For Local Food Movement, All Signs Point To Higher Sales
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases detailed data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture in May, the numbers should illuminate all sorts of details about the country’s farmers. And for those...
View ArticleLocal Farmers Attempt To Tap Bigger Markets
Farm stands and farmers markets remain really important for many local farmers, but U.S. consumers barely buy any food directly from farms. That’s why local farmers are trying to crack in to the big...
View ArticleOrganic Or Not, Local Food is Better For The Environment
Organic produce in the grocery store is labeled as good for the environment. No pesticides on the produce may reduce soil and water contamination, but organic goods that come from faraway places...
View ArticleWhat Goes Into The Price Of Your Tomato?
Late summer in the Midwest is tomato season. For tomato growers around that country, it’s time to pick their bounty and calculate their earnings.
View ArticleAbove Colorado’s Fruited Plains, Local Food Faces Hurdles
Local food is no longer just a novelty. Farmers markets are growing nationwide and farms that sell directly to consumers brought in $1.3 billion in 2012, up eight percent from just five years earlier....
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