Neighborhood farmers’ markets are popping up across America. According to the USDA, there has been a 250% growth in the number of farmers’ markets in the U.S. (1,755 in 1994 to a total of 6,132 in 2010). The growing popularity of farmers’ markets is leading many cities to try and reestablish permanent public markets...
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(GH: Here’s an interesting radio story from Northwest News Network and Northwest Public Radio): Portland, OR – Michelle Obama isn’t the only one turning her family’s front yard into a garden. Throughout the Northwest, people are looking at ways to farm inside city limits. These small-scale operations aren’t likely to put grocery stores out...
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