Posts tagged: #food access

Growth in Organic Industry Continues; Riverkeeper’s Massive Clean Up Success; Wind Engery Program Begins Training for Mine-workers; Farmer’s Mark Season Boosts Access to Fresh Produce; Biodiversity Makes a Comeback

Posted on May 22, 2017

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2016 Count of Certified Organic Operations The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new data indicating the organic industry continues to grow domestically and globally, with 24,650 certified organic operations in the United States, and 37,032 around the world!!! I … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #action, #biodiversity, #carmen farina, #clean up, #community actin, #energy project, #Farmers Market, #food access, #Food and Agriculture, #food shaming, #fresh whole food, #healthy, #program, #resilience, #riverkeeper, #Simran Sethi, #Slow Food USA, #wind farm, #wyoming

EPA Assisting Rural Communities to Develop Healthy Places; October is National Farm to School Month; Student Outshines Cornell’s Ties to Monsanto

Posted on October 12, 2016

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EPA Assisting Rural Communities to Participate in ‘Rural Advantage’ Programs The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invited rural communities to apply for planning assistance of subsidized programs that will improve economic and environmental conditions, per the ‘Rural Advantage’ initiative enacted by the Obama Administration. This opportunity is meant … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #cornell, #environment, #farm to school, #farmers, #fishermen, #food access, #food economy, #food processors, #healthcare facilities, #local food, #Monoculture, #Monsanto, #National Farm to School Month, #nutrition, #public health, #ranchers, #revitalize the downtown, #Ties to Monsanto, #U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, #United States Department of Agriculture