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  • From: Tony Marzolino <tmarzolino@yahoo.com>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Can Northeast States Grow Their Own Food?
  • Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:46:11 -0800 (PST)

Hello All,
Does anyone know which office of the USDA is administering the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” funding?  There may be some opportunities. 

Thanks,
Tony Marzolino

--- On Mon, 12/21/09, Tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net> wrote:

From: Tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net>
Subject: [Livingontheland] Can Northeast States Grow Their Own Food?
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Monday, December 21, 2009, 10:24 PM


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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