This is the first of our weekly link roundup posts, in which we share with our community links that our authors and readers think will be of interest.

If you come across links or articles you’d like to share with Farm to Table during the week, let us know and we’ll add them to our list. The only requirement is that the links that go up on Friday pertain to the past week. For now, we will only be publishing ten posts a week.

Enjoy the weekend!

• Mark Lilly turns an old school bus into a traveling country store as a way to bring fresh local farm products to Richmond area families and to educate school children about fresh food and farming. http://food.change.org/blog/view/how_a_school_bus_is_boosting_local_food
• David Orr briefly summarizes Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s plan to build a sustainable food system, outlined in his recently published report “FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System.” http://food.change.org/blog/view/is_nyc_serious_about_a_sustainable_food_system
• The Nolan family in southern Ohio has is converting their family farm into an ethical and sustainable grass-fed dairy and cheese business.  They have launched a DIY fundraising campaign to raise the money to make this possible.  Check out a clip from the documentary From Grass to Cheese, about their transitioning farm, and visit their fundraising site. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1483189692/from-grass-to-cheese-a-documentary-about-the-nola
• Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Brooklyn is home to the first roof-top farm CSA program.  They have partnered up with Brooklyn Grange for the upcoming growing season, and are busy making planting preparations for the spring.  Check out a brief video about their operation at The Green Fork. http://blog.eatwellguide.org/2010/02/raising-food-on-the-roof-follow-your-farmer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thegreenfork+%28Green+Fork+Blog%29
• Paula Crossfield investigates toxicity and health risks faced by US farmers exposed to dangerous chemicalsfrom their occupational use of pesticides.  After three French farmers have successfully sued chemical companies for causing their cancers and Parkinson’s, Crossfield reflects on what this means for our farming and food system. http://civileats.com/2010/02/24/farmers-fight-back-for-their-health-taking-on-chemical-companies-and-transitioning-to-sustainable-farming/
• ACTION ALERT:  On April 17^th 2010, the international peasant movement La Via Campesina will commemorate the International Day of Peasant Struggle and are calling on supporters to join in solidarity to stand up against transnational corporations (TNCs) that seek complete control over food and agriculture systems around the world.  Read more about what you can do to support them: http://www.seattleglobaljustice.org/2010/02/via-campesina-call-to-action-say-%E2%80%98no%E2%80%99-to-corporate-control-of-agriculture-and-food/
• The Ethicurean provides an update on the labor struggles of the CWI (Coalition of Immokalee Workers), who have been pressuring big retail buyers like Burger King, Whole Foods, Subway and McDonalds to pay more per pound for their tomatoes so as to ensure better wages for Florida tomato pickers. http://www.ethicurean.com/2010/02/25/tomato-wages/
• The Food Print Project launches a series of talks around the world on food and the city.  The talks will explore local connections of food to geography, social behavior, and our future. http://civileats.com/2010/02/25/foodprint-nyc-the-first-in-a-series-of-international-conversations-about-food-and-the-city/
• After a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute revealed that suburban and urban communities across the US have better health conditions than rural communities, Terra Brockman undertook the task of assessing her rural community,  Woodford County, Illinois, noted for its organic and sustainable farming practices. http://civileats.com/2010/02/25/rural-living-may-be-hazardous-to-your-health/
• Kristen at Food Renegade discusses a new Wyoming Law-in-the-making to legalize cottage food production and sale: http://www.foodrenegade.com/wyoming-food-freedom-act/