The American Medical Association released a study in 2018 showing a 25% drop in cancer diagnoses for people who eat organic. This could be a big win for Texas organic farmers. How will we get this information to consumers? In Texas we rely mostly on private companies and the Texas Department of Agriculture to market […]
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U.S. household food purchasing is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions – about 16% of total U.S. emissions in 2013. Households with higher incomes contributed the most to greenhouse gas emissions. This report is summarized on the site of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and published in the Journal of Food Policy in August 2018. […]
This article on Medium includes some good tips on planning and holding a successful public community meeting on food security. 1 – Do we really need another meeting? 2 – Curate! 3 – Comfort zone 4 – Fun.. intentionally 5 – Inspire 6 – Make space for networking and informal learning
What is the approach taken by the Texas Center for Local Food (TCLF) in Texas? On July 26, 2018, Sue Beckwith of TCLF joined others to present an introduction to value chain coordination at a webinar conducted by the Wallace Center. Here’s a link to the webinar recording. Sue’s part begins at 41:45. There is […]
For food systems to be just, deliberate focus on equity and inclusion is required. Not optional. “Shared Stories Build Collective Power for Service Members of Color”
What are the real opportunities and gaps in the grass-fed beef industry in Texas? This report from New York (2015) may inform our work in Texas. If you have thoughts, please post comments below so we can all hear you. We talk about the need for meat processing facilities, but maybe we need to do […]
Elgin has been designated as an Opportunity Zone by the governor. This could encourage significant private investment in our local food projects. How can our community take advantage of this designation and how can we work together to decide which projects and which investors? Here is a short overview from the brilliant folks at CAPCOG. […]
ATX Jerky is looking to fill positions at their Elgin store location and for working at farmers’ markets. Detailed descriptions of both jobs are below. Contact Greg at (512) 796-1210 for more information. Market Workers: Most Markets are on Saturday Mornings requiring the vendors to be set-up by 8:30am. The markets are generally open until 1pm. […]
Seeking Full or Part Time Farm Assistants; Individuals or couple, join our growing Certified Organic vegetable and herb farm, a data driven operation, experience preferred but not required, diverse duties; Planting, Harvesting, Sorting & Packing, Weed control, Irrigation, open field and greenhouses maintenance, may require deliveries to San Antonio and Austin, Dorm available, reference required. […]
As a FoodCorps service member, you can help kids learn what healthy food is, fall in love with it, and eat it every day. FoodCorps recruits talented leaders for a year of full time paid public service building healthy school food environments in limited-resource communities. Learn more at the Food Corps site. Deadline to apply […]