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		<title>It&#8217;s Time:  Help us Speak up for Sustainable Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/its-time-help-us-speak-up-for-sustainable-agriculture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Hackney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Food and Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stay tuned for a detailed blog post on the 2012 Farm Bill next week. The summer’s bounty may feel far away, but even in January, farmers and ranchers are busy – unloading hay for cattle on the snowy range, selecting next summer’s most-delicious tomato seeds, or harvesting fresh grapefruit for your breakfast table.  Here in<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/its-time-help-us-speak-up-for-sustainable-agriculture/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>If you eat and live in America</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/if-you-eat-and-live-in-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=14334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you eat and live in America, you should be concerned about the future of farming in this country.  The average age of our nation’s farmers is 57 years old, with more than a quarter of all farmers 65 or older.  There are many people inspired to farm, but as recent studies show, our nation’s<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/if-you-eat-and-live-in-america/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Food and Farm Bill Alive in 2012!</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/farm-bill-alive-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=14309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Supporters, We previously reported to you that a 2011 Food and Farm Bill appeared imminent.  Days before Thanksgiving the Congressional “Super Committee” failed to reach agreement on $1.2 trillion in budget cuts.  With that, the 2011 Farm Bill proposal intended for inclusion in the Super Committee’s deficit reduction bill is thus no more. The<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/farm-bill-alive-in-2012/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Pick Three” Action Update</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/%e2%80%9cpick-three%e2%80%9d-action-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of you have called and emailed your Senators and Representatives over the last two weeks – thank you for standing up for a fair and healthy farm and food system! To remind readers of current action items, we summarized and linked three alerts below. Urgent Action Needed on the Farm Bill The food and<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/%e2%80%9cpick-three%e2%80%9d-action-update/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Groundbreaking Opportunity: The Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/groundbreaking-opportunity-the-local-farms-food-and-jobs-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is supporting your local farmer, visiting your farmers market, CSA, food coop, or other local food source important to you?  What about having fresh, local food for your child’s school meals?  Or as a farmer or rancher, do you want to figure out ways to add value to your food products to capitalize on sales<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/groundbreaking-opportunity-the-local-farms-food-and-jobs-act/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action on the Farm Bill</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/take-action-on-the-farm-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With this much at stake, we wanted to make sure you saw the call to action last week. Only once every 5 years do you have the opportunity to truly transform our food and farm system through the federal farm bill. Last week the Agriculture Committee leadership proposed to rewrite the food and farm bill<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/take-action-on-the-farm-bill/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Today is Food Day! Join us in this call to action</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/today-is-food-day-join-us-in-this-call-to-action/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/today-is-food-day-join-us-in-this-call-to-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Child Nutrition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farm to School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Deserts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, Monday 24th 2011, is Food Day.  Please join the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) in answering this call to action. Healthy, green, fair, and affordable food is important to all Americans.  Today we come together with people across the country who are hosting Food Day events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls,<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/today-is-food-day-join-us-in-this-call-to-action/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What? Food and Farm Bill Over in 9 days?</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/what-food-and-farm-bill-over-in-13-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Farm Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Only once every 5 years do you have the opportunity to truly transform our food and farm system through the federal farm bill. Last Monday the Agriculture Committee leadership proposed to rewrite the food and farm bill in 2 weeks  – yes you heard that right, 2 weeks &#8211; this is usually a year plus<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/what-food-and-farm-bill-over-in-13-days/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You watched it, passed it on, now you can take action!</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/you-watched-it-passed-it-on-now-you-can-take-action/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/you-watched-it-passed-it-on-now-you-can-take-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you that watched the beginning farmer and rancher video below and shared it through your social networks! The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 will be introduced in Congress next week! This is our chance to ensure food security for future generations and new farming enterprises that can bring<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/you-watched-it-passed-it-on-now-you-can-take-action/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is Our Chance – Last Chance</title>
		<link>http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/this-is-our-chance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bnorton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainableagriculture.net/?p=13042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Only once every 5 years do you have the opportunity to truly change our food and farm system through the farm bill! The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011 will be introduced in Congress next week &#8211; this is our chance to ensure food security for future generations and new farming enterprises that<a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/this-is-our-chance/"> Read the Rest...</a>]]></description>
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