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Ag-Friendly Dems Join GOP In Opposing Child Labor Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Montana, Farming, Child Labor, Children, Agriculture, Denny Rehberg, Elections 2012, Max Baucus, Big Ag, Jeanne Shaheen, Jon Tester, Claire McCaskill, Child Labor Laws, Family Farms, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republicans have stepped up their efforts to block new rules from the Obama administration that would limit the work kids can do on farm...

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Labels Matter! What's in Your Compost & Your Food?

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: GMO Health Risks, Farmer's Markets, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Compost, Genetically Modified Food, Gardening, GMO Alfalfa, Family Farms, Labelgmos, GMO's, Food News

Ready to get genetically engineered foods labeled in your supermarket? You've come to the right place!

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Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Women Farmers, Sustainable Food System, Sustainable Food, Farmer Jane, Responsible Farming, Female Farmers, Small Farmers, Sustainable Farming, Family Farms, Books We Love, Green News

The 30 women profiled in this book share a common vision for what constitutes a sustainable food system.

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If You Eat, You Better Get GIPSA

Dave Murphy | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Usda, U.S. Senate, Secretary Vilsack, Gipsa, Food Politics, Agriculture, President Obama, Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Family Farming, Industrial Agriculture, Family Farms, Food News

The GIPSA rules would create a fair marketplace for farmers to sell their livestock without fear of retaliation from packers and integrators, require packers to maintain written records over price deviations and prevent undue preferences.

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Face of a Giant Agribusiness

Noah Hultgren | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Farming, Agribusiness, Small Business, Usda, Family Farms, Farmers, Business News

According to some, I am a giant agribusiness -- the worst kind of factory farmer. But there's a lot more to this story than a 10-second sound bite would let on.

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Over-Regulating Small Farms Doesn't Make Food Safer

Fedele Bauccio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety Bill, Small Producers, Family Farms, Farm to Fork, Tester Amendment, Haccp, Food Borne Billness, HARCP, S 510, Food Safety Modernization Act, Bon Appetit, Food News

Food is never completely sterile. But the importance of supporting our nation's small farmers outweighs far smaller food safety risks.

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It's Time We Take the "For Sale" Sign Off the Capitol Lawn

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Brave New Foundation, Fair Elections Now Act, West Virginia Mine Disaster, BP Gulf Oil Spill, Family Farms, Politics News

When candidates have to raise millions of dollars just to run a competitive campaign, they're going to turn to wealthy donors, and the voice of the everyday American isn't going to be heard.

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Dairy Farmers Ask Feds to Fix a Broken System

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usda, Department of Justice, Dairy, Family Farms, Farmers, Green News

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) held another joint public hearing on anti-trust issues in farming. This hearing focused on dairy farmers, who, it's fair to say, are in a state of overwhelming crisis.

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Know Your 1,138 Marital Privileges, Courtesy of the Feds

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minor Spouse, Glbt, Social Security, Work-Related Injuries, Bloggers, Matrimania, Estate Taxes, Widowers, Marital Status, Old Age, Defense of Marriage Act, Veterans, Same-Sex Marriage, Most Important Person in Your Life, Tax Exemptions, Singlism, Legal Code, Community Supported Agriculture, Federal Civilian Employees, Disability, Benefits for Married People, Secondary Education, Family, Spouse, Friend, Federal Military Employees, 1138 Federal Laws, Military Personnel, Marital Privileges, Intimate Partner, Tax Breaks, Definition of Marriage, Family Farms, Stalking, Presidential Powers, Agricultural Loans, Taxation of Gifts, Unmarried Partners, Farmers, Residential Land Use, Singles Penalty, Gifts, Widows, National Parks, Locavores, Hardship, Onely, Politics News

The report also makes it clear that some of the 1,000+ laws identified "may not directly create benefits, rights, or privileges" for married people.

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Blackstone Speaks Out Against Tax Hike On Executives

BusinessWeek | Ryan J. Donmoyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Financial Reform Bill, Senator Carl Levin, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Venture Capital, House Ways and Means Committee, Blackstone, Charles Schumer, Family Farms, Business News

Blackstone Group LP and other firms protesting a plan by Congress to increase taxes on executives of investment partnerships are focusing on what they...

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Fresh Eggs, Grace, Rebirth, & Popovers

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eggs, Eating Green, Easter, Local Food, Recipes, Cooking, Grace, Popovers, Rebirth, Family Farms, Martha's Vineyard, Green News

Some days I let gratitude slip away. I forget to be thankful for all the amazing little things in my new life. But most days I pinch myself when I wake up, just to make sure I haven't passed on to another world.

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The Future of Farming And Food: Corporate Culture Infiltrates Eco Farm

Makenna Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Kathleen Merrigan, Eco Farm, Organic Food, Aramark, Frances Moore Lappe, Organic, Grist, Family Farms, Green News

Mother Earth wasn't the only thing watering the soil at Eco Farm 2010. Big business, too, came to rain on the parade.

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The Armchair Locavore No More, Thanks to No Impact Week

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Striped Bass, No Impact Week, Local Food, Recipes, Local Eating, 100-Mile Diet, Chest Freezer, Family Farms, Seasonal, Locavore, Csa, Martha's Vineyard, Green News

One hard lesson I learned this year--if you're going to grow or harvest a lot of your food locally and seasonally, you must learn how to preserve it, or much of it will go bad.

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Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers, Washington, D.C.

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Organic Food, Reviews, Restaurants, Washington Restaurants, Local Food, Restaurant Reviews, Family Farms, Healthy Living News

I had to check out Founding Farmers in Washington this past weekend. The idea is appealing: a casual, family restaurant that's supplied and owned by a collective of American family farmers.

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Farmonomics: It's All About the Land

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Supported Agriculture, Organic Farming, Farming, Family Farms, Green News

Sowing the seeds of the right approach to farmland preservation today will enable more of us to reap the bounty of locally grown produce long into the future.

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