Local Food in the News

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2012

• Dane County clearinghouse would help area farmers find buyers, Wisconsin State Journal, February 1, 2012
• Produce growers to pursue packinghouse, Wisconsin State Farmer, January 5, 2012

2011

• UW-Milwaukee restaurants offer green, local alternatives, OnMilwaukee.com, October 29, 2011
• USDA: 'Locally grown' food a $4.8 billion business, much bigger than previously thought, Business Week, Nov 14, 2011
• Fresh Local Apples at LMMS, A Start for Farm-to-School, Lake Mills Leader eNews, September 22, 2011
• More people buying local food, NBC 15, September 20, 2011
• Local Food Expo in Madison, WPR, September 20, 2011
• Editorial: Local Food, Local Growth, Channel 3000, September 18, 2011
• Local food expo to help connect growers, buyers, Wisconsin State Journal, September 12, 2011
• Event to expand local foods market, Badger Herald, September 12, 2011
• Local foods distribution center in the works in Dane County, The Capitol Times, June 17, 2011
• College campus cafeterias open market opportunities for local, sustainable food, Wisconsin State Farmer, May 26, 2011
• Local food movement moves on up to wholesale buyers, Wisconsin State Farmer, May 26, 2011
• Sizing Food Safety to Fit Small Farms, Food Safety News, March 10, 2011
• Local Food Legacy, Madison Magazine, February 2011
  
  
• Summit plugs local food, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 13, 2011

2010

• President Obama signs child nutrition bill, Washington Post, December 13, 2010
• School officials weigh benefits with costs of healthy meal options, Wisconsin State Journal, December 7, 2010
• Healthy foods a financial risk?, The Oregon Observer, November 17, 2010
• Food production a bright spot in gloomy economy, Business Week, November 15, 2010
• Not just Jell-O anymore: Local food now served on the hospital tray, The Progressive, November 2010
• Amid mounting safety concerns, technology helps track food from farm to table, Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2010
• Amish Group Breaks From Badgerland Produce, Wisconsin Farm Report with Pam Jahnke, August 4, 2010
• Meeting soaring demand for local food, FoodNavigator-USA, June 28, 2010
• For the Record: Local Food Movement, WISC-TV, June 20, 2010
• Wisconsin local food movement looks to expand with institutional support, WisBusiness.com, May 20, 2010
• Distributors Slow To Embrace Local Food Movement, National Public Radio, May 3, 2010
• Doyle Announces Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants, Wisconsin Ag Connection, January 20, 2010
• County program earns $35K state grant, Wisconsin State Journal, January 19, 2010
• All Systems Go, Madison Magazine, January 2010
• Office of Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, January 19, 2010
• Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, January 19, 2010

2009

• Local food grower-buyer link shatters delivery record, Capital Times, November 5, 2009
• Dane County Expands Marketing Opportunities for Growers, Producers, March 16, 2009
• Dane County Launches New Website to Promote Locally Grown Foods, January 29, 2009

2008

• Locally Sourced, Business Watch (article on page 23), December 2008
• Hospitals rethinking their food services as 'preventive medicine', Wisconsin State Journal, August 5, 2008
• Food organizations to get aid, Wisconsin State Journal, July 18, 2008
  
  
• Office of Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, July 17, 2008
  
  
• Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, July 17, 2008