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Open for Business: USDA Farmers Market Kicks Off New Season with a Bang

June 03, 2013 Anne L. Alonzo, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

As the USDA Farmers Market prepares to begin a new season, we invite everyone to come celebrate the richness and diversity of the market and the DC community that brings us all together. Whether you're a federal employee, a sight-seeing tourist, or a long-time resident, we are all a part of what...

Food and Nutrition Farming

USDA and Memphis Community Working Together in the Cotton Patch

August 31, 2012 Darryl Earnest, Deputy Administrator, AMS Cotton and Tobacco Programs

This summer, the Cotton Division of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) established a People’s Garden in Memphis, Tenn. The garden, suitably named “the Cotton Patch,” is a collaborative project developed and maintained by USDA employees and residents in the surrounding community. The exotic...

Initiatives

Let the Fun Begin - See What’s New at the USDA Farmers Market

June 21, 2012 Arthur Neal, AMS Transportation and Marketing Program Deputy Administrator,

It’s officially summer and the USDA Farmers Market is back in full swing. An increasingly popular destination for Washington, D.C., residents and visitors of the National Mall, the market regularly attracts hundreds of customers each Friday during the summer and early fall. Come see some of your...

Food and Nutrition

Columbia Heights Built It, Now the Fruit Will Come

March 26, 2012 Ruihong Guo, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service

Students at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus (CHEC) will soon be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor. The District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution (D.C. DAR) partnered with USDA to bring a People’s Garden to this school in Washington, D.C.

Initiatives

Partnership with USDA Saves County $10,000 While Providing 8,700 Pounds of Food

September 23, 2011 Winnie Breeding, Communications Coordinator, KY FSA

A four-acre plot of land has saved one Kentucky county thousands of dollars while helping to feed hungry families.

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

The Italian People’s Garden Promotes Healthy Eating Habits Abroad

June 08, 2011 Katie Gorscak, Foreign Agricultural Service, Public Affairs Specialist

There is no question that Italy is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world and is celebrated for its fantastic food and beautiful scenery. Fresh produce and beautiful landscapes are often enveloped in beautiful gardens in the cities and along the countryside, delighting residents...

Trade Initiatives

US Forest Service Chief Celebrates Earth Day with D.C. Elementary Students

April 22, 2011 Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service

On Friday. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell presented a $6,000 check to Barnard Elementary School during Earth Day festivities that included building raised bed gardens, planting vegetables and showcasing the school’s outdoor classroom in Washington, D.C. “Earth Day reminds us that we need kids...

Forestry Initiatives
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