[Market Farming] Local Agriculture
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
lflj at intrex.net
Sat Apr 5 01:39:52 EDT 2008
1. Washington state legislature creates comprehensive local foods program
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/27/local-foods-headed-for-broader-range-of-tables/
2. Massachusetts suburbanites want food grown closer to home
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/21/going_native
3. Congressman sponsors local foods initiative in Minnesota
http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/2008/mar/08/peterson-sponsoring-home-grown-conference/
4. Transforming a Vermont community with food
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080309/ENVIRONMENT/859442316/1048/ENVIRONMENT
5. Michigan produce industry suggests spending $10 week on local foods
http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/features-0/1203956115133660.xml&coll=4
6. Biodynamic farming in Vermont
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080308/NEWS02/803080326/1007
7. And here's a story that looks like an extension of Peter Proctor's work
in India, about developing a biodynamic cashew.
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=14630145
Books:
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Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"
Michael Pollan's Omnivore books
Joel Salatin's series on farming
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