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Microbial Myths
My parents’ generation was taught that Best Parenting Practices included lots of sterilization of everything that went into baby’s mouth. By the time I was changing diapers there was talk of how...
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Money Can Grow on Trees
I grew up hearing that “Money doesn’t grow on trees” – but I'm putting my money on fruits and nuts! Heirloom and diversified fruit and nut production is moving back on to the books of farm production...
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If you have been watching Congressional action around the farm bill as if it were a reality TV show, it has been very entertaining. There is a set cast of characters, and we think we know how they fit...
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The Food Safety Modernization Act is Coming to a Farm Near You!
Are you ready to Talk Turkey to the Food and Drug Administration? If you eat food – and that’s all of us, we need to make our voices heard! We should all be concerned about the FDA’s new Food Safety...
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Pearl Oyster Mushrooms from our logs!
The garden has gone down (along with the government), but the recent rains have nourished our mushroom logs to blossom these beautiful Pearl Oyster Mushrooms. We just had a wonderful lunch putting...
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Farm to School Month Wrap from Texas
National School Lunch Week/National Farm to School Month campaign For this year’s National School Lunch Week (NSLW), Texas schools took students on a “Texas-Size Taste Tour.” In recognition of this...
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Subsistence Foods in a Changing World
Native peoples are the first communities to live with the realities of climate change and the impacts of our energy industrial complex on our food systems - especially the coastal communities in Alaska...
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Farm to School is Hope for the Future
Farm to School has the ability to impact not only the future of Agriculture, but the future of family farms and organic foods. As food service directors are learning to meet the new nutritional...
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Winter on the Farm
I hope everyone is staying safe and warm out there in this winter weather. Here on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border we received a lot of ice and snow, which we aren't used to, so many of our communities...
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Growing Edible Baby Ginger
I recently attended the “Growing Edible Ginger for Local Markets” workshop given by Susan Anderson from East Branch Ginger at the SSAWG Conference in Mobile, AL. Susan produces baby culinary ginger in...
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Aquaponics in Farm to School
Aquaculture Department at the Alma Bryant High School in Mobile ALDuring the recent Southern SAWG conference, we took a field trip to visit the Alma Bryant High School. Combining science and...
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Put the FUN back in Fundraising! Good Foods for Oxford Schools Benefit
The school staff, the awesome kids and innovative cafeteria staff, along with the greater community celebrated “Good Foods for Oxford Schools” with a phenomenal Gospel Choir Showcase and Iron Chef...
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Hope for the Future - Kids Love Local Foods!
I found some hope for the future! It was just in town at the local elementary school. I’ve been working in my local community with the Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah Best to bring the Tahlequah Farmers'...
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Schools and Farmers Celebrate Farm to School Month!
October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country between schools and local food! You can participate by sharing the resources with your...
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Louisiana Farm to School Grows with Seed Change
This year, students in Lafayette Parish School System and Richland Parish School System will have more local foods items, aquaponic garden systems and increased food education thanks to a new...
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It's Peach Season at Two Rivers School District in Arkansas!
The kitchen staff at Two Rivers worked overtime during the harvest season, so they could serve local peaches this fall. In partnership with the Childhood Obesity Prevention Research Program at Arkansas...
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F2S Farmer Focus: Bill's Best Arkansas Fresh
Local strawberries are the best treat for some lucky students in a few schools in Northwest Arkansas. This love connection was created when Andrew Carberry and his team at the Arkansas Children's...
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Farm to School Reflections From Louisiana
From our Louisiana State Lead in the National Farm to School Network, Katie Mularz, we share some reflections on Farm to School in Louisiana 2015.Farm to school made many-a-headline in 2015. Here's a...
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School Greenhouses Changing Tastes and Careers in Oklahoma!
In Oklahoma, students in the Stilwell Public School system recently enjoyed salads in the cafeterias made with fresh lettuce harvested in the new greenhouse that was purchased through their USDA Farm...
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A Future Farmer's Conference Experience
by Karen Lanier, guest bloggerI’m not a farmer. I’m a future farmer. I don’t expect to feed the world, or even fill a shelf in a grocery store. I do expect to grow most of my own food and share a...
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