Legislator wants Maine to expand maple syrup industry
Bangor Daily News - 2/3/2011. By Terry Karkos – Rumford: A local lawmaker wants Maine to tap into the unrealized potential for growing its maple syrup industry. State Rep. Matt Peterson, D-Rumford, said Friday by e-mail that he’s submitted a resolve to create a commission that would study the potential for expanding the Maine Maple Sugar Industry. |
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How the next farm bill could plant a new crop of farmers
Grist - 2/3/2011. By Lindsey Lusher Shute – USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack recently called for 100,000 new farmers – a recognition that the U.S. farm population is aging rapidly. To create a revitalized, sustainable, and socially just food system, we need to cultivate a new generation of farmers – and quickly. |
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A food manifesto for the future
New York Times - 2/2/2011.By Mark Bittman – For decades, Americans believed that we had the world’s healthiest and safest diet. We worried little about this diet’s effect on the environment or on the lives of the animals (or even the workers) it relies upon. Nor did we worry about its ability to endure – that is, its sustainability. That didn’t mean all was well. |
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Hungry for change
Huffington Post - 2/2/2011.By Craig K. Comstock – Sharply rising food prices have often meant trouble for governments, especially when people expect better and the cost of food is a big fraction of average household consumption. In the U.S., where grocery costs are a small fraction of the average budget, it is hard to imagine the effect of sharply rising prices for bread or rice, cooking oil, and other essential foods. |
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