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Nutrition from the Farm to Your Table
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Your Garden, Your Produce, Your Menus |
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SuperTracker to take advantage of all the “Colors” of the MyPlate food guide. |
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You have apples, blueberries, raspberries, and bananas. You just brought in some cabbage, carrots, and white potatoes. Then, let’s not forget the yellow tomatoes and herbs. Use the
SuperTracker as an “assistant” to help grow a healthier you and healthier family. |
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Find a Farmers Market |
| Use the Farmers Market Search tool to find current listings of farmers markets throughout the United States. |
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Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm-fresh produce, and enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers. You can search the database to find one of the many farmers market in the United States. |
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| Look for the USDA Organic Seal |
| When shopping, look for the USDA Organic seal. It assures you that the agricultural products marketed as organic meet strict standards. |
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Organic crops are raised without using most conventional pesticides or petroleum-based fertilizer. Animals raised on an organic farm must be fed organic feed. They are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. For more information, visit the USDA National Organic Program's website. |
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What’s for Dinner (or
Breakfast or Lunch)? |
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Use the Recipe Finder to
Vary How Fruits and
Vegetables are Used in Your
Meals. |
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Squash. Okra. Corn. Bell
peppers. Other fruits and
vegetables... You love them,
you have an abundance, and
you need some ideas on how
to use them in different
ways. Use the
Recipe Finder to find
ways to prepare your farm
and garden bounty. |
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From Garden to Plate, Safety Matters |
| Use safe practices to keep foods wholesome for you and your family. |
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When food is grown, processed, and prepared safely, everyone benefits. A host of Federal agencies share the responsibility for food safety. Food safety is key to delivering wholesome food to the plate. Use FoodSafety.gov as your gateway to information about safe food handling practices. |
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February 03, 2012 02:57 PM
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Community Supported Agriculture
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Do you like a eat variety of locally grown produce or preparing meals from scratch? Do you want to partner with a farmer to produce the food you consume? If you answered yes to these questions, then Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) may be just right for you and your family.
Traced to Japan, the concept of developing a partnership between a group of consumers and a farmer reached the United States in the
mid-1980s. The first endeavor of “Community Supported Agriculture” was a share of an apple harvest.
The 2007 Census of Agriculture shows that 12,549 U.S. farms marketed produce through Community-Supported Agriculture. The top five States with farms using this direct-food marketing approach were California (953 farms), Texas (883), Kentucky (544), Iowa (487), and Michigan (463).
The founder of “Community Supported Agriculture,” Robyn Van En,
describes well the benefits of a CSA: “CSA members are supporting a regional food system, securing the agricultural integrity of their region, and participating in a community-building experience by getting to know their neighbors and who grows their food.”
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