USDA Launches Local Food Directories, but Still Needs More Listings
Building on the success of its on-line Farmers Market Directory, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is creating directories for CSAs, food hubs, and on-farm markets (such as farm stands)....
View ArticleNYFC Takes a Step in Protecting Working Farmland with Land Access Innovations...
“Forty years of farmland conservation, and we are watching it unravel before our eyes.” That was the warning that John Halsey, president of Long Island’s Peconic Land Trust, delivered to a room full of...
View ArticleFood Safety Regulation is Back on the Agenda!
Last Friday, the FDA re-proposed draft rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). These rules aim to ensure a safe food supply by changing the food safety regulations on farms and food...
View ArticleSeptember News: Climate Justice, Food Safety News, and Land Access Training
It’s officially fall — we hope you’re catching your breath in the fields and watching the new season edge its way in. The FDA just released a new draft of Food Safety rules and significant...
View ArticleA Re-Focus on Food Safety
This piece is re-posted with permission from “Write to Farm” by Brian Snyder, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture. Click here to read the original. Food...
View ArticleFarming is Public Service: Farmers Need Student Loan Forgiveness
This article was originally posted by Eric Hansen and Sophie Ackoff on the Food Day Blog. Click here to read the original. Student loan debt is on the rise. For our nation’s young farmers and...
View ArticleBootstrap @ Forager Farm – Marketing the Start-up Farm
I’ve always viewed marketing as telling a story and there’s no better story to tell than the one of growing food and community. I feel a bit biased discussing marketing in farming. Before I decided to...
View ArticleBootstrap @ Nightfall Farm – Marketing and Sales for the Animal CSA
Marketing and sales – I’m all for them. I’d like to do a bit more marketing and a lot more selling. In our first season, we’ve built our budget on the assumption that we will sell every animal that we...
View ArticleBootstrap @ Wild Ridge Farm – Developing a Market for the New Farm
Wild Ridge Farm relies on three converging streams of revenue: CSA membership sales, Farmer’s Market sales, and Restaurant sales. Approximately half of our revenue comes from CSA membership, which...
View ArticleThe FSA Microloan Expansion is Coming November 7th!
Yesterday, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a major expansion to the microloan program. Starting on November 7th, the cap on microloans will be raised from $35,000 to $50,000. We are thrilled...
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