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		<title>TDR Programs: Protecting Rural Farmland to Supply Food for Urbanites</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/09/tdr-programs-protecting-rural-farmland-to-supply-food-for-urbanites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though there’s some debate about whether local food is better for the environment, I think it&#8217;s safe to say that all else equal (farm practices, mode of transportation, amount/type of packaging, etc.), a food product traveling 50 miles as opposed to 1500 miles is responsible for less greenhouse gas emissions. Preserving and promoting local food [...]


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		<title>SARE Grants Available for Sustainable Ag Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a USDA grants program, supports agricultural efforts that meet the three principles of sustainability. Farmers and others who participate in the agricultural field need to demonstrate that their projects are economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible when they apply to the following grants:
Professional Development Program Grant
Amount: [...]


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		<title>How Many Farmers&#8217; Markets Can Survive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting article from the Seattle PI on whether having more farmers&#8217; markets makes economic sense.  What are your thoughts on this?  How do you think recent code changes allowing people to sell food they have grown might affect local food access and farmers&#8217; markets?
There&#8217;s a weekly ritual savored by a lot of foodies: [...]


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		<title>Sustaining an Urban Fruit Gleaning Program</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/sustaining-an-urban-fruit-gleaning-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question that gets raised over and over with programs aimed at getting food into people&#8217;s bellies is how to sustain these programs in an era when grants and charitable donations are vanishing.  To keep these vital programs going, innovative strategies need to be developed, and our friends at City Fruit have come up with a good one.
One of the [...]


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		<title>Beech Hill Farm &#8211; UFH on the Road, Part Three</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/beech-hill-farm-ufh-road-trip-part-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent trip to the East Coast, I had the chance to visit Beech Hill Farm on Mount Desert Island near the Maine coast.  It is a MOGFA-certified organic farm with five acres under cultivation, heirloom apple trees and 65 acres of forest.   This working farm is a hands on project run by the College of the [...]


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		<title>People&#8217;s Garden Pilot Program</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/peoples-garden-pilot-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Access]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a pilot program for the People&#8217;s Garden School. This program will allow organizations to develop and manage community gardens at schools in low-income neighborhoods. Students will be taught how to tend to the garden, and will learn about the importance of including fresh food in their diet.
There [...]


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		<title>Growing Food Provides Fresh Produce and Gardening Skills to Inmates</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/learning-green-jobs-in-prison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Sustainable Life blog, here is a unique approach to green jobs training in a somewhat unlikely location.
Sustainability is a logical goal at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, the Wilsonville prison that houses Oregon’s entire population of female convicts.
There, inmates help reduce costs by reusing materials and growing their own food. And, through environmental stewardship, [...]


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		<title>The Nitty Gritty of Seattle&#8217;s Urban Ag Code Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/the-nitty-gritty-of-seattles-urban-ag-code-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/the-nitty-gritty-of-seattles-urban-ag-code-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Processing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle City Council unanimously voted to pass the urban agriculture land use code amendments yesterday (with the exception of Councilmember Jean Godden who was not present when the vote took place). These amendments were drafted in response to the Local Food Action Initiative&#8217;s call on the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to find ways [...]


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		<title>Value-Added Producer Grants from USDA</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/value-added-producer-grants-from-usda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/value-added-producer-grants-from-usda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cook Your Harvest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to try making value-added products but lack the funds to do so?  Then this USDA grant may be for you.
Grants may be used for planning activities and for working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renewable energy. Eligible applicants are independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and [...]


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		<title>Brookwood Community Farm &#8211; UFH on the Road, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/brookwood-community-farm-ufh-on-the-road-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/brookwood-community-farm-ufh-on-the-road-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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My family and I are on a trip to the East Coast, and they are totally indulging me by visiting some local farms.

The first place we stopped at was Brookwood Community Farm.  &#8220;Is it sustainable?&#8221;  I asked a group of people trimming up garlic.  &#8221;That&#8217;s the idea, well, yes we actually are sustainable through our CSA program and by using [...]


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