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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
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  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Can Northeast States Grow Their Own Food?
  • Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:24:02 -0700


Well -- do they know how?


Can Northeast States Grow Their Own Food?
by Laura Kaliebe posted Dec 15, 2009
http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/climate-action/can-northeast-states-grow-their-own-food

How much of the food eaten in the northeastern United States could be
produced regionally? The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced
$230,000 in funding to find out.

The grant was awarded as part of the USDA’s new initiative “Know Your Farmer,
Know Your Food,” which in its first week provided $65 million in support of
local and regional food projects across the country through the 2008 Farm
Bill.

Food in the United States travels between 1,500 and 2,500 miles from farm to
fridge, according to the Worldwatch Institute. Shipping food cross-country
leaves a large carbon footprint and is becoming more expensive as
transportation costs rise.

U.S. consumer demand for locally grown food is expected to rise from an
estimated $4billion in 2002 to as much as $7billion by 2012, according to the
USDA.

The Northeast food study will estimate potential crop production along the
East Coast to determine where regional food production could meet current and
projected demand.











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