http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Sat, 25 May 2013 16:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/senators-introduce-generous-bill-local-farms-food-and-jobs-act-of-2013/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/senators-introduce-generous-bill-local-farms-food-and-jobs-act-of-2013/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:30:19 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11669 Making fresh local food more accessible to consumers and lucrative farmers is the goal of the Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, introduced to Congress this week by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine).]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/senators-introduce-generous-bill-local-farms-food-and-jobs-act-of-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-usda-loan-program-focuses-on-local-farmers/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-usda-loan-program-focuses-on-local-farmers/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:15:30 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11506 The USDA has announced a low-interest microloan program intended to support small-scale local U.S. farmers that may not qualify for bank loans.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/new-usda-loan-program-focuses-on-local-farmers/feed/ 0