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Planting Seeds for New Careers for our Veterans
Veterans Farm founder Adam Burke (dark jeans and blue shirt) takes AMS Veteran Program Manager Yowei Peralta (khakis and white shirt) on a tour of the organization’s blueberry farm. Each plant bears a...
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Behind the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative: Matt Russell
Matt Russell (right) with his USDA colleagues Christina Conell (left) and Deborah Kane (center), at the 2015 USDA Farm to School Grantee Gathering in Denver, CO. The annual gathering is an opportunity...
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New York State of Mind: Empowering Women and Creating Local Food Opportunities
AMS Administrator Anne Alonzo (standing in the middle) joined USDA state colleagues and New York State Commissioner of Agriculture Richard Ball for a roundtable on Women in Agriculture and Local Foods...
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USDA Grants to Help Farmers, Entrepreneurs and Retailers Market Local Foods
Across the nation there is a strong interest to supply healthy, local foods to schools while supporting regional farmers and the local economy. Photo: Auburn University College of Agriculture. Thanks...
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Bringing More Farmers Markets to Service Members
The cover of the new Guide for Farmers Markets on Military Installations, which is filled with effective strategies to bring farmers markets’ community spirit and local food to service members and...
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Talking Local Food: Measuring Progress and Creating Opportunities
Local Food Hub’s Kristen Suokko (right) and Bee Thorp (second from right) and Susan Hill (left) explain to USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary Elvis Cordova how the high tunnels extend the growing season and...
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Farmers Market Managers: Innovative Entrepreneurs Meeting Community Needs
Elvis Cordova (middle), USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs presents National Farmers Market Week proclamations to (left to right) Crofton Farmers Market managers Chad...
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Growing Local Food Means Growing Opportunities
In 2012, FMPP supported the launch of Adelante Mujeres’s Sabor Color commercial kitchen project. This project focused on training small food producers and processors to develop culturally appropriate...
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Innovation Grows Local Food Economies in New York State
Field Goods staff with the Ironwood Farm team, a women-owned farm in Columbia County. Consumers expect a lot from local food. They want it to be fresh, healthy and raised responsibly. They want it to...
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USDA Offers Grants to Help Expand Marketing and Local Food Opportunities
FMPP grant helped Ajo Farmers Market expand its vendors to offer a variety of foods and activities from fresh local veggies, stews and soups to Kids Month with mural painting activities for kids! If...
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