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How to Farm Fish in the Nevada Desert by John Tossi Businessweek.com Published 05/16/2013
Mark O'Farrell started Hungry Mother Organics in 2006. His son Jake, 23, works on the farm in Minden, Nev., about 40 miles south of Reno. This article highlights their aquaponics system and its multiple uses in green house and food production in the Nevada desert.
Urban Roots turns bus into hydroponics garden by Marilyn Newton Reno Gazette Journal Published 04/29/2013
Reno, NV. Urban Roots is introducing its new BussAqua, an old school bus that has been transformed into a stationary hydroponics garden in which Purple Cherokee heirloom tomatoes are grown all year long. (Read entire article.)
Reno by KOLO 8 News Published 04/25/2013
Reno, NV. Teaching kids where food comes from, the Desert Research Institute's GreenPower program teamed up with Reno's Urban Roots program to bring to life a hydroponic teaching lab. See the entire news coverage.
Oregon Delivers Local Seafood From Boat To School by Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting Published 04/05/2013
This article discusses the new seafood items on the school lunch menu for the 16,000 students in the Bend-LaPine School District. The School District received funds from the 2011 Farm to School & School Garden Bill allowed Bend-area schools to add seafood to the mix of local food offerings for a few months this year. The $27,000 in grant funds the new "Boat to School" program will run out in May, but students will get the opportunity to meet some of the Oregon fishermen who have provided some of their school lunch meals and hear about how the fishermen fish the seas off of the Oregon Coast. A new bill in the Legislature this session proposes to expand grant funding for farm to school and school garden programs like Bend-LaPines's Boat to School, from $189,140 in 2011 to $5 million for 2013-2015.
Local Food on Menu by Susan Palmer The Register Guard Published 02/19/2013
This articles discusses the local purchasing efforts of three Lane County school districts. These districts purchased over $314,000 worth of foods grown or processed in Lane County in 2012.
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NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT FROM NEWMAN’S OWN FOUNDATION
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October 25, 2012
NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL NETWORK RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT FROM NEWMAN’S OWN FOUNDATION Grant Awarded as Part of Nutri... Continue reading
Winners of National Farm to School Month Poster Contest Announced
Three schools will receive $1,000 for a Farm to School project of their choice The National Farm to School Network and Annie’s Root 4 Kids are thrilled to announce the winners of our first National Farm to School Month Poster Contest... Continue reading
Organic Valley and National Cooperative Grocers Association Join Forces to Improve School Lunch
LA FARGE, Wis. and IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jun. 27 /CSRwire/ - Organic Valley, the nation's oldest organic farmer-owned cooperative, and National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food ... Continue reading
FARM TO SCHOOL CELEBRATES FIFTY STATE LEADS
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February 14, 2011
FARM TO SCHOOL CELEBRATES FIFTY STATE LEADS
Local contacts will provide expertise and training
The National Farm to School Network (NFSN) reached another milestone with the selection of 50 l... Continue reading
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