Series: The Local Food Challenge

Health

On The Farm, Chef Camp Teaches Basics Of Food Production

With farm to table restaurants springing up left and right, cooks are having to go beyond the grocery store. That鈥檚 why about a dozen chefs from Chicago鈥�
Business

Integrated Local Food System Can Grow The Market

Amy Mayer

The smell of baking dinner rolls fills the kitchen at Decorah High School in northeast Iowa. As two kitchen workers mix a fresh broccoli salad, another,鈥�
Business

Local Farmers Attempt To Tap Bigger Markets

Jeremy Bernfeld

Farm stands and farmers markets remain really important for many local farmers, but U.S. consumers barely buy any food directly from farms. That鈥檚 why鈥�
Business

For Local Food Movement, All Signs Point To Higher Sales

Amy Mayer

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases detailed data from the 2012 Census of Agriculture in May, the numbers should illuminate all sorts of鈥�
Business

Public, Private Partners Key To Local Food Success

Amy Mayer

As Food Corps service member Ashley Turk navigates her way through a brand-new greenhouse in the courtyard at Waukon High School in the northeast corner鈥�