Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Secretary Tom Vilsack Declares National Farmers Market Week...
Written by Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service The Secretary of Agriculture has officially declared August 1-7 2010 as National Farmers Market Week. National Farmers Market Week...
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Farmers Markets as an Engine of Revitalization
The Historic Downtown Farmers Market in Hot Springs, Arkansas. “It is our belief that by supporting our local farmers today, we can ensure that there will be farms in our community tomorrow.” - Kent...
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USDA Plants the Seeds to Help Mississippi Grow
This September we announced the 2010 awards for our Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG), a program geared toward increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables by offering grants to enhance the...
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7,175 Ways to Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food: Visit a Farmers Market
Fresh mushrooms and peppers sold at the Ypsilanti Depot Town Market in Michigan. Michigan ranks among the top ten states for growth and for number of farmers markets this year. (Image courtesy of...
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New API Helps Satisfy the Nation’s App-etite for Farmers Markets
A farmer’s market patron enjoys orange samples and talks to the booth vendor at a San Francisco area market. The new Farmers Market API released by AMS will give app developers and designers an easier...
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USDA Meets Digital Government Strategy Milestone with Mobile and Open Data...
The Amber Waves mobile app on an iPad with its cover displaying Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2013, "The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America". As part of USDA’s 12-month...
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