Food Hubs: The Farm Marketing Frontier
October 25, 2013Farmers have found success marketing their products through food hubs, according to a recently released survey.
Let’s Talk Cover Crops
July 24, 2013Small-scale farmers can use cover crops can benefit your land. Here are six reasons you should plant them this year.
Microloans Now Available for Small Farms
January 29, 2013The USDA launches a microloan program to aid small-scale and beginning farmers with start-up costs.
Small-scale Farmers Join Forces in Food Hub
October 12, 2012Georgia’s food-hub model makes it possible for small-scale farmers to successfully distribute their produce.
Farmers’ Market Numbers Continue to Grow
August 10, 2012During National Farmers Market Week, the U.S. celebrates the availability of fresh, local food and the support that markets provide their vendors.
USDA Releases “Food Hub Resource Guide”
May 4, 2012The Food Hub Resource Guide aims to help small-scale farmers reach a wider market base.
Farm Bill Update: Time to Weigh In
February 21, 2012What do farmers want? A Farm Bill. When do they want it? This year.
Grant Jumpstarts Largest Heritage-hog Conservation Effort
January 17, 2012The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy uses a $150,000 grant to support heritage-hog producers and encourage conservation.
Vilsack Announces USDA Cuts, Closures
January 13, 2012A new cost-cutting plan calls for the closure of more than 250 offices and the streamlining of in-house practices.
Matchmaking for Farmers
February 16, 2011Courtesy Westchester Land Trust/ Eileen Hochberg At Kitchawan Farm, a local native farmer is protecting family land by farming it. To help revive a little of the country-gentleman farming so prevalent in the northern part of my county a scant generation ago, an innovative suburban land-use program, the Westchester Land Trust, last year established a Local […]
