Farmer’s markets spur job growth, new report finds
Common Dreams - 8/10/2011. By Leah Zerbe – A dismal week for the U.S. economy featuring debt-ceiling drama in Washington and the threat of a double-dip recession on Wall Street, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) delivered some powerhouse statistics demonstrating the public's demand for healthy, organic food: The number of farmers markets in the country increased 17 percent in the last year. "There's a yearning for the 99 percent of Americans who are no longer connected to the farm to reconnect," Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of the USDA, said. |
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Farm to table, the Miyake way
Portland Press Herald - 8/10/2011. By Meredith Goad – Freeport: A dozen happy pigs are rooting around in their pen at the Miyake Farm. One of them trots over to the electric fence, curious about the clicking sound coming from a camera. Another kicks up his heels cartoonishly as he plays around with his siblings. A third has a silver fish tail sticking out of his mouth. Wait. A fish tail? |
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Ending the hunger season
Energy Bulletin - 8/9/2011.By Fred Bahnson – It’s eight o’clock in the morning and I am standing at the base of perhaps the only mountain in southwest Florida. Actually, it’s more of a hill. According to the plaque in front of me, this 50-foot-high, bulldozer-built mound is called the Tropical Highlands. The plaque’s description reads: “Steep land subject to severe eroding.” |
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