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Food Revolution
Iowa State University releases consumer guide to buying meat from local producers
Consumers purchasing local beef or pork can use this guide to navigate concerns commonly associated with buying from small meat processors. The guide includes terms to know when purchasing, storage suggestions, handling and inspection protocol, and cuts of meat.
Producers may be interested in the packet to help educate customers. A free PDF is available for download at the site. Hard copies may be purchased online in black and white ($1) or color ($6.50).
ACTION ALERT! Organic dairy producer groups request many changes in access to pasture rule
Working diligently to balance the pasture and seasonal differences of organic dairy producers in different regions of the U.S., a coordinating group urges comments be sent by the deadline of December 23.
Desire for a “new aesthetic” lures consumers back to the land and to the tasty heirloom tomato
Heirloom tomato grower and expert Tim Mountz speculates on the growing national passion for food and interest in food politics.
CSA Grower’s School
Advanced Training for Advanced Farmers: Serious about CSABy Steve Gilman Exporting cheap corn and ruinThe flood of cheap U.S. corn to Mexico since NAFTA has cut corn prices there by half and washed away 1.3 million small farmers and that’s just the beginning of the tragedy.
You’ll not see nothing like the mighty Quinn
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