Posted on June 26, 2015 by KK
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Turning community supported agriculture into agriculture-supported community would allow community food security to thrive within the local food movement (Ackerman-Leist 2013). Community food security targets the local population and strives to, “make healthy, fresh food available to…
Category: Sustainable Movement Tags: Austin, Central Texas, DDIP, Double Dollar Incentive Program, EBT equipped, Farmers Market Incentive Program, Farmers' Market, FNS, Food and Nutrition Service, food security, gleaning, Green Mountain College, local food, Master of Science in Sustainable Food Systems, MSFS discussion, Philip Ackerman-Leist, Rebuilding the Foodshed, SFC, SNAP, Sustainable Food Center, Sustainable Food Systems, TBB, Texas, The Benefit Bank, Travis County, Urban Roots, USDA, WIC
Posted on December 22, 2014 by KK
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My bioregion has a lot of growth opportunities and has made great strides within our local foodshed. The biggest sustainable access that anyone can have in relation to their local foodshed is to grow their own produce, like…
Category: Sustainable Movement Tags: Austin, Austin Farmers Market, backyard gardening, Capital Area Food Bank, civic agriculture, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, food security, food shed, garden, green gate organic farm, latebloomamerica, Manor, New Farm Institute, Organic Farming, our homestead, SNAP benefits, sustainable agriculture, Sustainable Food Center, tecolote organic farm, Texas, Travis County, Urban Roots