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  1. Pigweed: http://tr.im/Pigweed (GM) crops New pest threatens to transform cotton & soybean plots into weed battlefields via www.france24.com
  2. Pig & Poke: "Pig City" "Carrot City": High Rise Farms? The New Model for Sustainable Cities http://tr.im/AN_vertfrm via www.alternet.org
  3. Map: Distribution of farmer's markets 2006 via ERS/USDA - Organic Agriculture: Maps & Images Gallery http://tr.im/orgfrm_map
  4. Agricultural Marketing Service - Farmers Markets-important sales outlet for agricultural producers nationwide. http://tr.im/ams_orgmark
  5. Economic Research Service (ERS/USDA) Briefing Room-Organic Agriculture http://tr.im/ers_Organic farming systems/ecologically based practice
  6. Good info from Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES): Farm Management http://tr.im/NJR_frmmgmt
  7. Organic Production Survey (individual info will be kept confidential) News Release (PDF) http://tr.im/organic_surv via www.agcensus.usda.gov
  8. A link to Google News with the search "farmers market" "Earth Day" as start. Refine by adding your state or city http://tr.im/FM_EDayNews
  9. EARTH DAY ON THE NATIONAL MALL, APRIL Noon-6pm. Eco-Roadshow w/exhibit between 4th & 7th streets & near Museum of the American Indian
  10. Earth Day, April 22, awareness & appreciation for Earth's environment. Founded by Sen. G. Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970.
  11. RT @FarmFresh Text of H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 http://tr.im/HR875
  12. interactive map to what's fresh in your state. Local ingredient descriptions, shopping guides, recipes, & tips http://tr.im/ffftt_map
  13. $1.3 Billion In Farm Revenues Are Linked To WIC Foods via cattlenetwork.com http://tr.im/cn_wic http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/
  14. Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS): financial condition, economic well-being of America's farm households http://tr.im/usda_arms
  15. As population & per capita income increases around the world so too will demand for food http://tr.im/morefood Information from ers.usda.gov
  16. Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer http://tr.im/ers_spread compares prices paid by consumers for food with the prices received by farmers
  17. SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM Provides Coupons to Low-Income Seniors for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables http://tr.im/fm_sfmnp
  18. NY: participants redeemed $5.6+M in Farmers' Market Nutrition Program checks in 08 for fresh, local grown fruits & vegshttp://tr.im/usda_fns
  19. Farmers Market Nutrition Programs http://tr.im/usda_fns WIC Program provides supplemental foods, health care referrals & nutrition education
  20. MODEL ONE atv SPECIFICATIONS Barefoot Motors 100% electric heavy duty All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) preliminary specs: http://tr.im/bm_mod1