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Pandemic School Food Impacts Student Health
by Rhyann Green
One of the primary challenges schools across the country faced when transitioning to remote learning was how to feed students. Now, as students ... Read More
US Schools Grapple with School Meal Programs
by Rhyann Green
On July 9, the CDC published updated recommendations and guidance for the upcoming school year, emphasizing the importance of making a return to ... Read More
ASFC UPDATE: Millers Peer Learning Group
By Michelle Ajamian
ASFC’s Millers Peer Learning Group’s monthly meet ups have been enriched by short video tours of member mills and discussions about operations. ... Read More
ASFC Policy Brief: USDA calls for comments about resilient supply chains
By Michelle Ajamian
Last month, we realized that the USDA’s call comments on President Biden’s executive order to develop resilient food supply chains was a ... Read More
Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance’s heritage grain trials
A grain revival is underway in the Southwest, and The Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance’s Heritage Grain Trials Program is offering over 250 varieties of grain ... Read More
ASFC Updates
Neighbor Loaves (& Meals)
As spring began, our work at the Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative took to connecting several new local businesses to our Neighbor Loaves ... Read More
Policy Briefs
Update: Biden’s infrastructure proposals
by Rhyann Green
On March 31, President Biden proposed The American Jobs Plan. The bill outlines $2.25 trillion dollars to be devoted ... Read More
Primary Beans
by Lily Roby
Revitalizing the use of local beans in home cooking— that’s what Primary Beans is all about. Currently based in California’s Bay Area, with ... Read More
Profile: Gary Paul Nabhan
by Kiah Easton
While Gary Nabhan’s website describes him as a pioneer in the local food and heirloom seed saving movement, the statement barely encompasses the ... Read More
Borderlands reveal Indigenous food legacies
by Gary Paul Nabhan
What most North Americans know of the deserts along the U.S./Mexico border is that there are zones of conflict between clashing cultures: ... Read More
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