A non-profit in South Florida is turning the concept of food recycling into something huge. Farm Share collects culled fruits and veggies and distributes them to the hungry...at a rate of 15-20 million pounds per year.
local farmers
Food Recycling goes Large Scale
(via www.farmshare.org)
Submitted by mrobbins on Sun, 2008-02-17 17:30. | Tags: food | dumping | farm share | farmers | Farmers Market | farming | food recovery | food recycling | landfill | landfills | local farmers | recycling
Raw Almonds Avoid Fumigation But Not Controversy
(via www.thedailygreen.com)
A rule designed to protect the public against salmonella poisoning from almonds is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of organic almond growers.
Submitted by greenfood on Thu, 2007-08-23 14:07. | Tags: food | agriculture | almond growers | local farmers | organic food | usda
