Local food

Just as Food, Inc. exposed to the world the problems in the food industry, Fresh and Farmland provided valuable insight into farming, the good food movement, and the importance of being mindful of one’s position and role in the food industry. Fresh focused on the unsustainability of current food production methods, and used anecdotes from farmers to promote the good food movement. According to one farmer in Fresh, the fear of inconvenience has driven the food industry towards urban farming. One…

focus on food security recently in Maine. “Food security,” as defined by the USDA, is “access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle” (Maine Department of Agriculture). In Maine, if food availability and accessibility locally increased, than there would be a greater possibility of food security. Local food systems may help improve food security by making local food affordable and available to populations with limited access to healthy food. Bringing local food…

reason for discontent within the movement. The chapter mainly discusses social justice in relation to workers, consumers, and local farmers. The author summarizes that changing American values is and will continue to be a challenge for organic…

The welfare program does offer cash assistance for lower income families called TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. It also offers SNAP, which is the food and nutrition program or food stamps, along with WIC which offers pregnant mothers as well as infants and children a supplemented way to purchase milk, cheese and other food products that are necessary for a healthy pregnancy or infant. Medicaid health care for those who cannot afford insurance, childcare support for families that…

In the last decade, farmer’s markets have become a favorite marketing method for many farmers throughout the U.S., and a weekly ritual for many shoppers. Farmers markets are one of the oldest forms of direct marketing by small farmers. Many small food processing companies like Cuisinart and chefs seeking fresh fruits and vegetables find farmer’s markets a valuable marketing channel. A farmer’s market is a place where a number of producers assemble on a particular day and timeframe to sell farm…

is not acceptable. America needs to wake up. We need to make healthy food available. We’re getting bigger and bigger by the minute due to the fact that most families do not eat at home because they work long hours. Why is it that a salad at Mc.Donalds can cost almost $10, but a cheeseburger can cost as little as one…

lowest level essential to meet federal guidelines. Application requirements are not specific and scrutiny over how the grants are utilized is non-existent. The recipients are allowed the freedom to allocate to local projects based on their needs. This flexibility is designed to allow local governments to distribute the funds to a variety of projects. The Community Development Block Grant and The Social Security Act are examples of Block Grants (federalgrants.com). The Community Development…

reflections of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the unsteady response associated with dealing with the historic disaster that his New Orleans gives way to thorough discussion the levels of responsibilities and role of the federal, state, and local authorities in times of disaster and emergency response to such disasters like Katrina. Under the systems or practice where more power is pushed to the federal government to spearhead and to always play the lead role is not a good idea and…

Indonesia is one of the countries with abundance of natural resources with large populations. According to World Bank (2013) Indonesia is lower middle income country with GDP around 868.3 billion US dollar and the population is 249.9 million, while poverty headcount ration at national poverty line is 11.3% on 2014. The contention appear that this wealth resources country get the benefit or even get worse with the plenty of their natural resources. The economic growth in Indonesia in period…

Blue Valley Multi Service Center was one of the only local resources that I could find in Overland Park, besides resources affiliated with churches. I hope to stay in this area after graduation and so I knew that it was essential, especially as a recent transplant to become familiar with what is available in…