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Food System
Is Your State Locavore-Friendly?
Jun 27th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
The second-annual Locavore Index, which ranks states in terms of access to locally produced food, was released recently by Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based local food advocacy group. The rankings compare the number of farmers markets, CSAs and food hubs on a per capita basis. Like last year, Vermont came out on top by a landslide, which shows that it is possible for a state to build a thriving local food system. Also, like last year, we used the data to make an infographic. How does your state stack up?
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Oprah's New Venture...Farming
May 30th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Oprah is known for starting contagious trends, and some hope that her decision to grow food on 16 acres of her Maui estate will spark a trend in local food production nationwide.
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New York City's Food Waste Challenge
May 22nd, 2013 | By Laura Waldman
If we're going to get serious about reducing the staggering amount of food wasted in the United States—40 percent!—it's going to take more than a few backyard compost bins. Restaurants and food service providers, which account for approximately 22% of food wasted in this country, have plenty of room for improvement. But, as NPR reported last fall, many restaurants simply don't make food waste reduction a priority. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hoping to change that with his recently announced Food Waste Challenge.
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Ron Finley's Guerilla Gardens
May 15th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Ron Finley wants everyone to understand “growing your own food is like printing your own money.” The group he founded is LA Green Grounds. Their mission: "Growing, working, teaching: changing turf into edible gardens in South Los Angeles."
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Chicago's FarmedHere Grows Local
Apr 9th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
FarmedHere turns a 90,000-square-foot abandoned Chicago warehouse into a food-producing powerhouse.
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Gleaning to Reduce Food Waste
Mar 29th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Gleaning is the practice of gathering food that is left behind after harvest, usually to feed those in need. Modern-day permutations of this ancient practice are bringing food to the hungry and reducing food waste in America.
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The Future Looks Bright for Compost Pioneers
Mar 22nd, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
With commercial composting starting to take off, innovative businesses are harnessing the profit potential of turning everyday organic waste into compost for sale - savings tons of food from the landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Aquaponics
Mar 15th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
In the continued effort to find more efficient ways to feed a growing global population that is increasingly concentrated in urban areas, many individuals and businesses are turning to aquaponics as a super-efficient urban farming solution. And who doesn't want to make our food system more efficient?
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The Hidden Costs of Drought
Mar 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Shipping on the Mississippi River has returned to normal levels after a threatened shutdown due to the drought, but the scare exposed one more way our food supply is vulnerable to extreme weather events.
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Seed Sharing, Coming to a Library Near You
Mar 4th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
A diverse food system is a more secure food system. With extreme weather and other pressures on our food supply, age-old practices like seed sharing are becoming more important for the future.
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