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JULY 10, 2015
USDA's Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program helps seniors like Janice Potts (right) of Owingsville, KY purchase more fresh fruit and vegetables...
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JULY 1, 2015
In Jefferson City, Missouri, federal local food experts met with community leaders to determine a successful site for a new farmers market. This partnership was made possible by Local...
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JULY 1, 2015Industry estimates suggest that local food sales in America have nearly doubled in recent years, jumping from $5 billion in 2008 to $11.7 billion in 2014. We’ve invested more than $800 million in 29,...
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JUNE 22, 2015
This blog originally appeared on the White House Rural Council blog.
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JUNE 22, 2015
Catholic Charities began their second year providing meals to children up to age 18 through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to children...
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JUNE 22, 2015The Administration is making a series of announcements designed to serve more meals this summer in rural and tribal areas.Secretary Arne Duncan, Secretary Tom Vilsack
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JUNE 4, 2015
Nearly half of Native American people (42 percent) are under the age of 24; more than one-third of Native children live in poverty; and Native youth have the lowest high school graduation rate of...
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MAY 20, 2015
Rural America provides the vast majority of food and energy benefits for the rest of the country, is the source of nearly 90 percent of renewable water resources, and is home to important service...
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MAY 11, 2015
The American innovative and entrepreneurial spirit has long provided a foundation for our strong economy. This is no less true in rural regions.
In its new form as part of EDA’s...
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MAY 7, 2015
Rural children living in poverty face a range of health and human service needs, yet often lack access to quality clinical and social, human, child development and family support services. The...