The demand for local food is exceeding the infrastructure says a new report from the USDA's Economic Research Service, titled Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States.

As the November 3^rd General Assembly at Occupy Los Angeles drifted into its third hour, a decision had still not yet been reached on whether or not to remove eight vegetable planters that threatened Occupiers from making it through their 34^th night at City Hall.

Returning veterans unsure about their future may find themselves bunkered down in compost and soil. Programs like Combat Boots to Cowboy Boots, a new program for veterans at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture, offer soldiers—including wounded veterans—a six-week introductory farming training program.