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In Washington, DC, Doctor's Add Vegetable Prescriptions to Anti-Obesity Arsenal

Washington, DC's taking a page from other cities' book with a new prescription program for fruits and vegetables.

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Growing Pains: Why Is L.A. So Hard on Urban Farmers?

The city of Los Angeles is an ideal place to stage an urban farming revolution—if the government ever chooses to dig in.

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Let's Make Sustainable Food Less Elitist

Sustainable food initiatives don't serve everyday Americans. Here's how to change that.

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: Making Local Farmers More Profitable

Many farmers are reporting that they are making less money than ever. How changing the way we buy local produce can ensure their profitability.

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Watch Your Mouth: What Should Food Stamps Subsidize? Should Food Stamps Pay For Junk Food?

The federal food stamp program is about alleviating poverty, not discouraging obesity, so farmers' markets or fatty snacks are both fair game.

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New Farmers Markets Provide Health, Jobs Boost

Going to a farmers market this weekend? Thanks! You're helping boost the American economy.

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Can Highway Farmers' Markets Beat Rest Stop Food? Can Highway Farmers Markets Beat Rest Stop Food

Along Massachusetts highways, local farmers offer an alternative to the Golden Arches.

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Check Out Brooklyn's Fresh New Shipping Container Radio Station BBox is Brooklyn's New Community Radio Station, Direct from a Farmer's Market

BBox is Brooklyn's upstart community radio station coming direct from a farmers' market. They're looking for fresh DJs and hosts.

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Five L.A. Farmers' Markets Where the Produce Is as Pretty as the View

How about securing your strawberries on top of a mountain?Here are five lesser-known local farmers' markets that look as juicy as the citrus.

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Food Stamp Use at NYC Greenmarkets Doubled Last Year

Over the past couple of years, New York's City Council has spent $1.3 billion equipping farmers' markets with machines that can process food...

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Project: Foodstamps and Farmers' Markets

Help devise a system for using food stamps to buy better produce. We all can agree that fresh fruits and vegetables are an essential part of...

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The President of Slow Food Nation

Since 1998, Slow Food USA, the American branch of the Slow Food organization, has spearheaded community organizing and...