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Northern Lights Shine on Capitol Hill

December 03, 2015 Robert Westover, US Forest Service

When U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan asked Anna Devolld, a ten year old child from Alaska, to flip the switch, a momentary hush came across the crowd as thousands of lights on a massive tree illumined the West Lawn just below both Houses of Congress. More than a year of planning went...

Forestry

The Northeast Regional Climate Hub Applauds its Champions of Change

November 03, 2015 Dr. David Hollinger, Northeast Hub Lead

The White House recently recognized 12 Champions of Change for their leadership in sustainable and climate-smart agriculture. This week we will meet them through their USDA Regional Climate Hub, today featuring the Northeast’s Anita Adalja, Herman “Trey” Hill and Jennifer “Jiff” Martin. USDA’s...

Conservation

Taste Fall Flavors with "Simply Soup" at the USDA Farmers Market at Night on Friday, October 16th

October 15, 2015 Annie Ceccarini, Program Manager, The People's Garden Initiative and USDA Farmers Market

There is nothing better than a warm bowl of soup in the fall. Our vendors are serving soups, stews, and chilis from all over the globe at the last USDA Farmers Market at Night this Friday, October 16, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. From spicy Lao rice vermicelli soup to a Scottish soup dish of chicken and...

Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

Land-Grant Universities Make NFL Natural Turf Grass Better and Safer

October 08, 2015 Alexandra Wilson, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Grass is a big deal in football – a really big deal. Nearly every day of the week, untold millions of people watch players step out onto lush, green fields painted with white. All aspects of the game are tough. Even growing and maintaining a real turf grass field has its challenges, like freezing...

Research and Science

Service, Partnership Key to Summer Meals Success

October 02, 2015 Tony Craddock, Jr., Program Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service

The following guest blog highlights the partnership between USDA and the Corporation for National and Community Service, which leverages the service-oriented energy of AmeriCorps summer associates to expand and enhance USDA summer meal sites for children in low-income communities. USDA summer meals...

Food and Nutrition

In Conversation with #WomeninAg: Anita Adalja

September 30, 2015 Rachael Dubinsky, Office of Communications

Today in our Women’s Week blog series, we speak with Anita Adalja, the Farm Manager at Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture. A social worker who merged her career with farming, Anita is committed to food access solutions, community building and sustainable land stewardship. Arcadia is...

Conservation Initiatives

No Books Required for Back-to-School Night at USDA Farmers Market on Friday, September 18

September 16, 2015 Annie Ceccarini, Program Manager, The People's Garden Initiative and USDA Farmers Market

It’s “Back-to-School Night” at the USDA Farmers Market on Friday, September 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., in Washington, D.C., near the National Mall. This month’s educational exhibitors and vendors will appeal to students of any age. Market visitors can learn more about healthy eating, reducing food...

Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives

Land-Marking: Returning to 9/11 Living Memorials Projects and to the People who Continue to Shape, Create and Attend to their Meaning

September 11, 2015 Erika S. Svendsen and Lindsay K. Campbell, Northern Research Station, U.S. Forest Service

Living memorials serve as a reminder of fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends—but also of the power of community to reflect, rebuild and renew. Our research suggests that living memorials demonstrate the role of nature in contemporary times not only as...

Forestry

From Commerce to Conservation, Coastal Areas Reap Rewards

September 04, 2015 Beverly Moseley, NRCS Public Affairs Specialist, Texas

Looks can be deceiving. Take the Houston Ship Channel located just east of the city of Houston. To the casual observer with a windshield view, they might briefly note the shipping vessels, grain elevators and day-to-day commerce as they speed by. However, it’s on the Houston Ship Channel’s waters...

Conservation

Reducing Food Waste is Child's Play

September 03, 2015 Alena Marovitz, Intern, Office of Chief Economist

The famous Julia Child once said “people who love to eat are always the best people,” but what would Julia say about eaters who waste food? In the United States, consumers discard about 20 percent of all food purchased. That adds up to approximately 90 billion pounds of food each year, costing each...

Food and Nutrition
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