Organizations and activists across the country are calling for America to celebrate their Food Independence this July 4th by making the choice to buy local foods for their holiday feast. Our choices as consumers have the potential to revitalize rural America and restock the produce isle in every neighborhood grocery...

It was 6 am and I unwillingly crawled out of bed onto the cold cement floor of the grain silo. I had given up my cozy apartment in Denver to find the meaning of life just east of Boulder, on a small organic farm. My previous life contribution to the...

I was just minding my own business, reading about other people's business in the news on-line. I was sipping my morning coffee and savoring my homemade pumpkin scones, enjoying my relaxing morning. Then there it was. "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that...