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Making local food production and land commons more viable with procurement hubs
09 Apr 2025 12:04 GMT
… it to local food producers. The biggest problem is that small, local food producers are … for local food producers. OFN provide an online shopfront for small, local food producers all … make the land commons and local food production more viable.
Over to Nick …
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Mecklenburg County to host local food system celebration starting on Earth Day
09 Apr 2025 13:25 GMT
… host a celebration of the local food system through an event series … advice on purchasing fresh, seasonal produce.
The event series concludes on … local farmers, businesses, and food producers, thereby enhancing knowledge and connections …
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Cream Tok: Straus milk & other social media trends in local food culture
09 Apr 2025 06:50 GMT
Holy cow—a collaboration between social media and a local dairy has gone viral.
Marin-based Straus Family Creamery’s organic milk has unearthed an interesting online trend in local and global food culture. Readers at home may be wondering, “How now brown …
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USDA cuts could affect local food distribution
09 Apr 2025 02:46 GMT
… in need to access fresh produce and other provisions.
“It’s … expected to trickle down to local food banks in a matter of …
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Local food banks feel loss of funds with missing truckloads, program reductions
08 Apr 2025 09:53 GMT
… The Herald-Dispatch
Some local food banks said truckloads of … “pandemic-era program” called Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) earlier … to use toward local food producers.
A similar program, Local Food for Schools, … 55,000 pounds of local food, she said.
If …
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Federal funding cuts for food will hurt South Dakota pantries, producers
08 Apr 2025 20:31 GMT
… : the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools … Area Community Foundation.
Local food banks facing cutbacks
The … production to help build the resiliency of the local food … chain."
This story was produced by …
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Food for People revitalizes local produce program after donation
08 Apr 2025 18:49 GMT
… know the taste of fresh produce,” they said.
According to … allow farmers to ramp up production to meet the needs of … local farmers and get fresh produce to our neighbors.”
According to … more local foods as well as to support small farms and the local food …
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COMMENTARY: Understanding the value of local food and farming
07 Apr 2025 22:26 GMT
Ontario food and farming is a very diverse sector. We grow, raise and produce more than 200 different farm and food commodities and products right here at home – yet many Ontarians don’t really have a good understanding of how our food gets to the grocery …
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Ministry of Agriculture intensifies local food production efforts in response to U.S. Tariff
07 Apr 2025 20:48 GMT
The Ministry of Agriculture is making major efforts to ramp up food production locally.
This is in light of the ten percent baseline tariff announced by US President Donald Trump, to take effect at United States Seaports, Airports and customs warehouses. …
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USDA Awards Over $6.7 Million to Boost Indiana’s Local Food Supply Chain
07 Apr 2025 16:53 GMT
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), in collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), has awarded more than $6.7 million through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to …