·      India’s rice revolution http://bit.ly/Yo0Nbq

In a village in India’s poorest state, Bihar, farmers are growing world record amounts of rice (22.4 tonnes per hectare)  – with no GM, and no herbicide. Is this one solution to world food shortages?

Using a system called System of Rice (or root) Intensification (SRI)

o   Miracle grow: Indian farmers smash crop yields records without GMOs http://bit.ly/15ApQgO

·      Baltimore Food Hub: $10M campus for food related businesses, job training...

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·      Access to Good, Healthy Food Should be a Basic Human Right http://bit.ly/yDr2eG

·      Big Food Must Go: Why We Need to Radically Change the Way We Eat http://bit.ly/zLkEhy

·      Spain Wilts in Driest Winter for 7- Years http://bit.ly/w0vIKu

·      Fukashima’s rebel farmers refuse to abandon livestock http://bit.ly/yCy70o

Small band of renegades make regular trips to nuclear evacuation zone to...

If you are looking for fantastic local food or seasonal family fun, Miller Farms Market is the place to visit year round.  A family farm located in Locust Grove, Virginia, Miller Farm grows their own excellent produce and sells a number of other products made, grown or produced locally.  Stop by anytime during the year for great atmosphere and a divine shopping experience.

Miller Farms Market is proud of the produce they grown and supply to the locavore community of Virginia.  Although they...

Jenny Huston is a chef and food activist working on food systems issues in Oakland, California. Every week she painstakingly compiles a published list of issues related to food, nutrition and agriculture for our collective food community. We are proud to support her efforts by featuring her weekly update here at FarmersMarket.com!   

Ignacio Chapela on BASF’s Announcement to Move GMOs Out of Europe http://bit.ly/zaQW2M

Seedfolks Seed Library: Oakland’s first public seed library opens at the...

Just because a Farm or Orchard hasn’t received official organic certification, it doesn’t mean their product wasnt grown with healthy, organic methods.  There are many small farms across the country that have a long history of sustainable all natural farming, that have opted out of USDA certification.  This is a choice made by each individual farm and not an implication of the quality or safety of their produce.  

One such place is Twin Springs Fruit Farm in Ortanna, Pennsylvania.  Twin Springs...

Regina Dlugokencky, owner and farmer at Seedsower Farm, put the word out asking for tips on marketing farmers markets. She was doing research for G&G Winter Markets. She kindly compiled a summary of the advice she received and passed it along to us, which we offer below to help farmers markets everywhere peddle...

Farming is hard enough. 

Marketing your farm is something else altogether. And it's hard. I won't kid you, deceive you or try to convince you otherwise. 

But then, marketing any small business is hard. I should know. I've worked in marketing for the past 11 years, and I've been a small business owner for longer than that. 

I might not know farming. But I know marketing. And I think I can offer some sound advice on farm marketing, whether you're selling raw organic foods or grass fed beef. 

This,...

Jenny Huston is a chef and food activist working on food systems issues in Oakland, California. Every week she painstakingly compiles a published list of issues related to food, nutrition and agriculture for our collective food community. We are proud to support her efforts by featuring her weekly update here at FarmersMarket.com!

·      Guardian UK: Agriculture needs massive investment to avoid hunger, scientists warn http://bit.ly/uxaMre
 

·      Restaurants Around the World to use DNA Barcoding...