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People Putting Food First #139
One Stop Shopping at “Super Farmers Markets”
By Beth Sanders
People Putting Food First #137
Building a Local Food Trade Economy
By Kate Polakiewicz
Farm Stand (http://www.global-community.org:8080/cyclos) is a new online community resource based in central Vermont that allows members of the website to participate in a food trade system.i Membership is open to farmers, individuals, businesses and organizations that have food- related goods and services to trade.
People Putting Food First #136
Sustainable greenhouse design allows for a variety of local produce year round in Lake City, Minnesota
By Krista Beckley
People Putting Food First #135
January 12, 2010
Sign an Open Letter to Eradicate Hunger. Read more and sign here: http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2632
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The Farmer's Garden-A free new sharing resource for gardeners
http://www.thefarmersgarden.com www.thefarmersgarden.com is a place where people can post free classifieds to sell, trade or give away their surplus backyard garden produce.
"It is very easy to grow more produce than you and your family can use. Why not share your local, fresh and delicious vegetables, fruit, berries, etc. with others?" says founder Maureen Farmer.
People Putting Food First #134
A new ‘network of networks’—the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
People Putting Food First #133
Guerrilla Gardens in Berkeley!
By Leonor Hurtado and Shoshana Perrey
People Putting Food First #132
Michelle Obama Takes on Grub
by Colin Murphy
What do you get by mixing one part First Lady, another part food crisis, and a dash of zest? According to Huffington Post writer Paula Crossfield, “this is a recipe for an ‘official leader’ of the U.S.’s food movement.”
People Putting Food First #131
Boston Bounty Bucks Inspire Other Communities
By Elizabeth Martinez
People Putting Food First #130
Former Food First Intern Scours the Urban Food-scape to Help Build Community
By Rick Jonasse
Food and agriculture have been intertwined with community and culture for thousands of years, but the modern food economy with its industrial production and large impersonal grocery chains, not only distances people from the source of their food, but also from one another.