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Local Food Hub Planned for Charlottesville

(NBC 29 - 12/16/2008) - "Two Charlottesville women are trying to make it easier to get food from Central Virginia farms to your dinner table. Kate Collier, the owner of Feast food shop, decided she wanted to create a local food hub that woul..."

Holiday Shoppers Explore Farmers Markets

(NBC 29 - 11/22/2008) - "Farmers markets are bustling with activity this weekend. But if you're looking to fill your Thanksgiving table with locally grown goods, it could cost you more. Dawn Story of the Piedmont Environmental Council..."

Buy Fresh, Buy Local Holiday Guide Available

(PEC Press Release- 10/28/2008) - "Continuing its strong commitment to the local foods movement and farmers, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) in partnership with the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development has published a..."

Fresh from the Farm

(Winchester Star - 10/20/2008) - "If you’ve munched on a locally grown apple this fall, know that you’re helping to make growers in the area happy. 'When we can sell what we grow directly to customers, that’s great for us,” says Mary Snapp..."

Farmer in Chief

(N.Y. Times- 10/09/2008) - "It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy is not something American presidents..."

Fest Promotes Eating Local Foods

(Charlottesville's NBC 29- 09/30/2008) - "A group of agencies, farmers and healthcare workers are promoting a return to eating locally. The local food movement encourages people to buy and enjoy food grown in their neighborhoods around their..."

Fighting to Keep Food Local at Polyface Farm

(Virginian-Pilot- 09/21/2008) - "It's an endless circle of life at Polyface, a 550-acre farm that has become a bellwether in the nation's sustainable food movement. Here, on land passed down from father to son, owner Joel Salatin promotes..."

Supermarket Chains Narrow Their Sites

(N.Y. Times- 08/06/2008) - "One of the biggest brand names in food this summer doesn’t carry a trademark. It’s the word “local,” which has entered the language as a powerful symbol of high quality and goodness."