/Philadelphia area with fresh, healthy, affordable foods. (Photo courtesy of Greensgrow Farms) Every day, thousands of local farmers and ranchers work hard [...]
