Last Friday, many of us watched the first episode of Jamie Oliver’s new show, Food Revolution, (or at the very least, DVR’d it). In a nutshell, he’s trying to save the youth of America one lunch period at a time. Sound dramatic? It is…

Severine von Tscharner Fleming is the director of the forthcoming film The Greenhorns and founder of the crucial new young farmer organization of the same name. Here’s her no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners perspective on the young farmers movement. Make no mistake, this woman is dedicated and smart—and she’s recruiting.

Asheville, NC prides itself on a thriving farm-to-table scene and flourishing network of family farms. While the city owes that reputation to many active organizations and individuals, one local non-profit, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, laid the groundwork for city’s food future.

This week’s link roundup is a little light, but that balances out the double-posting days we’ve had. Going forward we will by syndicating more of these types of articles as well.

The USDA and Department of …

Here’s Friday’s links roundup, a bit belated due to some editorial confusion. Some really interesting articles on government actions to support local agriculture and small farmers.

Our first Friday Link Roundup includes stories on creative ways to get local fresh food to kids in Richmond, New York plans to create a sustainable food system, and information on ways to get involved, and much more.

The Future of Good Food Starts with Good Ideas: BK Farmyards from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.
One of the most important things we can do to support the sustainable food movement is to educate new generations, especially …

There has been a huge surge of interest in urban agriculture in the last couple years, and we believe the only way to make urban agriculture a lasting profession is if there is a model for financial sustainability. We never want to hear, ‘Remember in the 2000-2010’s when urban farming was the latest fad?’ Part of BK Farmyards mission is to eliminate barriers for jobs in urban agriculture. We plan to teach intensive, production farming techniques on site and use the production sales to expand the farm to its full acre and employ talented farmers in Brooklyn.

Nestled in the hills and villages north of New York City lies the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a non-profit farm and education center dedicated to spreading knowledge about sustainable agriculture. Utilizing an innovative farming operation centered around local crops and sustainable practices, the center runs a number of educational programs for surrounding communities, including increasing numbers of New York schools.

So obviously the quality is reason enough to complain about college food. But there are other issues at stake as well, issues of ethics and sustainability. As a freshman on meal plan at Brown, these were the issues I increasingly found myself both aware of and concerned by. Pretty much any school cafeteria you go to is the same: they need to feed a large number of people as cheaply and easily as possible, so they buy food that is produced in large quantities as cheaply and easily as possible. This means industrial food: industrially grown, industrially processed and industrially shipped. Needless to say, none of these are sustainable practices. Nor do they often result in food that is either healthy or tasty.