User: flenvcenter Topic: Food-Independent
Category: Food Distribution :: Farm-To-Table
Last updated: Jun 03 2013 03:19 IST RSS 2.0
 
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Foraging Do's And Don'ts 2.6.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
From Mother Nature Network's Tom Oder: A new generation of chefs is taking the farm-to-table trend in local sourcing and sustainability to a new level...
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New Urban Ag Network Will Transform Vacant Lots Into Farmland 17.3.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Under a recently-announced new agriculture plan, vacant lots on Chicago's South Side could be transformed into thriving — and profitable — urban farms in just...
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Alison Spiegel: Farm to Table or Farm to Landfill? 23.1.2013 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
With one in six Americans hungry, and one in eight worldwide, we have no excuse for taking the food we have for granted by throwing it away before it reaches our plates and then not recycling food scraps. Simple, easy adjustments in our daily lives can make a big difference.
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Julie Brothers: Farm to Fork Across America: Soulful in Seattle 29.11.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
On this list was world-renowned chef Jerry Traunfeld, formerly of The Herbfarm just outside of Seattle. The venue was a converted cottage seating just 32, literally the nucleus of an herb farm on 17 acres near the Cascade mountain range.
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USDA’s First Ever Farm to School Grant Connects Schools to Local Agriculture 24.11.2012 TreeHugger
A new initiative under the Healthy Hunger Free Schools Program connects local farms to school cafeterias
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OnEarth: When Good Turkey Goes Bad: 10 Tips for Carving Out Food Waste 21.11.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
By Justine E. Hausheer, OnEarth We may lovingly handpick our cranberries at the local farmers' market and buy only organic-raised heirloom turkeys. Even so, according...
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Kyle Rabin: U.S. Food Waste Problem Ripe for Action 29.8.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
I just can't seem to escape it. I notice it everywhere... at home... at work... in between home and work. Remember that famous, whispered line from The Sixth Sense? Well, "I see food waste."
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The 6 Best Chicken Coop Tours Around the Country 31.7.2012 TreeHugger
The 6 Best Chicken Coop Tours Around the Country
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Is Buying Local Food the Best Way to Go on a Carbon Diet? 19.6.2012 TreeHugger
In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors look at the realities of local food.
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Michelle Poveda: Sustainable Seafood: The Latest Wave or Just a Ripple? 5.6.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Farm-to-table, organic, locally sourced, and now sustainable! It seems everyone is jumping on the healthy, support-mother-earth-train; and by trend standards, this is a pretty good one.
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Andrea Northup: Connecting the Dots: The Journey From Farm to Cafeteria Tray 21.5.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The journey from seed-to-cafeteria tray is long and complex. My role is to shepherd the process from start to finish, and help local schools actionably transform the quality of their food.
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Nick Wiseman: Thomas Keller's Disappointing Stance on Sustainable Cooking 17.5.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It's not Thomas Keller's responsibility to help save the planet (though many chefs have taken on this calling with great ambition). But focusing solely on the aesthetics and disclaiming any other responsibility altogether is a cop-out.
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DPS Goes Green With Gardens At 45 Schools 24.4.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
The Detroit Public Schools system has experimented with using gardening in the lesson plans of individual schools for over a decade. Now, with the help...
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Jeff Biggers: Earth Day: Asheville Leads America's Greenest Dining Destinations (VIDEO) 20.4.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
A unique collaboration between the Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute (BRSI) and the Asheville Independent Restaurant (AIR) Association places North Carolina's mountain town into the front ranks of "America's Greenest Dining Destinations."
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Detroit Food Systems Under The Microscope 6.4.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
It took journalist Tracie McMillan five months and 115 phone calls to line up the job she was striving for: a produce stocker at Walmart....
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Ultimate In Local Food Trends 30.3.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
Community gardens, backyard coops, patio-grown tomatoes, rooftop beekeepers - these were the signs that sent writer Jennifer Cockrall-King, who blogs at FoodGirl.ca, around the world...
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Everyone at the Table: Local Foods and the Farm Bill 29.3.2012 Commondreams.org Views
JoAnne Berkenkamp
Bill Wenzel

The local foods movement in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, but still represents a small portion of the overall food system. How can local food systems continue to grow and remain sustainable?

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Nick Wiseman: Chipotle's on the Farm 21.2.2012 Green on HuffingtonPost.com
I got an elated call from Bev Eggleston last spring. The renowned Virginia pig farmer had really big news. The executive team from Chipotle was headed to his farm to source pigs for their growing burrito empire.
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Even Farmers Cry When Lambs Are Led to Slaughter 14.2.2012 TreeHugger
A farm-to-table dinner reveals insights on why farmers do what they do.
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Local, Home-grown and Farm-to-Table Eateries Sprouting in Nashville 15.1.2012 TreeHugger
Nashville eateries sustain local farmers, grow their own organic veggies and join the Green Restaurant Association.
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