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Six Women, Six Stories Connect on Local Food

July 18, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan

What’s the common link between eastern Oregon rancher Cory Carman, Oklahoma Farm to School Coordinator Chris Kirby, New Mexico Food Policy Council leader Pamela Roy, Muckleshoot Tribal member Valerie Segrest, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and Sue Noble, Director of Wisconsin’s Vernon...

Food and Nutrition Farming

A Regional Food Road Trip, with a New and Improved Compass

July 17, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

Today, I am proud to announce the release of a new version of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass. But before I tell you what makes it new, I want to invite you to join us live at 3pm EDT to hear about it directly from me, from the White House, and from some of the many people whose stories...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Growing a Mississippi Farm Organically

July 13, 2012 Judi Craddock, NRCS Mississippi

For many farmers, the lessons of agriculture begin at a young age. This is true for Florence, Miss., farmer Kathy Stoltzfus, who says that her dad taught her what she knows when she was a child. She has fond memories of running barefoot through rice fields and the taste of freshly grown food.

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

Join a White House Hangout on Local Foods

July 13, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

In every state, people are connecting directly with their food each time they bite into a local apple, grill a local steak or create a salad with local ingredients. Local food is about the products that farmers and ranchers grow and raise. It’s about the businesses that bring food from farms to our...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Increasing Healthy Food Access, A Community Conversation and a National Challenge

June 08, 2012 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Today I participated in event with Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to highlight the challenge of increasing access to healthy foods. It’s a conversation that I and others at USDA have had many times before. From small towns to big cities, people are talking about how to get more fresh, healthy food into...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Introducing the Regional Food Hub Guide: An Innovative Tool for Growing Local Food Systems

April 25, 2012 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan

What can farmers and ranchers do if they’re interested in selling locally but don’t have the resources to run their own trucks, processing plants or marketing strategies? What can institutional buyers, --like schools, hospital and retailers -- do to offer more local food to their customers? A...

Food and Nutrition

USDA Announces New Farm to School Program to Improve the Health and Nutrition of Kids Receiving School Meals

April 24, 2012 Deborah Kane, National Director, U. S. Department of Agriculture

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: Last week USDA released a new farm to school grant program designed to help give children a sense of where their food comes from and increase the availability of local foods in schools. Joined by students at Southern High School in Harwood, MD, as well as...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

USMC Vet and Earth Team Volunteer Timothy Bennish Visits with Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan

April 20, 2012 Barb Jansen, NRCS Wisconsin

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan recently visited Viroqua, Wisc. to promote USDA’s new Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass. While she was there, she took the time to meet with Timothy Bennish, a volunteer with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Earth Team...

Conservation

Apply to Make a Difference: Farmers Market Promotion Program Grants Available

April 05, 2012 Arthur Neal, Deputy Administrator, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program

Every day, thousands of local farmers and ranchers work hard to ensure that their communities have access to a diverse range of fresh, healthy affordable foods. While nutritious food is a cornerstone of society’s physical health, a vibrant community also includes sustainable economic opportunities...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Urban Farm Supports Local Community

March 28, 2012 Molly McDonough, NRCS Pennsylvania

Located in the heart of a “food desert” in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Joshua Farm is a unique one-acre operation that is growing produce for locals through the use of a seasonal high tunnel. The high tunnel (also known as a “hoop house”) makes urban farming possible and extends the...

Conservation
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