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Reflections: Allen County Farm to School Efforts

Reflections: Allen County Farm to School Efforts

BY: Michelle Howell, Need More Acres Farm, Allen CountyOne of the first things we noticed after moving to Allen County is that the school systems were already doing an excellent job including fruits and vegetables on the menu in their

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Get to Know Your Farmer: The Baumann Family

Get to Know Your Farmer: The Baumann Family

MEET THE BAUMANN FAMILY.Lazy Eight Stock Farm is a 420 acre Certified Organic farm located on the banks of the Paint Lick Creek in Madison and Garrard counties. The farm family consists of Carla and Lothar Baumann and their son,

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How to Make Your Farmers Market a Destination: Berea’s Story

How to Make Your Farmers Market a Destination: Berea’s Story

Berea Farmers Market is one of the most vibrant in the region, with over 30 paid vendors bringing a diversity of produce each week. It is a year-round source of fresh, local food for both the Berea residents and those

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Get to Know Your Farmer: Adam and Rae Barr

Get to Know Your Farmer: Adam and Rae Barr

As we spend time this week celebrating the hardworking people that bring farm-fresh food to your table, it’s important to recognize that farmers markets are just one place to buy and sell local produce. Many communities have thriving markets, where

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Get to Know Your Farmer: Diana Hogan

Get to Know Your Farmer: Diana Hogan

MEET DIANA.Diana Hogan is a third generation farmer from the Mefford Family Farms in Frankfort, Kentucky. It’s a small operation of 70 cattle and she has her hands full managing the 300-acres full-time, year-round. With the help of some friendly

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Get to Know Your Farmer: Susan Hutcherson

Get to Know Your Farmer: Susan Hutcherson

MEET SUSAN.Susan Martin Hutcherson is a third generation farmer and operates Hutcherson Family Farm produce with her husband Bobby and the help of their son, Lincoln. There are over 20 acres of gardens where they grow a variety of fruits

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Dangling the Carrot: Incentive Programs For Farmers’ Markets

Dangling the Carrot: Incentive Programs For Farmers’ Markets

The local food movement has brought fresh produce to more convenient, affordable gathering places through farmers’ markets. Not only do farmers’ markets strengthen local food systems and stimulate the local economy, they connect low-income families with fresh, healthy local food

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No Summer Vacation for Hunger

No Summer Vacation for Hunger

Many children in Kentucky have been counting down the days to the end of the school year and the start of a carefree summer: playing outside in the warm sun, splashing in pools and lakes, chasing lightning bugs, and gathering

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4 Ways Local Food Impacts Your Life

4 Ways Local Food Impacts Your Life

All Kentuckians deserve to eat the best food out there. This means having access to safe, affordable, culturally acceptable, and nutritious food that meets the dietary needs for an active and healthy lifestyle. With Kentucky’s history of agriculture tradition and

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Obesity Grant Program to Increase Access to Physical Activity, Healthy Food

FRANKFORT, KY (Dec. 2, 2015) – Multiple counties across the state have been awarded grants from the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) to help fight obesity and inactivity in their communities, DPH announced today. Funding for the grant awards

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