Publication Food Safety, Processes & Practices, Processing Installment 2 of 4 in “Crash Course in Local Meat Processing,” outlines the 4 basic types of inspections and helps you determine the right fit for your operation.  Go to report Installment 1 : What is Local Meat Processing Installment 3 : Small Plant Economics Installment 4 : New Plant Checklist crashcoursetwo_final7.13.pdf

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) analyzed 189 organic agriculture research, education, and extension projects funded by the USDA Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and Organic Transitions (ORG) competitive research grant programs from 2002-2014. This assessment provides information on the progress these programs have made in addressing critical research needs as well as recommendations […]

The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) analyzed 189 organic agriculture research, education, and extension projects funded by the USDA Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and Organic Transitions (ORG) competitive research grant programs from 2002-2014. This assessment provides information on the progress these programs have made in addressing critical research needs as well as recommendations […]

Publication Livestock, Processing Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network In installment 3 of 4 in the Beginner’s Guide to Local Meat Processing, NMPAN gives an overview of what small processing plants need to thrive.  Go to report  Installment 1 : What is Local Meat Processing Installment 2 : What Are the Rules? Installment 4 : New Plant Checklist

Publication Livestock, Processing Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network In installment 3 of 4 in the Beginner’s Guide to Local Meat Processing, NMPAN gives an overview of what small processing plants need to thrive.  Go to report  Installment 1 : What is Local Meat Processing Installment 2 : What Are the Rules? Installment 4 : New Plant Checklist

Publication Processing Nice Meat Processor Assistance Network In installment 4 of 4 of the Beginner’s Guide to Local Meat Processing the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network provides new plants with a checklist of essentials for success.  Go to report  Installment 1 : What is Local Meat Processing Installment 2 : What Are the Rules? Installment 3 : Small Plant Economics […]

Publication Processing Nice Meat Processor Assistance Network In installment 4 of 4 of the Beginner’s Guide to Local Meat Processing the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network provides new plants with a checklist of essentials for success.  Go to report  Installment 1 : What is Local Meat Processing Installment 2 : What Are the Rules? Installment 3 : Small Plant Economics […]

Farm to Institution, Funding/Financing/Lending Matthew Benson, Matthew Russell, and Deborah Kane, USDA Farm to School Program The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act tasked USDA with supporting farm to school efforts through grants, training, technical assistance, and research. To date, the USDA Farm to School Grant Program has funded 221 farm to school projects. We’re pleased to […]

Farm to Institution, Funding/Financing/Lending Matthew Benson, Matthew Russell, and Deborah Kane, USDA Farm to School Program The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act tasked USDA with supporting farm to school efforts through grants, training, technical assistance, and research. To date, the USDA Farm to School Grant Program has funded 221 farm to school projects. We’re pleased to […]

Marketing, Retail, Supply Chains The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is one of the USDA grant programs supporting this movement. The program awards competitive grants, with the goal of expanding access to locally produced agriculture products and developing new market opportunities for farms and ranches participating in direct […]

Marketing, Retail, Supply Chains The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is one of the USDA grant programs supporting this movement. The program awards competitive grants, with the goal of expanding access to locally produced agriculture products and developing new market opportunities for farms and ranches participating in direct […]

Publication Food Security, Funding/Financing/Lending The Agricultural Act of 2014 created a new competitive grant program to test the idea that providing incentives to SNAP program participants to buy fruits and vegetables could increase the consumption of produce and improve dietary health. The first Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grants were made in the Spring 2015, and […]

Publication Food Security, Funding/Financing/Lending The Agricultural Act of 2014 created a new competitive grant program to test the idea that providing incentives to SNAP program participants to buy fruits and vegetables could increase the consumption of produce and improve dietary health. The first Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive grants were made in the Spring 2015, and […]

Virginie Pointeau, Julie Sullivan, Sarah Wentzel-Fisher For the last year, the New Agrarian Program has delved deep into the state of agricultural apprenticeship in the US as part of a Thornburg Foundation funded research project. The culmination of this work is a 120+ page book detailing our findings, profiling apprenticeship programs around the US, and […]