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Bumper crop of customers at new farmers market site

September 24, 2011 Roots of Change

There's just something wonderful about farmers markets, said Sersland, who sells fruit and vegetables grown at Dave Lewis Farms, six miles west of town. "You get the healthy lifestyle from […]

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High Costs Make It Harder To Grow Young Farmers

September 23, 2011 Roots of Change

In farm country, business is still booming. Commodity prices remain high, and investors are funneling millions of dollars into buying farmland, making it quite enticing for the would-be farmer who […]

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Illinois’ Solution To Hunger? Asian Carp

September 22, 2011 Roots of Change

Illinois officials hope serving the invasive species on a plate is the creative solution to two big problems: controlling the plankton-gobbling carp from entering the Great Lakes and record numbers […]

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Chicago Urban Farming: City Council Approves New Ordinance

September 9, 2011 Roots of Change

The Chicago City Council approved a zoning code amendment allowing for more widespread urban agriculture Thursday.

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Summer’s Top 5 Sustainable Food Books

August 18, 2011 Roots of Change

As summer draws to an end, Roots of Change (ROC) wanted to know what were this summer’s top five sustainable food books to read.&nbs p; In a recent Facebook poll, […]

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Which Issues Matter to You?

August 12, 2011 Roots of Change

Could you take a few minutes to tell us what food and farming issues you care most about?   Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire […]

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Extreme Heat Poses Serious Threat to Ag

July 31, 2011 Roots of Change

For those of us in California this summer may have been filled with great weather conditions. Unfortunately, this is not the case across most of the U.S where many places […]

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USDA Launches Online Food Hub Resource

July 15, 2011 Roots of Change

The new online food hub resource, part of the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) website, contains the USDA’s latest findings, funding opportunities, a list of operational food hubs, and a library […]

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A Way to Save America’s Bees: Buy Free-Range Beef

July 14, 2011 Roots of Change

As the insects that pollinate our crops disappear, a team of scientists has learned that they thrive on land grazed by cattle

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First Steps to Local

July 11, 2011 Roots of Change

“What advice do you have for someone who would like to incorporate more local foods into his or her diet but isn’t sure where to begin?”

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