USDA is investing $1.7 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to purchase locally produced foods for emergency food ...

Children receiving school lunches consumer fewer empty calories, and more milk, fruit, vegetables and fiber than those who bring lunch from home. The USDA has provided $178 million to help schools buy ...

The Great Apple Crunch is a nation-wide event that promotes farm-to-institution sales. The one at the Johnson County ...

It’s making it easier to bring local foods into the school than it was before,” said food service supervisor Nancy Eastman.

The CDC gave this leafy green a perfect nutrient density score in a new ranking of powerhouse fruits and vegetables. Here’s ...

Navigating the ebbs and flows of modern-day farming is daunting, but grants are proving to be essential engines for ...

This time of year, the farmers’ markets in southern Minnesota are rich with vegetables, bread, meat, jam, honey and apples.

Since 2014, 31 entities have hit the lifetime limit and the Buy Local program has incentivized chefs to purchase more than $14.4 million of locally grown and raised food, according to the KDA.

Researchers, farmers, and global agricultural institutions are embracing long-neglected crops that promise better nutrition ...

When the Food Industry Association asked Americans to list reasons why they buy local produce ... the store will experiment with growing fresh locally grown strawberries. If the popularity of the ...

Ontario apple growers are urging consumers to buy locally grown fruit ... encouraging Ontarians to support local food producers by reaching for those Ontario grown apples when they’re making ...