Farm to Institution, Food Systems This webinar offers insight into early care and education (ECE) agencies and organizations, and highlights opportunities for state level partnerships to advance farm to school in ECE environments. Speakers from USDA CACFP, Child Care Aware of America, and the Iowa Head Start Collaboration Office share their work and answer questions. […]
Farm to Institution, Food Systems This webinar offers insight into early care and education (ECE) agencies and organizations, and highlights opportunities for state level partnerships to advance farm to school in ECE environments. Speakers from USDA CACFP, Child Care Aware of America, and the Iowa Head Start Collaboration Office share their work and answer questions. […]
Equity, Food Access, Food Justice, Food Security According to official estimates, between 2003 and 2012, the share of rural children living in poor families rose from 20.1 percent to 26.7 percent, its highest level since at least 1968. According to ERS research, 35 percent of this increase in rural child poverty was due to declining […]
Equity, Food Access, Food Justice, Food Security According to official estimates, between 2003 and 2012, the share of rural children living in poor families rose from 20.1 percent to 26.7 percent, its highest level since at least 1968. According to ERS research, 35 percent of this increase in rural child poverty was due to declining […]
Food Hubs, Local and Regional Food Systems James Matson, Jeremiah Thayer, and Jessica Shaw This report is part of a multi-volume, technical report series published by USDA under the over-arching title of Running a Food Hub. This third volume in the series provides in-depth guidance on assessing the financial viability of food hubs. The purpose of […]
Food Hubs, Local and Regional Food Systems James Matson, Jeremiah Thayer, and Jessica Shaw This report is part of a multi-volume, technical report series published by USDA under the over-arching title of Running a Food Hub. This third volume in the series provides in-depth guidance on assessing the financial viability of food hubs. The purpose of […]
Video Food Access Center for a Livable Future Food Frontiers showcases six projects from around the United States that are increasing access to healthy food in varied ways – from a pioneering farm-to-school project to creative supermarket financing to cooking classes in a doctor’s office and a teen-managed grocery store. This 36-minute documentary film – […]
Video Food Access Center for a Livable Future Food Frontiers showcases six projects from around the United States that are increasing access to healthy food in varied ways – from a pioneering farm-to-school project to creative supermarket financing to cooking classes in a doctor’s office and a teen-managed grocery store. This 36-minute documentary film – […]
Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use Raychel Santo, Anne Palmer, Brent Kim Urban agriculture has become a popular topic for metropolitan areas to engage in on a program and policy level. It is touted as a means of promoting public health and economic development, building social capital, and repurposing unused land. Food policy councils and […]
Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use Raychel Santo, Anne Palmer, Brent Kim Urban agriculture has become a popular topic for metropolitan areas to engage in on a program and policy level. It is touted as a means of promoting public health and economic development, building social capital, and repurposing unused land. Food policy councils and […]
Inputs, Policy & Advocacy Pesticide Action Network North America: Emily C. Marquez, PhD and Kristin S. Schafer, MA with Gabrielle Aldern Kristin VanderMolen, PhD Scientists have understood for decades that children are particularly vulnerable to the harms of pesticide exposure. Quickly growing bodies take in more of everything; they eat, breathe and drink more, pound […]
Inputs, Policy & Advocacy Pesticide Action Network North America: Emily C. Marquez, PhD and Kristin S. Schafer, MA with Gabrielle Aldern Kristin VanderMolen, PhD Scientists have understood for decades that children are particularly vulnerable to the harms of pesticide exposure. Quickly growing bodies take in more of everything; they eat, breathe and drink more, pound […]
Food Access, Food Systems, Local and Regional Food Systems Small community gardens, urban farms that span several city blocks, and intensive indoor hydroponic or aquaculture facilities are all examples of urban agriculture. This fast-growing phenomenon has the potential to nourish the health and social fabric of communities and create economic opportunities for farmers and neighborhoods. […]
Food Access, Food Systems, Local and Regional Food Systems Small community gardens, urban farms that span several city blocks, and intensive indoor hydroponic or aquaculture facilities are all examples of urban agriculture. This fast-growing phenomenon has the potential to nourish the health and social fabric of communities and create economic opportunities for farmers and neighborhoods. […]
