There’s no shortage of issues surrounding the labeling of chicken. As more consumers become aware of the issues surrounding the industrial production of chicken, we’ve seen terminology and meaning drop left and right. Cage-free, free-range, free-roaming, free-running, naturally raised; each term comes and then gets swallowed whole by an industry that eagerly promotes the age [...]

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“I couldn’t keep my hands out of the fields,” David declared. Four years ago, David was working at a nearby organic fertilizer company and was compelled to keep a small garden, focusing on garlic cultivation. Now, David is operating Eagle View Organics and needs not to make an excuse to be in the fields. The [...]

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You probably know that Sandy Spring CSA partners with the farmers of Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (LFFC). We help them find CSA sites in Maryland and Northern Virginia. In doing this work for ten years, we have worked with many different farms and we believe LFFC’s Certified Organic produce is the best in the region. [...]

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From Eat Local Challenge, a group weblog focusing on the importance of locally and sustainably grown food. Eating local means more for the local economy. According to a study by the New Economics Foundation in London, a dollar spent locally generates twice as much income for the local economy. When businesses are not owned locally, [...]

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What’s wrong with this picture? From Food Politics by Marion Nestle – USDA has changed the way it reports the country’s annual expenditures on the food system. It has just released the Economic Research Service’s new food dollar report. As the report explains, it is designed to answer the question “For what do our food [...]

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…while food is a necessity that we all share for survival, it’s also a cultural bellwether. Taking control of our food – knowing where it comes from, selecting it and cooking it ourselves – makes us more thoughtful. Sitting down to a meal and eating with those we care about instead of standing over the [...]

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Need to find a CSA or farmers market near you? iPadniks and iPhonies now have a brand new tool to make it easy to find that fresh, nutritious local food at farmers markets and CSA sites. Apptika Inc. has just released a new version of its popular Farmers Market Finder app which now includes over [...]

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Reminder: today is the final delivery/pick-up for our Fall season. Watch this spot (and your email) for information on the 2011 Spring/Summer season. We have good things in store. Have a great holiday! The twice-weekly email from Kathan at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is reprinted here for your convenience. Please let us know if you [...]

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The weekly email from Kathan at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative is reprinted here for your convenience. Please let us know if you are not receiving these weekly emails. You should be getting an email on Fridays and the final list on Wednesdays. If you are on Facebook, please click the ‘Like’ button at the bottom [...]

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Single, thirtysomething, working as a writer in New York City, Kristin Kimball was living life as an adventure. But she was beginning to feel a sense of longing for a family and for home. When she interviewed a dynamic young farmer, her world changed. Kristin knew nothing about growing vegetables, let alone raising pigs and [...]

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