by Kimberly Hartke | Aug 19, 2013 | Food Politics
The most wonderful aspect of going local with your diet, is the opportunity to meet pioneers of organic, sustainable agriculture. There is tremendous work being done by farmers like Mike Tabor. Yet, a gross lack of understanding by public interest groups on what...
by Kimberly Hartke | Aug 19, 2013 | Food Politics
TESTIMONY BEFORE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT HEARINGS February 28, 2013 USDA Jefferson Auditorium My name is Michael Tabor. I’ve been farming for over 40 years and sell in the Washington, DC area, primarily at farmers markets. I attended last week’s farmers’...
by Kimberly Hartke | Feb 4, 2011 | Food Politics
photo credit: kevindooley USDA Alfalfa GMO Decision Kicks up a Firestorm of Controversy Food and Environmental Activists are outraged by the recent decision by the USDA to deregulate GMO alfalfa. Alfalfa is used as a livestock feed. A prolific pollinator, alfalfa...
by Kimberly Hartke | Dec 28, 2010 | Food Politics
photo credit: mcbarnicle by Guest Blogger, Alyce Ortzar C-Span’s Washington Journal is having a series this week on food policy and food safety. Today at 9:15am (EST) is small farms with the National Farmers’ Union. Tomorrow’s food/policy topic is...
by Kimberly Hartke | Dec 7, 2010 | Heroes of Sustainable Agriculture
by Kimberly Hartke, Publicist, Weston A. Price Foundation Harry Hamil is a 63 year old farmer, and the purveyor of fresh and local products in his North Carolina retail store, the Black Mountain Farmers Market. Harry, for the past 18 months has worked full time as a...
