Maine farmer survey finds optimism
Village Soup - 1/25/2012.
Orono – Maine farmers surveyed recently for a University of Maine Cooperative Extension research project expressed optimism about the state's farming opportunities and suggested business would improve if the "buy local" message reaches more consumers and institutions.
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School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains
Kennebec Journal - 1/25/2012. AP – Alexandria, Va.: The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings – including the always popular pizza – will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side. |
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Mother Nature’s disasters attempt to balance world
Kennebec Journal - 1/25/2012.Op-ed by Jim Murphy – Mostly missed on lists for 2011 was the horrific toll of weather disasters. Globally, natural disasters are growing in number and violence. Most record-setting events in 2011 were elsewhere, but even here climate is being rocked off its 11,700-year-old perch. Federal disasters once were rare, but 2011 saw declarations in 47 states. |
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The future of farming
Stone Barns Center - 1/25/2012. Fred Kirschenmann, noted farmer, theologian, philosopher and president of Stone Barns Center’s Board of Directors, called on young farmers to help create a new paradigm in America’s food system to carry us into a future riddled with challenges, such as a world population that just topped 7 billion. “We need to grow food in partnership with nature rather than through domination,” he said in his closing remarks. |
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