U.S. Agriculture Secretary Embraces Good Food Movement
An update on the USDA programming #foodpolicy
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DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr This is pretty awesome --> "USDA, in fact, reports that it invested more than $1 billion between 2009 and 2015 in nearly 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects." -
DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr wow also this "Those receiving low-income food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program can now use their benefit cards to purchase locally produced vegetables and fruit at about 6,400 of the nation’s farmers markets, up from fewer than 1,000 when Obama took office. Vilsack said that, as a result, SNAP redemptions have increased from $3 million in the 2008-09 fiscal year to about $20 million in 2015."
Is the fresh fruit and vegetable program in schools going to be changed by canning lobbyists?
civileats.com
"If the House gets its way, food industry lobbying could undermine the fresh fruit and vegetable program, which brings fresh produce to public schools." #policynews
Supermarket Beef Is Battleground for Deforestation Debate
theplate.nationalgeographic.com
"One of Brazil’s largest supermarkets, Pão de Açúcar, has agreed to stop selling beef produced on deforested land or with forced labor by June 1." #foodnews #policynews
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sugardetoxme 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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sugardetoxme This is huge
Has anyone had celtuce??
modernfarmer.com
Sorta like lettuce on a broccoli stem!
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DietID_TeamDietitians Whoa! Very cool!
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sugardetoxme Never seen it!
Caught in the Middle: Farmers Seek a New and Improved GMO Debate
modernfarmer.com
"Meet the farmers, both conventional and organic, seeking a truce in agriculture’s most vicious battleground." #foodpolicy