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As Food Prices Rise…

I could talk for days about the causes and effects of rising food prices in the US.   Disadvantaged Americans queue for aid in New York Its becoming a BIG DEAL.  In the past year 1.3 million new...

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[COMFOOD:] Local Food and Farm Support Act: H.R. 2364

James Godsil wrote on Community Food Security Coalition listserve So here is some federal legislation to work for. H.R.2364  Title: To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers...

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Oil, food and agrotherapy

Published on 17 May 2008 by Energy Bulletin. Archived on 17 May 2008.by Shepherd Bliss Petroleum supplies slowly dwindle as demand rapidly soars. So the prices of gasoline and oil that supply modern...

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Eat the View: Urban agriculture at the White House

  I’ve been hearing recently about a proposed plan to plant and maintain a kitchen garden on the White House lawn.  It would be a great way to spread the word about urban and kitchen gardening. Here’s...

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Irony of Bush veto on Farm Bill

In a rapid rebuke of President Bush’s efforts for fiscal restraint, the House voted to override his veto today of a $307 billion farm bill and the Senate was poised to follow suit Thursday. Only hours...

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One Country’s Table Scraps, Another Country’s Meal

  Grocery bills are rising through the roof. Food banks are running short of donations. And food shortages are causing sporadic riots in poor countries through the world. You’d never know it if you saw...

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Growing in Seattle: Food aid from the home front

Seattle, known as the emerald city to some, has urban agriculture popping up all over the place.  I’m actually going there in the fall to work with Seattle Youth Garden Works as one of their AmeriCorps...

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