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An independent analysis conducted by mapping analytics firm PetersonGIS shows that locations with the highest obesity rates contain the fewest farmers’ markets. To produce the analysis, March 2011 data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on market locations throughout the United States were mapped and correlated with county-aggregated obesity statistics from the Center for Disease [...] A New York Times article by Mark Bittman Thirty-two million kids — 10 percent of the American population, and the future of the country — are about to start eating better. That’s the bottom line of the new Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) guidelines for government-subsidized school meals, announced last week. The new rules are the first changes [...] A list of school composting resources, compiled by UVM Extension. Central VT Solid Waste Management District – School Zero Waste Program (including grant guidelines and application) Some commercial operations that offer vermicompost training and/or supplies – Composting Association of Vermont - school program info Highfields Center for Composting (Hardwick) Vermont [...] More turkey news from the NH Agriculture in the Classroom newsletter! Adult male turkeys are called “toms” and make a “gobble, gobble” sound which can be heard up to a mile away. Females are called “hens” and make a wide variety of clucking sounds. Turkey Books and Activities for Kids, from the NH Agriculture in the Classroom newletter. TURKEY ACTIVITIES–Here are some fun ways to integrate turkey studies into your curriculum. Turkeys have 5-6000 feathers on their bodies. Examine feathers as a way to learn about birds and the unique qualities of feathers. It is illegal to possess feathers of song birds [...] Loans will help meet immediate needs in the aftermath of statewide flooding Hardwick, VT, September 1, 2011— The Vermont Farm Fund (VFF), in response to the catastrophic flooding that has devastated farms throughout Vermont, has established an emergency loan program. This program will accept applications immediately for $5,000 loans at zero interest [...]
Autumn Harvest Popcorn A few months ago, I purchased local popping corn at the Lebanon Winter Market. It was grown at Autumn Harvest Farm in Grafton, NH. I envisioned cocoa, popcorn and a good DVD on a cold winter’s night. Instead, I air-popped some for the first time today, a warm June day [...] “Agrarian Nation” is an educational web site that publishes excerpts http://agrariannation.blogspot.com/ If you like the web site, please tell others. Best wishes, Herrick Kimball Protecting Peasants’ Seeds and Implementing Peasant Agriculture as an Answer to the Food, Biodiversity and Climate Crises from La Via Campesina By Piera Siegert, State Entomologist, Division of Plant Industry, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and spotted wing drosophila (SWD) are two potentially new insect pests to New Hampshire. BMSB was detected in Portsmouth in 2010 in a survey of insects collected from swimming pool filters conducted by the state’s Department of [...] |
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