Organic, local farms get a boost from USDA
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Obama administration officials Wednesday outlined a broad array of efforts to elevate organic and local farming to a prominence never seen before at the sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The shift is raising eyebrows among conventional growers and promising federal support to a food movement that began in Northern California and was considered heretical only a few years ago
"Guys, this is your window - use it," USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan told organic farmers, processors and retailers at a conference Wednesday in Washington that was sponsored by Santa Cruz's Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Organic Trade Association.
When her microphone went dead as she discussed genetically modified foods, a member of the audience joked, "They're already sabotaging you."
http://www.darkeneddesire.com/gallery/FarmersMarket/SupportSmallOrganicFarms.jpg
The shift is raising eyebrows among conventional growers and promising federal support to a food movement that began in Northern California and was considered heretical only a few years ago
"Guys, this is your window - use it," USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan told organic farmers, processors and retailers at a conference Wednesday in Washington that was sponsored by Santa Cruz's Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Organic Trade Association.
When her microphone went dead as she discussed genetically modified foods, a member of the audience joked, "They're already sabotaging you."
http://www.darkeneddesire.com/gallery/FarmersMarket/SupportSmallOrganicFarms.jpg
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- Community, Sustainable Agriculture, FOODIES: UNITE
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- Organic, USDA, Local Food
