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  1. "Sen. Boxer Courts Farmers to Seek 'Rare Opportunity' for Climate Bill" reports the NYT : http://bit.ly/x3DNV
  2. Sign up for our 7/16 webinar where we'll discuss opportunities for western ag in current climate change legislation: http://bit.ly/6jWVA
  3. A rooftop farm grows in Brooklyn: http://bit.ly/Pj9Oj
  4. Sustainable Conservation and AFT partner to assist farmers in California's Central Valley who try sustainable methods http://bit.ly/4Wt2f
  5. Mayor Newsom issues a regional food policy for SF http://bit.ly/1KqSE #foodshed (HT @rachelannyes )
  6. "Turning the USDA into Sustainability Central", an interview w/ USDA Deputy Sec Kathleen Merrigan (HT @fromartz) http://bit.ly/WDG1t
  7. Defining sustainable agriculture: http://bit.ly/7RSBv
  8. WaPo profiles a novice farmer in suburbia in "The Farmer and the Lawn" http://bit.ly/VvZAM
  9. @busterkeaton comes up with a new twist on our "No farms No Food" slogan: "Know Farmers, Know Food" Nice! (HT @meredithmo)
  10. The House is debating the climate change bill today. Take action! http://bit.ly/7NYQz
  11. AFT's Dennis Nuxoll quoted in NYT piece "Farm Groups Prevail as House Climate Bill Puts USDA in Charge of Ag Offsets" http://bit.ly/W7kXx
  12. "Climate Change Legislation May Hit the House This Week" reports Open Congress: http://bit.ly/rfWbQ
  13. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) allows farmers to generate revenue from carbon-offset programs.
  14. The U.S. House of Representatives has a farmers market (via @thehill): http://bit.ly/PRcHX
  15. Boulder's school cafeterias go local , reports Civil Eats: http://bit.ly/1449AA
  16. Farm Futures reports "Budget Squeeze Hits Farmland Preservation" http://bit.ly/uG5iJ (see our report at http://bit.ly/TROXy)
  17. A big thank you to @nonprofitorgs for highlighting us this week.
  18. The First Lady hopes lessons of gardening take root, reports the WaPo: http://bit.ly/Q8vXW
  19. @ewagoner Sorry the location is wrong on your market. We'll fix that. What's the name of your market?
  20. "Climate Legislation Divides the Ag Sector:" http://bit.ly/cpH9H