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FARMFRESH Market has Something for Everyone

September 17, 2009 acampbell

On an early fall day when the rain refused to pass farmers and producers from the DC-metropolitan region gathered for the opening of the FRESHFARM Market by the White House on Vermont Ave. Federal employees, area workers and out-of-town visitors gathered for the festivities despite the weather and...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food News Coverage

September 16, 2009 acampbell

Big plans for small farmers Warriors in the battle for more local, sustainable food have long been suspicious of the Department of Agriculture and its relationship to large agricultural interests. But even the most dedicated political agrarian has to admit that the USDA is getting local food fever...

Food and Nutrition Farming

White House Chef Sam Kass helps USDA Dish Out Nutritious, Local Food

September 16, 2009 acampbell

Remember when your favorite dish unexpectedly appeared on the menu at your school cafeteria? It was the same feeling of excitement today at the USDA Cafeteria. White House Chef Sam Kass mixed up Honey Crisp Apple Salad (with or without chicken) for USDA employees and visitors as Deputy Secretary...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Rain or Shine, Local Farmers Deliver

September 11, 2009 acampbell

It was a rainy morning here at the USDA headquarters in Washington DC, but that did not stop the local farm vendors from setting up shop at the weekly USDA Farmer’s Market.

Food and Nutrition Farming

From Our Garden to the Table

September 11, 2009 acampbell

Hundreds of bell peppers in shades of green, red, orange and yellow were on the chopping block today at the DC Central Kitchen. The peppers, personally delivered by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack from the USDA Farmer’s Market, were on their way into quesadillas as part of the lunch menu at the DC...

Initiatives

National Forests on Quarters

September 10, 2009 acampbell

We are so excited that six National Forests are going to be featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. You can start your National Forest quarter-dollar collection in 2010, when the U.S. Mint begins issuing America the Beautiful quarters. The first National Forest commemorative coin...

Forestry

Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Amqui Elementary School in Madison, TN

September 09, 2009 acampbell

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Amqui Elementary School in Madison, TN yesterday as part of the Obama Administration's 'My Education, My Future' events.

Food and Nutrition

Foodsafety.gov: 'One-stop-shop' Web site for food safety information

September 09, 2009

We’re happy to announce today the re-launch of the FoodSafety.gov website, a single place to find food safety information from across the government. Think of it as a kind of “one-stop-shop” offering everything you need to stay food-safe and healthy.

Health and Safety

The Future of Community Gardens in DC and Beyond

September 08, 2009 Kathy Jentz of Washington Gardener Magazine

The last week of August was proclaimed Community Gardening Week by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and the new People’s Garden project outside the USDA headquarters fronting on the National Mall was a perfect place to discuss community garden in the greater DC-area and take a long at its...

Initiatives

Fighting for Family Farmers at Farm Aid 2009

September 07, 2009 acampbell

Family farmers from throughout the country descended into St. Louis over the weekend for the 24th annual Farm Aid Conference. Stars including Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Mathews were on hand to shine a spotlight on the struggles that small- and mid-sized farmers face.

Food and Nutrition Farming

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