Farmers are great at growing food, but can be less good at the other aspects of running a direct-to-consumer business. As the demand for community supported agriculture grows, this new tech--part Salesforce, part FedEx--can help ...READ MORE›
A new website takes restaurant menus and maps them, showing exactly where each ingredient is from. If you really care about eating local (or really liked the meat you had), you can track down every farm you’re eating from.READ MORE›
From an increased emphasis on local food to generating more power from people's movement, changing how we live and consume resources could take interesting turns in the new year.READ MORE›
A new series of commercials from Mickey D's features the owners of massive industrial farms talking about their crops, which eventually end up in your Happy Meal (after passing through several middlemen). Are the Golden Arches trying ...READ MORE›
For local farms to really make money they have to sell direct to businesses, which often find it easier to buy wholesale. Sustaination--a site that eases the difficulty of connecting businesses and farms--hopes to alter that with ...READ MORE›
The local food movement in America is gaining steam. The question is whether can it attract sufficient capital from the private sector to build large, profitable businesses. Without that, it's just a fad.READ MORE›
Local food feels good and tastes good, which is why U.S.-Based Loews Hotels announced last week a brand-wide mandate for its hotels to support local farming communities.
Loews hotels in San Diego, CA, Tuscon, AZ, Miami, FL, ...READ MORE›
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