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Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL -
Saturday May 29, 2010 - By Tony
This memorial day let us be kind to the living as well.I am writing this article from the office next to a rammage sale of three community churchesthat have a Hunger project and another act of charity to feed the homeless through a food pantry that draws...
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At Home in Nature -
Thursday May 27, 2010 - By Mary
With the poor farming practices of many conventional farmers, soil nutrients are consumed by plants and deposited in edible portions, harvested and removed from the field. Inadequate tillage and abundant chemicals prevent nutrients from being...
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Elliott Family Farm -
Sunday December 13, 2009 - By Samuel
S. 510, the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 could expand the FDA’s power to oversee agricultural production, a function historically done by the USDA. What this means to small producers, CSA’s and other market garden operations is unclear. In its current...
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Longmont Farmers Market -
Friday April 03, 2009 - By Cindy
Websites,
list-serves, and emails have been flooded with fear based proclamations
on H.R. 875, The Food Safety and Modernization Act. I've received a
couple emails that have shed light on the Congressional bill and have
posted a those excerpts below. The...
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Golden Touch Alpaca Farm -
Monday March 23, 2009 - By Shelley
From the Nourished Kitchen : HR 875, also known as the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009, was introduced by Rosa Delauro - a democratic party member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut - in February of 2009. The...