Ready, set, go change the food system, part 2: More USDA action items
ethicurean.com 2/4/2009 — On Friday we published the first half of this epic attempt to compile a list of specific actions the new USDA could undertake in its first six months that would offer significant payoff in terms of real changes in the food system. After polling a ...

Ready, set, go change the food system: A checklist for evaluating new USDA’s first six months
ethicurean.com 2/3/2009 — Above: National Agricultural Library archival image , shot from the Washington Monument in the mid-1920s; US Department of Agriculture greenhouses on the Mall are shown in foreground. The food system in this country has broken down like a ...

Climate change comes to your backyard
wwwp.dailyclimate.org 3/23/2009 — Daily Climate: As winter retreats northward across the nation, gardeners are cleaning tools and turning attention to spring planting. But climate change is adding a new wrinkle, and now a standard reference – the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ...

denverpost.com 2/26/2009 — The Department of Agriculture recently released its long-gestating definition of "naturally raised" meat. Previously, the word "natural" had been ill-defined and virtually unregulated. The new standard is a step in the right direction for our nation's ...

This is what democracy looks like
ethicurean.com 2/25/2009 — Today is a big day for all of us who believe not only in sustainable food and agriculture systems, but also in the democratic process. The months since the election brought an outpouring of engagement from citizens urging the Obama Administration to ...

National Gardening Association :: National Gardening Association
garden.org 3/17/2009 — USDA Hardiness Zone Finder The USDA Hardiness Zone Map divides North America into 11 separate zones; each zone is 10°F warmer (or colder) in an average winter than the adjacent zone. If you see a hardiness zone in a catalog or plant description, ...

Beyond Green Blog
weaversway.coop 5/29/2009 — There's a distressing story in the Philly Inquirer today about the cancellation of the "Universal Feeding" program in Philly schools. Here's the skinny: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is supporting a Bush administration edict to end a ...

Small farm website services for direct marketing farms - Small Farm Central
smallfarmcentral.com 4/29/2009 — Top Ten Reasons to Use SFC About Hi, I'm Simon Huntley, the lead developer here at Small Farm Central and your host. Small Farm Central provides professional and affordable web services (websites and ecommerce) to direct-marketing farmers. Each ...

TERRESSENTIALS USDA Certified Organic and 100% Natural for Face, Body, Hair, Bath & Baby
terressentials.com 1/22/2009 — Welcome to the TERRESSENTIALS web site! We hand-craft a wide range of certified organic products: organic skin care, organic hair care, organic baby products, and other goods made with certified organic herbs and certified organic essential oils. ...

Quick thoughts on the USDA’s ‘Know Your Farmer’ program
grist.org 9/17/2009 — by Tom Philpott What should we make of the USDA’s “ Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food ” initiative, which the agency rolled out this week? USDA via Flickr After hearing USDA official Ann Wright’s remarks Tuesday in Chicago ...

Giles Slade: Obama Fends Off Neighbor-Lady's Advances — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/13/2009
The President will visit America's largest trading partner on Feb. 19th, but for the five hours he's in Ottawa, he'll barely leave Air Force One. This is an important diplomatic lesson that Canada had better understand. America's Canadian ...

Rural Alaska: A Peek Into America's Energy Future — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/18/2009
There are no roads to the village, and everything from diapers to snowmachines has to be shipped in by barge or plane. Fuel comes by barge, and a whole year's worth is bought in the summer, and then stored in rows of 27,000-gallon fuel tanks. In ...

Weatherization Gets Best Bang For The Stimulus Buck — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 2/19/2009
"The most important high tech tool of the new green economy," Van Jones likes to say, often pausing for dramatic effect, "is the caulk gun." Not photovoltaic panels or wind turbines, not lithium batteries or advanced biofuels, but the tool you can ...