Hey everybody, hope your day is going well. I thought it might be helpful to include some of the amendments the Senate approved in its version of the Farm Bill this past week that concern organic and sustainable agriculture. Please note that this list comes from the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), and as such […]
Month: June 2012
Senate Passes Farm Bill
Part of a series of posts concerning to 2012 Farm Bill Four days ago the United States Senate passed their version of the 2012 Farm Bill in a rare show of bipartisanship, 64-35. The ball is now in the House’s court, with the need to pass a House version of the bill and hammer out […]
New Book: The Seed Underground
“If you haven’t heard what’s happening with seeds, let me tell you. They’re disappearing, about like every damn thing else. . . . But I’m not going to talk about anything that’s going to make us feel hopeless, or despairing, because there’s no despair in a seed.” On August 1st what looks to be a […]
Monday Funday
Howdy everybody, hope your week’s getting off to a good start. I bring to you, for your viewing pleasure, a neat little tool put out by LocalHarvest.com, which you can use to look up farmers markets, grocery co-ops and other such things of the like in your area. I tooled around with it for a […]
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Options in Chambana
I’m sure plenty of you know about this already, especially if you find yourself perusing this site in the first place, but it’s my dutiful job to remind you that we have lots of options for buying fresh, locally raised fruits and vegetables here in Champaign-Illinois. Tomorrow (tomorrow being Saturday if you’re suffering from the […]
Updates on the 2012 Farm Bill
Part of a series of posts concerning to 2012 Farm Bill In the past week the Farm Bill has moved into the stage of a piece of legislation’s life where it starts collecting amendments, some relevant and some…not so much. One possible amendment, sponsored by Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Robert Casey, would establish a national organic […]
NSAIS Field Day in Sidney, Illinois
The Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network will be hosting a workshop focusing on pasture management, animal health, and livestock production in Sidney, IL (very close to C-U!) on June 9th. The workshop will feature a tour of Bane Family Meats and Rush Creek Farms, led by Jennifer and Andrew Miller of Rush Creek Farms. I […]
Updates on the Farm Bill
The first in a continuing series of posts concerning the 2012 Farm Bill Two days ago the 2012 version of the Farm Bill was introduced to the Senate after passing committee 16-5, and today it was announced that the bill will be second on the Senate docket once lawmakers return from recess next week. For […]