Sentences with phrase «support for local farmers»

This provides support for local farmers while putting local foods right in the cafeteria of school children who then try locally grown healthy foods.

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CSA Financing Community supported agriculture, or CSA, programs were first popularized by eco-conscious foodies; they pay local farmers a lump sum at the beginning of the year in exchange for regular deliveries of produce.

I've always had a connection with local farmers and growers, and supported them as much as I could from within the hotel — on my vacation I'd go up the Hudson Valley and make goat cheese — but doing that for yourself, and making all of the choices for your own restaurant is very different.

Certified Angus Beef ® brand has been supporting local farmers and ranchers for nearly 40 years, and is available around the world at only the best grocery stores and steakhouses.

Consumers who buy local help support the local habitat buy allowing farmers to keep it rural farm land without ruining the land for the wildlife.

Via FrieslandCampina, dairy farmers can receive support from Essent to set up local initiatives for the production of green energy.

As a Certified B Corporation, founding member of Slow Money, and member of 1 % For the Planet, Mamma Chia donates 1 % of all its gross sales to support farmers, community groups and organizations that are building healthy and local food systems.

I would support local farmers more to support them as a unit than out of the concern for the food miles aspect and savings in that direction but you can support local farmers without consuming the animal products.

This allows these organizations advocating for their local organic farmers and supporting the growth and viability of organic farmers to work collaboratively to grow a stronger organic farmer movement through stronger organizations.

The existing Riverina Organic Farmers Organisation (ROFO) is coordinated by many who were present at the networking event and offers a great local platform of support for growers who are researching how organic systems of production may integrate into their existing enterprise.

«At a local level we are providing farmers with support to understand their emissions and how to identify efficiency opportunities, as we work towards a target of climate neutral growth to 2030 for on farm emissions from a 2015 baseline.»

The local Government departments of agriculture are the structures responsible for organic farming and although no direct economic support is available for organic agriculture, $ A250 000 (approximately US$ 130 000) was provided for research in 2000 - 2001 and up to $ A1 000 000 (US$ 520 000) for extension to farmers.

That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back for many dairy farmers; and (d) the risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between the country's major supermarket chains».

For food, try to get as much as you can from your own state, and support your local farmers.

Accessing farmers markets, using community gardens and co-ops, or even starting a garden in your own backyard are all great options for eating healthier, supporting the local community, and spending less money.

Last December, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grants for 82 projects spanning 52 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of USDA's efforts to connect school cafeterias with local farmers and ranchers through its Farm - to - School program.

I was sitting in a meeting and one of our buyers came in and said he wanted to switch out the milk we were buying for the whole region to local milk, because it would reduce our environmental impact, support local farmers and provide customers with a fresher product.

Thanks to Governor Cuomo and my colleagues in the legislature, the hemp industry will prosper and support economic success for farmers, researchers, and local businesses throughout the state.»

It will allow Cornell Cooperative Extension to commission a feasibility study to help identify resources and specific data - based strategies for food distribution related to the development of a virtual food network to support a comprehensive local foods and farmer to consumer initiative.

The Countryside Alliance believes a vibrant countryside needs five key changes and calls on the Government to: SERVICES — Ensure an accessible and reliable rural transport and broadband network HOUSING — Promote local solutions to the lack of affordable rural housing EDUCATION — Enable all children to gain a practical understanding of the countryside FARMING — Support British farmers and producers COUNTRY PURSUITS — Repeal the Hunting Act and champion country pursuits For more information or to arrange interviews please call the Countryside Alliance press office on 0207 840 9220 or 07500 834 163

Governor Cuomo's FreshConnect program is increasing access to affordable, fresh New York - grown produce for all New Yorkers, while also supporting our local farmers.

The new Erie County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan creates innovative strategies to guide the County to identify and protect agricultural land with development pressure, support new farms and attract new farmers to Erie County, identify strategies to increase the financial viability of agriculture in the County, connect rural and urban farmers with consumers and new markets, and increase accessibility of healthy, local food for consumers.

Farm shops are also a popular choice for nomination reflecting the continuing trend for supporting local farmers and recognising that seasonal, local produce can not be beaten.

Farmers markets across our state are a great way for seniors to enjoy local, affordable fresh produce while supporting our agricultural communities.»

The original requirement for those stations was to provide local information to support the farmers» choice of crops to be grown, to the dimensioning of irrigation systems, the required height of dykes to prevent flooding, and such.

By purchasing from local businesses and farmers, you are supporting the local economy, which means the sellers can provide for their families.

In addition, check for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program near you as you'll not only be supporting your local farmers but eating some amazingly fresh food.

Good, sustainable farming supports regional communities by working with groups like Fair for Life fair trade funds and partnering with the farmers and members of a community to jointly develop programs that address needs in local communities such as medical support, improving critical local infrastructure, supporting local schools, establishing sources of potable water, nutrition education, to name a few.

From community - supported local farmers, community gardeners, and seed saving activists, to underground distribution networks of contraband foods and food resources rescued from the waste stream, this book shows how ordinary people can resist the dominant system, revive community - based food production, and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition.

Supporting local farmers, (particularly if they are trying to grow organic produce), is healthy not only for you and your family, but also helps to support your community.

Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is where community members pay a local farmer for a seasonal membership to the farm.

Shopping for natural skincare products at a farmers» markets is a fun thing today and is a good way to support local businesses in your community.

In - season produce not only tastes better, but you're also supporting the local farmers and eliminating your carbon footprint by minimizing orders for items that aren't available in your area, but are grown across the world and have to be shipped.

«There are usually three core reasons that motivate people: a desire for food safety in terms of pesticide residue, a need to support local farmers and communities as well as the general environment, and an interest in perceived health benefits.»

Buy local Supporting local farmers is not only good for the local economy it also reduces transportation costs and all the truck emissions that go with.

That's $ 9 a family member / week for fresh - as - can - be organic produce that also helps support local farmers.

You can still see black and red murals from time to time whose role was to eke out support for the left wing Sandinistas (a Nicaraguan group that overthrew President Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979), ox carts that sometimes slow down the traffic, cycle taxis, and creaky but colourful chicken busses transporting school children, farmers or chicken - carrying locals around the cities and towns, often at breakneck speed.

Supporting local farmers has been the turnaround for an entire industry in the Sunshine Coast hinterland town of Maleny.

The local farmers, of course, helped to provide political support for this for two reasons: (1) They really need another cash crop as the current ones have rather depressed prices.

I want to do the right thing for the planet, which I assumed was to purchase from local farmers who are in need of support.

We wanted a food producer of some kind (farmer, fisherman, cheese maker) in each group to inform the discussion from within as to what it meant to be a part of our food procurement web, and to have one's income depend on local support for that local food.

They facilitated Menu for the Future small group discussions to support local farmers and educate eaters, and as a result local eaters changed their food choices, and the market for local food products expanded.

The Foodshed Conservation Plan also provides a framework for stakeholders, including farmers, land trusts and government — federal, state, county and local — to strengthen their support for protecting the region's farmland.

Scenic Hudson's foodshed study is being issued just as many farmers» markets and Community Supported Agriculture operations reopen for the year, offering people the season's first supplies of fresh produce from local farms.

Firstly, the RUAF Foundation cooperates with urban producers, local NGOs, public administrations and other relevant stakeholder groups in setting up of concrete short chain marketing initiatives, for example within the framework of the Market - oriented urban agriculture project in Gaza (implemented in cooperation with Oxfam) agricultural value chains in various specific product groups are supported in a market - for the poor - perspective; The From Seed to Table programme supported 30 urban farmer groups in 17 cities to innovate their local production systems, engage in value - adding activities and establish innovative short marketing channels; The projects in Freetown and Makeni in Sierra Leone implemented in cooperation with COOPI helped to establish various youth - led agro-enterprises (in pig raising and slaughtering; milk and fruit processing and waste management).

A hunger for high - quality fresh produce and a desire to support local farmers has increased the number of U.S. farmers» markets from 1,755 in 1994 to nearly 5,000 in late 2007.

The city of Havana facilitates adequate supply of quality seeds, natural fertilizers and bio-pesticides in small quantities to urban farmers through a network of local stores and is supporting the establishment of decentralised low - cost facilities for compost production and the installation of composting toilets.

I'd venture to guess that many people who are regularly / religiously buy at farmer's markets (and who also participate in CSAs), do so for a combination of reasons: better product, supports their local farmers / economy, and supports / encourages farming in a more sustainable fashion that, just so happens, has some environmental benefit, even if it is not as great as not buying / eating beef from CAFOs.

Industrial foods benefit from certain efficiencies afforded by the highly developed nature of Big Ag's distribution networks... But there's no reason that local distribution networks can't be rebuilt to improve transportation efficiency... In any case, efficient distribution networks for non-industrial foods won't be reestablished if local farmers don't have consumer support in the interim — purchasing locally produced foods is a good way to provide this support to ensure that local networks will be improved.

I hope that eating mostly local foods for those two weeks provided some additional support for local dairy farmers and agriculture farms.