by Tatianna Echevarria | May 9, 2014 | News
With the recent increase in demand for locally grown food and the new resources and tools provided by the 2014 Farm Bill, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA will be investing $78 millions dollars into the rural economy. These funds will support...
by Tatianna Echevarria | Apr 30, 2014 | Literature, Resources
Presented by the Wallace Center, the Food Hubs: Solving Local report presents five case studies that show how small-farm aggregators and food retailers and distributors are teaming up to bring local food into larger-scale wholesale channels. The report’s target...
by Tatianna Echevarria | Apr 16, 2014 | Food Systems Education, News
In her article, How the Local Food Economy is Challenging Big Food, published in the Next City Forefront series, Tracie McMillan discusses the challenges faced by small scale farmers and food businesses in the US today. Following the story of a small farm in Michigan,...
