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Three recent farm commentaries

by Jessica Hyman on August 17, 2010

Three recent commentaries highlight agricultural renaissance, Vermont’s working landscape, and the role of farmers in society. Check them out:

Allbee: Vermont’s agricultural past informs the future

Costello: Vermont’s working landscape could disappear within a generation

Klinkenborg: Rural America needs more farmers to regain social cohesion

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New Funding Opportunities

by Jessica Hyman on July 1, 2010

USDA, SDA and HUD have new funding opportunities to support work in rural areas (microentrepreneur assistance, education/nonprofit partnerships, regional planning, land use, hunger reduction). Each of these could have food system components.
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