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Columbus Historic North Market

August 29, 2011 Edward Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

A stop during my recent visit to Ohio was the historic North Market located in downtown Columbus. The North Market successfully addresses the needs of small and local businesses for retail space, and provides local, healthy and sustainably grown and processed food for consumers. Over one million...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Innovations to Support Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

August 09, 2011 Suresh Sureshwaran, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Mary Ahearn, Economic Research Service; and Stephanie Ritchie, National Agricultural Library

This post is part of the Science Tuesday feature series on the USDA blog. Check back each week as we showcase stories and news from the USDA’s rich science and research portfolio. Do you know who grew your food? Farmer’s markets, eating locally and even the USDA’s “Know your Farmer, Know your Food”...

Food and Nutrition Farming Research and Science

National Farmers Market Week

August 07, 2011 David Aten

Happy National Farmers Market Week! This year, August 7 through 13 is Farmers Market week. Thousands of farmers markets across the country offer consumers affordable, convenient, and healthful products sold directly from the farm in their freshest possible state, increasing consumer access to fresh...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Fourth Generation Farmer, Educator, and Lawmaker Helps White House Win the Future

August 05, 2011 Talishia Sears, Web Communications Intern

Cross posted from the White House Rural Champions of Change website:

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