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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
Forbes

Why Tourists Skip Local Food Abroad—And What They’re Missing

In tourist hotspots like Aruba, fast food chains dominate the landscape—but local food isn’t gone, just often overlooked. Here’s what that reveals about how we travel. I didn’t think of myself as a ...
Ensia

OPINION: Local food is great, but can it go too far?

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NPR

Why Some Schools Serve Local Food And Others Can't (Or Won't)

For many years, if a public school district wanted to serve students apples or milk from local farmers, it could face all kinds of hurdles. Schools were locked into strict contracts with distributors, ...
USA Today

USDA plans big cuts to food bank, school food programs: What to know

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit. The ...
Civil Eats

Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?

In November, after months of finishing complicated paperwork, developing infrastructure, and building relationships, the pieces were finally in place for Emma Jagoz to start fulfilling a new contract ...
The Conversation

Local food systems need to prioritize job quality alongside ethical food production

Université Laval provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Université Laval provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. But many myths have also been debunked, such as ...
The New York Times

Hawaii’s ‘Local Food,’ a Rich Mix That Isn’t Strictly Hawaiian

A blend of influences and ingredients from the many groups who have settled there, this cooking tradition is still sparking creativity, and some complications. By Elyse Inamine Reporting from Hawaii ...
Pensacola News Journal

USDA cuts $1B in local food purchasing funds. How Florida will be affected

President Donald Trump’s efforts to curb federal spending have hit the Department of Agriculture, which has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local ...
The Conversation

Let’s reap the economic benefits of local food over big farming

Nicholas Rose works for the Food Alliance. He is also affiliated with the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance and the Food Connect Foundation. While Australia’s national food and agriculture debate ...
Science Daily

Local food production saves costs and carbon

Emphasizing local food production over imported substitutes can lead to significant cost and carbon savings, according to data from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Canadian Arctic. The ...