Agriculture

Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger

Tue, 2020-09-01 09:57 — mike kraft

Pandemic brings hard times for farmers, worsening hunger The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside. United Nations experts are holding... AP NEWS

The coronavirus pandemic has brought hard times for many farmers and has imperiled food security for many millions both in the cities and the countryside.

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INVESTIGATION: Meatpacking Companies Reportedly Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19

Sun, 2020-08-23 18:55 — mike kraft

Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly… Michael Grabell,Bernice Yeung ProPublica

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What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries?

Thu, 2020-08-20 18:43 — mike kraft

What is the Food Security Impact of COVID-19 in African Countries? COVID-19 pandemic is impacting rural communities. What is coronavirus food security problem? Can African families, smallholder farmers adapt? Wayan Vota ICTworks

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Chinese cities find virus in Brazilian chicken wings, Ecuadorian shrimp packaging

Thu, 2020-08-13 10:49 — mike kraft

Chinese cities find virus in Brazilian chicken wings, Ecuadorian shrimp packaging Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in imported frozen food and on food packaging, local authorities said on Thursday, raising fears that contaminated food shipments might cause new outbreaks. Roxanne Liu U.S.

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Volunteers save New York's oldest community farm as Covid-19 hits agriculture

Fri, 2020-07-31 10:17 — mike kraft

Volunteers save New York's oldest community farm as Covid-19 hits agriculture The pandemic upended the practices that typically keep Quail Hill Farm running smoothly. It’s emblematic of an industry-wide struggle Alexandra Talty the Guardian

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Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month

Tue, 2020-07-28 09:08 — mike kraft

Virus-linked hunger tied to 10,000 child deaths each month HOUNDE, Burkina Faso (AP) — The lean season is coming for Burkina Faso’s children. And this time, the long wait for the harvest is bringing a hunger more ferocious than most have ever... AP NEWS

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Study says poor diets are a national security threat

Sat, 2020-07-25 14:01 — mike kraft

Poor diets in the US are a national security threat Poor nutrition is the leading cause of US illnesses, creating a growing burden on the nation's economy, exacerbating health disparities and impacting national security, according to a white paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Gisela Crespo, CNN CNN

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Vermont Senate Votes 26-2 for GMO Labeling

Sat, 2014-04-19 23:17 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Lt. Gov. Phil Scott stands before the Senate on Tuesday as they debate the GMO food labeling bill at the Statehouse. (Photo: EMILY McMANAMY/FREE PRESS )

burlingtonfreepress.com - by Terri Hallenbeck - April 15, 2014

MONTPELIER – The Senate gave a decisive 26-2 vote Tuesday for a bill that would require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients, a strong indication that Vermont could become the first state in the nation to enact such a law.

“We are saying people have a right to know what’s in their food,” said Senate President Pro Tempore John Campbell, D-Windsor.

Campbell and other supporters argued that they believe they have written a bill that is legally defensible.

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Wellspring Farm CSA - Newsletter

Tue, 2013-06-25 22:49 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Newsletter - June 24, 2013

News - Wellspring Farm CSA

About Wellspring Farm!

Since 2003, we have been growing five acres of high quality certified organic vegetables and flowers on our beautiful farm on the banks of the Winooski River in Marshfield, Vermont. The majority of our produce is sold via community supported agriculture, or CSA. See our CSA Membership information Our enthusiastic CSA members pick up their produce weekly at the farm or in Montpelier from mid June to early October. Shares include an abundance of fresh, organic, seasonal vegetables and fruit direct from our fields. Enjoy pick-your-own crops like peas, beans, cherry tomatoes and flowers for an on-farm experience. Notice the changes in the season, cut flowers in the garden with a friend, and keep farmland active in your community! Wellspring Farm is the recipient of the 2005 Conservation Farm of the Year Award Awarded by the Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District.

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Why Regional Seed Matters

Thu, 2013-06-20 16:59 — Maeryn Obley

Petra is thrilled to be surrounded by gold medal tomatoes, tome verde tomatillos and black beauty eggplant: all are adapting well to the Finger Lakes!

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fruitionseeds.wordpress.com - June 13th, 2013

Each seed tells the story of its entire life history, millions of years in the making. A few seeds, in a single generation, may travel the globe. Most will stay within their watershed and most likely, their microclimate. In this way, seeds become profoundly adapted to place.

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