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Fresh Food Abounds on a Six Acre Mississippi Farm

January 27, 2015 Judi Craddock, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mississippi

Hattie Thompson has a heart for growing healthy food for her community thanks to the help of her new seasonal high tunnel. “My mission is to network throughout the local community with other growers who might be interested in doing the same thing, and to teach children and mothers about nutrition,”...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

A South Carolina Small Farmer Makes Big Impact on the Land and in Local Community

January 08, 2015 Sabrenna Bryant, Natural Resources Conservation Service, South Carolina

South Carolina small farmer and community leader Ann Pringle Washington wears many hats. Along with her husband Richard, they share a deep tie to the land on their 17-acre farm in Eastover and a true passion for improving the community where they live. Ann’s desire to learn more about how to grow...

Conservation Food and Nutrition Farming

New York's City Harvest Wins U.S. Food Waste Challenge Competition

January 07, 2015 Elise Golan, USDA Director for Sustainable Development

Beginning in August, food banks across the country competed to see who could sign up the most food donors to the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. From among the 200 food banks in the Feeding America network, the champion is City Harvest in New York City, which won by signing up 114 donors to the Challenge...

Food and Nutrition Farming