Little Kentucky Farmer’s Box Helps Green Up the Superbowl

January 28, 2020 Sun Sugar Farms

From blueberry growers to mushroom farmers, small producers across the country and Canada have found her website, ordered and loved them. But now the little box is even making a difference at the Super Bowl. ​

Equitable Food Initiative Expands Training Team

January 28, 2020 Equitable Food Initiative

Equitable Food Initiative is proud to welcome Ana Luisa “Lulu” Rivera Collazo in the newly created position of workforce development specialist. Rivera Collazo will be responsible for training EFI leadership teams in workplace collaboration and problem-solving skills.

New RD Survey Shows Significant Agreement About Impact of Fear-Based Messaging

According to a new survey from the Alliance for Food and Farming (AFF), there is almost unanimous agreement among registered dietitians (RDs) that it is important for consumers to know that conventionally grown produce is safe because not all consumers can afford to buy organic.

Aquaculture Alliance Commends WDFW

The Northwest Aquaculture Alliance (NWAA) calls the approval by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) of the Cooke Aquaculture Pacific and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe application to grow rainbow trout (steelhead) in Cooke’s existing marine net pens in Puget Sound, “a vital step in growing the ‘Blue Economy’ in the region and United States,” since most seafood consumed here is imported.

Hudson-Based Fishery Champions Sustainable New York Steelhead

Thanks to a science-minded gentleman farmer named John Ng, Hudson Valley Fisheries in Hudson supplies 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of fresh, local steelhead a week to restaurant kitchens and grocers on the East Coast. In June, at full capacity, that quantity will grow to 40-50,000 pounds weekly.