... tomatoes with the best of them? Don't miss this Saturday's (September 13) local food extravaganza! Starting off the day, stop by ... of produce available in Michigan in September. Michigan is one of the largest food producing states and one of the states with the most variety of produce. ... silent auction, a tomato taste-off, yummy local food, bands, and kid's events. Still haven't had enough? Continue ...

... and fuel price crises is a significant challenge," he said."Local food production has to be increased, but we can no longer rely on ... . Yesterday Mr Sisifa said,"The genetic resources for food and agriculture we have depended on for generations have been eroded over the years, ... International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, so that we can access a wider pool of diversity, ...

... first-ever Hunger Action Month. The Greater Chicago Food Depository, along with nearly 200 Feeding America (formerly America's Second ... ) food banks, will be part of this nationwide effort to motivate local action to end hunger.Illinois has experienced an unprecedented ... get involved in September.[click HERE for more](I made a donation and hope you'll contribute to a local food pantry in your area as ...

Going through some email links, a few insightful selections about local food that are worth looking at: Blogger: local food reconsidered From Cindy W: What about local food? Is the concept bullet proof? A couple of years ago, I happened upon an interview of Peter Singer, a professional ethicist (who knew there was such as profession?) who was best known for his 1975 book "Animal Liberation" –

... event provided something for all the family. "One of the highlights for me was seeing the array of local food on display at the food and craft marquee. "The organisers should ... chef Dudley Newbery who took part in a cookery demonstration in the Food Hall on Friday. The popular TV chef used ... of Dudley which fits in neatly with the FUW's 'Help Cut Food Miles...Buy The Welsh One' awareness campaign," ...

This local food co-op is working to fill a distribution gap that exists for a lot of people, connecting more people with more sources of local food - we need all the options we can get in how we are going to make sourcing and buying local food sustainable (and sustainable in all the ways [...]