Small Farms Surge as Demand for Local Food Changes Agriculture Industry
February 10, 2009 12:24 PM
by Sarah Amandolar
The latest national farm census report shows an increase in the number of small organic farms, many supplemented by off-farm income, though mid-sized farms are struggling. More Americans demand that their food is grown locally and organically, and with that trend, the number of small farms has increased. Full Story
Cornucopia Institute Files Action Seeking Almond Pasteurization Documents
Farm Policy Group Says Almond Board Withholding Key Research
Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Cornucopia Institute has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Almond Board of California seeking public documents justifying the merits of the almond pasteurization rule and the science supporting it. Cornucopia Institute
Describing and Promoting Forgotten Flavors
The Ark of taste is an international catalog of foods that are in danger extinction - foods threatened by industrial standardization, regulations of large-scale distribution, and environmental damage. In an effort to cultivate consumer demand—key to agricultural conservation—only the best tasting endangered foods make it onto the Ark of Taste
Child slavery in Africa’s chocolate Industry
Another reason to buy local, buy organic food. . . a recent report reveals child labor abuses in Africa’s chocolate industry.