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"USDA Makes Major Investments in WIC to Improve Maternal and Child Health"
Press Release via USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for the Special Supplementa... Learn More
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Adaptation Resources for Agriculture: Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Midwest and Northeast
Changes in climate and extreme weather are already increasing challenges for agriculture.
Adaptation Resources for Agriculture: Responding to Climate Variability and Change in the Midwest and Northeast Learn More
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NH Hunger Solutions Statement on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
NH Hunger Solutions is thrilled to see the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and H... Learn More
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New Resources Available via NH Legal Food Hub
The Legal Food Hub (a project of Conservation Law Foundation who connects participants to pro bono legal services) added three new legal guides to the... Learn More
Blackfire Farm in Hancock, New Hampshire.
Monadnock Food System Spotlight of the Month: Elizabeth White and Douglas Higley of Blackfire Farm in Hancock
Doug Higley and Liz White co-own and operate Blackfire Farm, a small diversified farm in Hancock, NH. Higley is a Hancock native and met White at a fa... Learn More
The farm in Bartlett that the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust has conserved.
"Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Announces Conservation of Mountainside Farm in Bartlett"
Article via Conway Daily Sun
USVLT is pleased to announce its newest land project – a conservation easement protecting 128 acres of forestland along Dundee Road in Bartlett. The M... Learn More
An image of Michael Faber, the general manager of the Monadnock Food Co-op, standing in the produce section of the store.
"For Michael Faber of Hancock, local food and family make Monadnock region home"
Article via Monadnock Ledger Transcript
The general manager of the Monadnock Food Co-Op was the store’s first employee when it launched about a decade ago, but it wasn’t his first foray into... Learn More
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"How Farmers Markets Do More than Sell Local Goods"
Episode 267 of the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture Podcast
The National Center for Appropriate Technology has released a new study detailing the economic impact of farmers markets in Montana, and it has launch... Learn More
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"Kearsarge Area Victory Gardens: An update 3 years in"
Blog post via Kearsarge Food Hub
An update from victory gardens in the kearsarge area Learn More
"Rethinking Manure Biogas: Policy Considerations to Promote Equity and Protect the Climate and Environment"
"Rethinking Manure Biogas: Policy Considerations to Promote Equity and Protect the Climate and Environment"
Report via the Vermont Law Center
Some think that manure biogas is the solution to GHG emissions from animal agriculture—but relying on biogas on factory farms ignores its very real co... Learn More