Buying local produce is a 'vote for the community'

A local grower is encouraging islanders to buy Guernsey produce this Christmas and beyond. Jock Pettitt runs the Soil Farm ...
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
The Mercury

An opportunity to champion local farmers and producers at the 5th annual Good Food Fest

If you want to get a head start on holiday shopping for the foodies in your life, the Good Food Fest happening on Sunday, Nov. 2, in Phoenixville, is an ideal destination to mark some names off your ...
WDTN

Carlisle farm accused of illegal operation, ordered to shut down; gives away produce

CARLISLE, Ohio (WDTN) — Customers of a private membership association are demanding answers from local officials after a popular farm was ordered to shut down Tuesday. The Farm on Central in Warren ...
The News-Gazette

Local farmers, food bank among those impacted by USDA grant freeze

Ed Dubrick, owner of DuChick Ranch in Cissna Park, has been one of the regional farmers Eastern Illinois Foodbank has used as a supplier under the Local Food Purchase Assistance program. However, that ...