Related ATTRA Webinar:Is Whole Farm Revenue Insurance Right for Your Farm?A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Ensuring the Harvest: Crop Insurance and Credit for a Healthy Farm and Food Future, explains serious practical obstacles for ... Continue reading →
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NCAT will offer two Home Energy Rater trainings later this year. The workshops provide comprehensive energy auditor training with an emphasis on new residential construction and the HERS rating process. The training will incorporate information about the ENERGY STAR New Homes program, which is operated both nationally and in the ... Continue reading →
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This article submitted by member Dan Dean, serving as the Sustainability Educator for the City of Fayetteville The Arkansas EnergyCorps held an Eco Celebration at Maple Manor Apartments in Fayetteville on April 29, 2012. City of Fayetteville Arkansas EnergyCorps members Elizabeth Hill and Dan Dean led an afternoon full ... Continue reading →
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Leah Grunzke is an MTCC AmeriCorps VISTA serving with the FoodCorps team in Dillon. On a mundane run to the grocery store recently, the cashier noticed me hungrily eyeballing a basket of nearby seed packets. “Like to garden?” she asked. My face lit up, and after a quick chat about ... Continue reading →
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A $200,000 grant announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help fund projects to make South Philadelphia’s George W. Nebinger School and surrounding streets greener and healthier. The projects are part of the city’s wide-ranging plan, G…Original post blogged on the SmartGrowth Online ... Continue reading →
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According to www.snapgardens.org there are currently 46,449,850 people that depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) benefits to supplement their nutritional requirements. As of January 2012, there are currently 28,008 people participating in the SNAP program in Washington County, AR, which gives it the highest SNAP participation rate in ... Continue reading →
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