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USDA Continues to Expand Opportunities and Support to Small Businesses

May 27, 2022 Jacqueline A. Davis-Slay, Senior Advisor, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, USDA

As May comes to a close, USDA reflects on recent activities to support small businesses nationwide. The first of the month marked the start of National Small Business Week 2022. In recognition of the observance, USDA’s national and state office leadership connected with small businesses in states...

Equity Farming Initiatives

Worms at Work, Recycling Food Waste

May 04, 2022 Nina Bhattacharyya, USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production

Did you know that worms can recycle your food scraps? Vermicomposting, or worm composting, turns food scraps into a beneficial soil amendment that can be used in home gardens, landscaping, turfgrass, farms and more. Over one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste. Composting...

Conservation Farming Initiatives