Category Archives: Organic Foods & Farming

Why ‘the market’ alone can’t save local agriculture

Posted on August 24, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

  Why 'the market' alone can't save local agriculture By Tom Philpott Grist Magazine, August 2006http://www.organicconsumers.org Straight to the Source – The local-food movement has reached an interesting juncture. Through one lens, things are looking better than ever. According to … Continue reading →

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Time to Take Stand on Zoning for Livestock

Posted on August 14, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Time to Take Stand on Zoning for Livestock By The Register Editorial Board. The need for Iowans to demand local control of zoning for livestock has never been more urgent. Action by a bipartisan legislative panel last week shows … Continue reading →

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Factory Farm Progress Report

Posted on August 12, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Factory Farm Progress Report By Ed Fallon Dear Friends, It was an encouraging week for those of us who breathe air and drink water for a living.  At a press conference in Clear Lake, Governor Vilsack issued a strong … Continue reading →

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Iowa Farmer’s Union Needs Help On Water and Grassfed Meat

Posted on August 8, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Iowa Farmer's Union Needs Help On Water and Grassfed Meat By The Iowa Union The EPA has extended the comment period on the proposed revision of Clean Water Act regulations two weeks, with a new deadline of August 29.  … Continue reading →

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ICCI Convention: Lewis Lapham, local food and progressive thinking

Posted on July 18, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  ICCI Convention: Lewis Lapham, Local Food and Progressive Thinking By Sam Garchik Lewis Lapham spoke to a crowd of about 550 people last Friday night in Des Moines at the ICCI state convention. The speach and convention was covered … Continue reading →

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Problems with Cattle Plant in Jefferson

Posted on July 17, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Problems with Cattle Plant in Jefferson By Spencer (multiquote@mqins.com) This was posted originally in our open threads area, but I wanted to give it wider circulation… Hi everyone, I wanted to post a comment about an issue going on here … Continue reading →

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ICCI Convention Schedule

Posted on July 12, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

ICCI Convention Schedule By ICCI Their convention is scheduled for this weekend in Des Moines. They do a lot of good work, so if you can, check them out. Here's the schedule for the two day event. Iowa Citizens for … Continue reading →

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National Animal Tag Efforts

Posted on July 11, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  National Animal Tag Efforts By JV This is a very interesting story that came to me from JV, who linked back to Rural Heritage, a journal that covers the use of draft animals I don't know how many are … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Roundup

Posted on July 8, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Iowa Blog Roundup By Sam Garchik Lot's of news about presidential contenders. George Washington University in DC has the best list, including Repubs and Dems, and what they do when they visit our great state. Looks like Edwards travels here … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Rural America Strengthens All of America!

Posted on June 20, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

  Strengthening Rural <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />America Strengthens All of America! By John Crabtree   The Center for Rural Affairs is calling on rural Americans to join the thousands of people that are standing up and speaking out for … Continue reading →

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