Archive for Food in the Pioneer Valley
‘Pink Slime’ Returns to School Lunches in 4 More States
Sep
17
2013
Politico
By Bill Tomson and Helena Bottemiller Evich
Kids are going back to school and so is the ground beef filler dubbed “pink slime.”
Thousands of schools across the U.S. rushed last year to stop feeding their students meat that [continue reading]
By Bill Tomson and Helena Bottemiller Evich
Kids are going back to school and so is the ground beef filler dubbed “pink slime.”
Thousands of schools across the U.S. rushed last year to stop feeding their students meat that [continue reading]
Food Co-ops Growing Around Country
Sep
17
2013
Plans in works to add 3 more in Chicago area
Chicago Tribune
By Amanda Marrazzo
Image source:
Mark Hofstetter, Wikimedia
When Kathy and Jerry Nash moved from Urbana to Lombard, they noticed something lacking in their new community. [continue reading]
Chicago Tribune
By Amanda Marrazzo
Image source:
Mark Hofstetter, Wikimedia
When Kathy and Jerry Nash moved from Urbana to Lombard, they noticed something lacking in their new community. [continue reading]
Study Shows Soil Building Benefits of Organic Farming
Sep
16
2013
The Post-Bulletin (MN)
By Jean Caspers-Simmet
GREENFIELD, Iowa — Farmers switching to organic crops not only reap premium prices, they also build healthy soil and sequester carbon, according to a study at Iowa State University’s Neely-Kinyon Research Farm near Greenfield.
Kathleen Delate, ISU agronomy [continue reading]
By Jean Caspers-Simmet
GREENFIELD, Iowa — Farmers switching to organic crops not only reap premium prices, they also build healthy soil and sequester carbon, according to a study at Iowa State University’s Neely-Kinyon Research Farm near Greenfield.
Kathleen Delate, ISU agronomy [continue reading]
Legalizing Raw Milk Takes Center Stage at Wisconsin’s Capital
Sep
12
2013
Mark Kastel [ Listen to Cornucopia’s Mark Kastel go toe-to-toe debating industry lobbyist Shawn Pfaff on WI public radio . ]
Wisconsin is currently considering Senate Bill 236 and Assembly Bill 287, bills that would permit the sale of raw milk directly from Wisconsin farmers [continue reading]
Wisconsin is currently considering Senate Bill 236 and Assembly Bill 287, bills that would permit the sale of raw milk directly from Wisconsin farmers [continue reading]
5 Late Summer Family Garden Chores
Sep
11
2013
It might be September, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to neglect your family garden! This month in “The Garden Plot,” Jim share five suggested garden chores you can do with your family before the first freeze and the first snow fall… [continue reading]
Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research?
Sep
9
2013
Scientific American
The Editors
Advances in agricultural technology—including, but not limited to, the genetic modification of food crops—have made fields more productive than ever. Farmers grow more crops and feed more people using less land. They are able to use fewer pesticides and to reduce the [continue reading]
The Editors
Advances in agricultural technology—including, but not limited to, the genetic modification of food crops—have made fields more productive than ever. Farmers grow more crops and feed more people using less land. They are able to use fewer pesticides and to reduce the [continue reading]
Valley Bounty, September 7: Peppers
Sep
7
2013
Peppers come in lots of colors, shapes, and flavors, and short of growing your own, there’s no way to get that variety in fresh peppers other than to buy them from a local farmer. Find a farmer who loves peppers, and you can experiment with tastes and cuisines that are otherwise unavailable. Look for small, [continue reading]
on selling the farm
Sep
4
2013
good work by the AP!
Selling Farms Sometimes Calls for Creative Deals
ALBANY, N.Y. September 1, 2013 (AP)
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press
After four decades of farming, Kevin Carley was ready to pass along his dairy operation in central New York. And his son-in-law [continue reading]
Selling Farms Sometimes Calls for Creative Deals
ALBANY, N.Y. September 1, 2013 (AP)
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press
After four decades of farming, Kevin Carley was ready to pass along his dairy operation in central New York. And his son-in-law [continue reading]
The US professionals quitting the rat race to become farmers
Aug
28
2013
By Karen Weintraub Boston, Massachusetts
Farming has always been a hard way to make a living. Now, a small but – anecdotally – growing group of Americans are leaving the structure and security of an office job for the gruelling, yet rewarding work of earning money from the land. Some want to be a [continue reading]
Farming has always been a hard way to make a living. Now, a small but – anecdotally – growing group of Americans are leaving the structure and security of an office job for the gruelling, yet rewarding work of earning money from the land. Some want to be a [continue reading]
news on glyphosphates
Aug
27
2013
Check out this scientific article about the toxicity of Round-Up.
And two responses:
Rodale
vs.
Monsanto
[continue reading]
And two responses:
Rodale
vs.
Monsanto
[continue reading]
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