http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/community-food-systems.html en Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2906/2906-1301/2906-1301.html Community Supported Agriculture is a relatively new trend in agricultural production. As mid-sized farms are bought out by large-scale producers, the number of family farms is declining. In addition, produce travels an average of 1500 miles from producer to consumer. (2) There is a movement around the world to bring back a sense of community and to involve that community in the local production of vegetables. Farmers are now turning to consumers to share in the risk of production.

]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:42:13 -0400 http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2906/2906-1301/2906-1301.html http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-127/348-127.html Buying and eating locally grown foods – foods that are produced near you or in Virginia – offer numerous benefits for you and your community.

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