Local Food

'Local' is the New 'Green'

Global corporations like Frito Lay and Barnes and Noble are attempting to co-opt the word 'local' into their branding.
21 October 2009 - 11:00am
Utne Reader

When "Local" Isn't

The "go local" movement has proved so popular that it's become irresistible...for international mega-corporations.
24 September 2009 - 12:00pm
Creators.com

Is the Local Food Movement Misguided?

Eating local is in vogue, as the environmental impacts of industrialized agriculture surface. But is eating local really the right response? One author says maybe not.
6 September 2009 - 9:00am
Forbes

The Road to Damascus, OR

The Portland, Oregon area is well known for preserving agricultural land separate from urban areas. In the new town of Damascus on the border of the growth boundary, landowners are seeking a way to mix the two.
11 August 2009 - 9:00am
The Oregonian

Fixing America's 'Food Deserts'

Time Magazine looks at the problem of 'food deserts' in America- usually low-income communities that groceries have spurned, leaving only fast food and bodegas to fill the bill.
28 May 2009 - 11:00am
Time

Vermont's Farms Cropping Up, Diversifying

The spike in farms can be seen statewide. They are more diverse than they used to be, and probably a response from young people who "want to know where their foods comes from" and have taken direct action.
12 February 2009 - 9:00am
Brattleboro Reformer

Taking Local Food Production Year-Round

Though the use of new portable greenhouse techniques, one farmer is looking to extend his local food growing season year-round -- in Northern Vermont.
7 February 2009 - 9:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

An 'Urban-Chicken Movement' in North Carolina

North Carolina city dwellers have taken eating locally to a new level by raising their own chickens for eggs. Controversy ensues.
12 November 2008 - 7:00am
Winston-Salem Journal

Farming in Skid Row...Vertically

Around Los Angeles' Skid Row, vertical farms have been installed on walls. Its project leaders note that it not only promotes locally grown foods, but it also beautifies areas that "would otherwise just be concrete and steel."
10 October 2008 - 5:00am
Architectural Record

Loan Program Brings Independent Grocery Stores to Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative (FFFI) has provided $42 million in grants and loans to finance 58 locally-owned grocery stores, combating fresh grocery shortages in areas of rural and urban Pennsylvania.
18 September 2008 - 10:00am
Hometown Advantage

Edible Walls Growing in L.A.

Cal Poly students, working with nonprofit Urban Farming, are creating 'edible walls' for low-income residents in L.A.
10 August 2008 - 7:00am
San Luis Obispo

Chickens Aren't Just For Countrysides Anymore

Residents of Austin, TX are risking violation of city ordinances forbidding loud animals to raise chickens in their central city neighborhood backyards. It's partly a way to cut out-of-pocket expenses.
11 July 2008 - 10:00am
Austin American-Statesman

Wal-Mart To Cut Costs, Selling Local Fruits and Veggies

In an effort to reduce shipping costs, Wal-Mart is cutting its food miles and passing the savings on to customer by selling locally grown produce.
3 July 2008 - 7:00am
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Urban Agriculture Putting Down Roots In Central Cities

Urban farms are popping up in New York and elsewhere, providing residents with access to fresh, affordable produce.
9 May 2008 - 1:00pm
The New York Times

City Explores Ways To Provide Access To Healthy Food

Seattle's new local food initiative will try to help provide access to health, fresh food in neighborhoods that are a long walk or bus ride from a supermarket.
1 May 2008 - 12:00pm
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Front Yard Farming

A few eco-conscious -- and business savvy -- suburbanites are ripping up their lawns and growing vegetables to cater to the increasing demand for local produce.
22 April 2008 - 2:00pm
The Wall Street Journal

Government Programs Stifle Local Farmers

Government subsidy programs designed to support the production of the four major food crops are limiting - even penalizing - small farmers' ability to meet regional demand for local fruits and vegetables.
5 March 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times
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