FARM BILL UPDATE: Farm bill in final stages – end in sight FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Environmental cost of shipping groceries around the world NEWS: Maryland farms share ideas on staying productive Out of the yard and onto the fork Costs killing Maine farmers Jersey seafood initiative expanded Buzz grows over beekeeping Delaware law students stand […]

FARM BILL UPDATE: Farm Bill Stalemate Continues – Short Term Extension Likely FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Roots Politics NEWS: Pizza and Beer Now Cost an Arm and a Leg Gardeners Using Shovels to Fight Higher Food Prices New Jersey Farmers React to Governor Corzine’s Plan to Cut Dept. of Agriculture New Hampshire Yogurt Maker Practices What […]

FARM BILL UPDATE: Fate of the Farm Bill still Uncertain FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler NEWS: Ed Schafer Confirmed as New Agriculture Secretary Can Maine Farms Make a Comeback? Organic Agriculture Boosting Maryland’s Economy Pennsylvania Lawmakers Slow to Resolve In-state, Out-of-state Shipping for Wineries In Martha’s Vineyard, Using Scallops as Currency EVENTS: 2/7-9: PASA […]

FARM BILL UPDATE Senate Farm Bill: mark-up, set, no go…at least not yet FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Civic agriculture = sane housing NEWS: NY farming and climate change Lorraine Merrill confirmed as new NH agriculture commissioner Vermont state government to take own ‘buy local’ advice Nourished by a life in cheese: Craft draws Northeast careerists out […]

Send a message to your representatives in Congress that you want a better Farm Bill. Our entire Northeast Congressional delegation must hear from all of us now! The message is clear: we want a Farm Bill for the Northeast that fosters healthy, local food, protects the environment, and provides equitable access to agriculture programs. Our […]

FARM BILL UPDATE Senate Farm Bill: Mark-up, set, go! FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Seeds of a Better Farm Bill NEWS: Alternative Farm Bill seeks to bolster specialty crops Dairy farmer picked for New Hampshire’s new agriculture chief Massachusetts cranberry growers look to strengthen industry Vermont’s Agriculture leaders see hope for dairy in Senate Farm Bill Pennsylvania […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The Eat-Local Backlash NEWS: Global food crisis looms experts fear Fate of increased Chesapeake Bay funding in Farm Bill in Senate’s hands Vt. Dairy Price Plan Gains Support Maine school lunch goes local A Baby Sitter for the Herd EVENTS: 9/8: Pickling with Salt, Great Barrington, MA 9/9: Taste Organic Connecticut, Coventry, […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Stalking the vegetannual: a roadmap to eating with the seasons NEWS: Farm Bill not just for farmers Farm Bill likely to contains payment limits WTO: US must cut agriculture subsidies to below $19 billion What’s killing the bees? EVENTS: 5/4-5: Goatsmilk Cheesemaking Workshop, Tyler Hill, PA 5/12: Organic Orcharding Workshop, Unity, ME 5/12-13: […]

Background: The Northeast has an unprecedented opportunity to shape the 2007 Farm Bill to be more responsive to our region. Groups from across the Northeast have been working together to agree on and advance ten “must have” policy priorities. These are parts 6 and 7 of a 10-part series in which we look at each […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Food Fight: A Teach-in on the 2007 Farm Bill NEWS: 2007 federal budget update: Senate passes supplemental appropriations bill House eyes offsets for $20 bln ag reserve fund Maryland gets a say on new farm bill Vermont bill requires state buy cage-free eggs Milk prices expected to rise 9 percent Massachusetts legislators […]

Background: The Northeast has an unprecedented opportunity to shape the 2007 Farm Bill to be more responsive to our region. Groups from across the Northeast have been working together to agree on and advance ten “must have” policy priorities. This is part 4 of a 10-part series in which we look at each priority in […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Making other arrangements NEWS: Vermont dairy farms in peril, tie hopes to regional efforts Maryland farmers air Farm Bill concerns Proposed Farm Bill subsidy cuts “no big deal” for N.J. farms Maine’s blueberry growers uneasy about latest honeybee die-off New Hampshire lawmakers craft plan to attract veterinarians EVENTS: 3/3: NOFA New Hampshire […]

Background: The Northeast has an unprecedented opportunity to shape the 2007 Farm Bill to be more responsive to our region. Groups from across the Northeast have been working together to agree on and advance ten “must have” policy priorities. This is part 2 of a 10-part series in which we look at each priority in […]

Background: The Northeast has an unprecedented opportunity to shape the 2007 Farm Bill to be more responsive to our region. Groups from across the Northeast have been working together to agree on and advance ten “must have” policy priorities. This is part 1 of a 10-part series in which we look at each priority in […]