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Why Eat Locally
10 Reasons to Eat Locally Locally grown food tastes and looks better. Crops marketed close to home are picked at their peak and usually sold within 24 hours of harvesting. Food imported from far away must travel on trucks or planes and then it is stored in warehouses. Local food is better for you. The shorter the time between the farm and your … [Read More...]
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Visit a farmers market this week!
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May 22nd New Approaches to Supporting Local Farmers
Join us on Wednesday May 22nd at 7pm at the Berkshire Botanical Garden! Reserve your tickets now … [Read More...]
Farm Bill Listening Session with Senator Cowan Wednesday May 1
Massachusetts Senator Cowan will be in the state next Wednesday to hear your thoughts on the Farm Bill. Session One: 9:30am-11:00 am Middleborough Town Hall The Meeting Room 10 Nickerson Avenue Middleborough, MA 02346 Session Two: 3:00 -4:30 pm Worcester City Hall Levi Lincoln Room 455 Main Street Worcester, MA … [Read More...]
Food Stamps and the Farm Bill
Keeping the food-stamps program in the farm bill is key to getting it passed. Read the article by Jerry Hagstrom in the NATIONAL JOURNAL "Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., defended federal nutrition programs Tuesday to a group of agricultural journalists, and in the process demonstrated why dealing with food … [Read More...]
