8 Ways to Join the Local Food Movement. 1.
From Lawn to Lunch To convert your sunny lawn to a lunch box, remove turf in long, 18-inch strips. Cut the edges of each strip with a sharp-bladed edging tool. While one partner rolls up the grass like a jellyroll, another slices through grass roots with the edging tool. Remove about an inch of rooty soil with the top growth. To compost the strips, layer green sides together, then brown sides together, ending brown-side-up. Make beds 10 to 20 feet long and six to eight feet wide (so you can reach the center from each side). Spread on two or three inches of compost, then set plants about six inches apart, in staggered rows. 2. Some 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by meat production. 3. Ten quarts of pumpkin puree in the pantry, and not a jar of tomato sauce left? Plan ahead. Grow Local, Eat Local. FoodRoutes - Where Does Your Food Come From?
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How to find a Pick-Your-Own farm Whether you call it pick-your-own, PYO or U-pick, it's easy to find one near you! There is a purple "Start here" button (at the top of the left of every page) on the Customer's Menu or on the top right of the header). PYO Farms Outside the U.S. Crop Availability Calendars / Harvest Dates. Eat Well Guide: Local, Sustainable, Organic Food. Find Locally Grown Food. Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food.
Local Food Resources. The John Newberry Elementary School Garden Resource Guide was produced to create a guide that will provide ways in which a school garden can be used as an outdoor experience and to stimulate general interest in the garden.
NOTE: These files are large, and it may work best to download one at a time. Intro - 8.4 Mb Math 164 - 14.8 MB Nutrition - 7.8 Mb Read - 21.7 Mb Science - 52.1 Mb Social - 10.3 Mb Writing - 12.3 Mb. Real Milk Finder: Raw Milk Locator. Important Message to All Raw Milk Producers and Consumers: The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) protects your right to provide and obtain raw milk.
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Price Foundation’s goals include promoting a healthy diet for people everywhere, based on natural and traditional foods, and assisting individuals and families in accessing those foods through information, education, and helping to restore the direct relationship between food consumers and food producers. EarlyBirdsFarms - California Food Business : Earlybird's Place. ASAP Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: Local Food. US Town Declares Total Food Sovereignty, Opposing State & Federal Laws.