Monday, November 14th, 2011
ST. LOUIS — Carolyn Anderson likes to chat up the growers at her local farmers market in Missouri, at times hanging out behind the beds of pickup trucks brimming with ears of corn. For Anderson, 29, it’s all about keeping it “local.” And there’s fresh evidence of just how big of a deal that word can mean for farmers’ finances. Read full article > >
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USDA: ‘Locally grown’ food a $4.8 billion business, much bigger than previously thought
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Nectarines at the Naylor Road Metro station? If a group of volunteers has its way, the juicy fruit, as well as heads of lettuce, cartons of eggs and other produce, will be available near the platform. Bringing a farmers market to the Metro station is part of a larger effort to bring vibrancy back to the struggling beltway community of Temple Hills in Prince George’s County, infuse pride in the area and attract new businesses and shoppers along the St. Barnabas Road commercial corridor. It is called “Branch Avenue in Bloom,” after the street that runs by the Metro station and intersects with St. Barnabas Road nearby. Read full article > >
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Group wants market on Metro parking lot
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