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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Harvest Supper & Benefit

March 29, 2009 By jenny Leave a Comment

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In the heart of ski country, spring replaces late winter slowly–so slowly that when most gardeners around the country are celebrating the season with the first shoots of asparagus or tender salad turnips or sweet peas, we’re still struggling under several feet of hard-pack, glacial mounds of snow. It is a barren and desolate [...]

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HR 875 – The Death of Farmers Markets, CSAs and Local Food

March 11, 2009 By jenny 48 Comments

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HR 875 or the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 threatens all small farms, farmers markets and CSAs. This act could mean the end of the local food movement unless you act now.

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