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G8 Summit: Putting Food on the Table Through Investing in Small Farmers

Andrea Riccardi | Posted 05.16.2012

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Recognizing small farmers and their organizations as primary stakeholders in development means more than paying lip service to them in global meetings.

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"Christmas Tree Tax" Was Not a Tax, Not Obama's, But Local Farms Trying to Help Themselves

Paul Snyder | Posted 01.11.2012

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Firstly, this wasn't exactly a "tax" because it wasn't meant to raise government revenue. And it wasn't Obama's proposal. In fact it's a fee to be paid by growers, not sellers, who "requested" the idea in 2009.

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Should Every Restaurant Have A Farm?

Liza de Guia | Posted 11.06.2011

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"Last year we had way more produce than we could use, so this year, we tried to scale back a little bit to hit the sweet spot a little more closely." ...

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A Visit to My Kitchen: Peggy Drexler

Maria Rodale | Posted 09.20.2011

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Peggy Drexler is in my kitchen today talking about her Philly food roots, a favorite tool for tea in the kitchen, and where she gets her food news.

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Large-Scale Coffee CSA Debuts

Slashfood | Kristine Hansen, Posted Apr 11th 2011 @ 12:00PM | Posted 06.12.2011

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Today, a new coffee CSA (it's actually called Coffee CSA) debuts as a project from Pachamama, a global cooperative of coffee farms. Though there are s...

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Small Farms and the Farm Subsidies Scandal

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011

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From 1995 to 2009, taxpayers shelled out nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in farm subsidies. But while ten percent of farmers received 74% of this money, 62% of American farmers got no subsidy at all.

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Senate Reaches Agreement On Food Safety Bill To Exempt Small Farms

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Some small farms would be exempt from government efforts to prevent foodborne illness under a Senate agreement on food safety legis...

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Babies, Recovery and No TV on The Fabulous Beekman Boys

James Frey | Posted 07.29.2010

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Looks like this episode of The Fabulous Beekman Boys is all about babies. I love babies. How can you not love a baby? Even a goat baby. This is going to be fun.

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Ghosts, Goths, and Galas at the Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm

James Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's episode six of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, and we get our first notion that Beekman is haunted! It looks like there's some serious paranormal activity going at the farm.

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Mapping a Local Food Trail for the Obamas' Vineyard Vacation

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

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By all accounts, the Obamas are planning a quiet vacation this week on Martha's Vineyard. The Vineyard Gazette reports this morning that the First Fam...

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Who's Going to Grow Organic Food for Our Kids?

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've always assumed there were lots of young folks like myself out there, wishing they could be out in a field with rams or snap peas. But recently I realized how alone I am in this dream.

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