With the help of partners like The Good Acre, Lunds & Byerlys offers consumers fresher, tastier produce while uplifting local ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

Micheline Maynard has focused on the business world for much of her career. Also known as Micki, she has been a writer and editor at news organizations including The New York Times and NPR, and is the ...

Research supports several benefits associated with local food systems, although not without nuances and controversy. These benefits include their ability to reconnect consumers and producers, ...

More produce shoppers are going loco for local. With many consumers perceiving locally grown fruits and vegetables to be fresher and better for the environment, retailers that merchandise and promote ...