June 2012 Blog Posts

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Healthy Food for Michigan Families — Support for Michigan Farmers
Posted Jun 25, 2012 @ 2:03 PM
DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS PROGRAM EXPANSION TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
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FFN Lauds Passage of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
Posted Jun 22, 2012 @ 10:44 AM
The U. S. Senate passed the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (ARFJA – AKA the Farm Bill) on June 21 by a resounding bipartisan vote of 64-35. The passage of the 2012 Farm Bill is a triumph for Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
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Double Up Food Bucks at the Michigan Good Food Summit
Posted Jun 18, 2012 @ 12:18 PM
Two weeks after Double Up Food Bucks’ June 1 launch, six members of the Fair Food Network team attended the 2012 Michigan Good Food Summit at the Lansing Center in Michigan.
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Livestream: University of Vermont Hosts Food Systems Summit Online
Posted Jun 13, 2012 @ 10:28 AM
UVM’s first-ever food system summit seeks to answer the question: “How can we create regional food systems that are viable alternatives to the conventional one that exists now?”
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Sustainable Food Summit – Vision of a Future Food System
Posted Jun 8, 2012 @ 8:14 AM
How do we create a food system which is sustainable in the face of growing population pressures, changing weather patterns, declining natural resources, and a sharp decline in soil health?
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Doubling Up at the Farmers’ Market
Posted Jun 4, 2012 @ 11:59 AM
A lot of people shop at farmers’ markets for fresh and locally grown produce, much of it organic. But until early in the 2000s, with the exception of a few pilot programs across the country, most food stamp recipients couldn’t use their benefits at these markets. Now that they can, many are unaware of the shopping option—or they choose to buy often cheaper frozen and canned fruits and vegetables.
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Fair Food Network's buy-local incentive spreads from farmers markets to Detroit grocery stores
Posted Jun 1, 2012 @ 9:33 AM
A program that encourages Bridge Card holders to buy more produce at farmers markets across the state is expanding to three full-service grocery stores in Detroit. The Ann Arbor-based Fair Food Network launched the Double Up Food Bucks program in 2010, initially at Detroit's Eastern Market and four other markets in the region, to get people eating more produce and to give a boost to Michigan farmers. Now the Fair Food Network is taking aim at full-service grocery stores.
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