Food Safety

By: Billy Mitchell  One of the many strengths of the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) is their ability to build community. A collaboration between Cornell University, the Food and Drug Administration … Read More

By: Vern Grubinger, Billy Mitchell, and LFSC editor After three years, the SCRUB project – formally known as Sanitization and Cleaning Resources for your Business – project has wrapped up. … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell and Kathryn Kavanagh   “Being outside and working with my hands – it’s the best thing.” The first year working on a farm is always going to be … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell If you think about small-scale farming, you may think of tiny plots in large cities, like the half  acre farms of Seattle, Houston, Chicago, or Atlanta.  Perhaps … Read More

Photo acquired from Deposit Photos, Photo ID #47064127.   By: Billy Mitchell Sometimes, two great things go together incredibly well.  Like Dolly Parton and roller coasters, puffins and rocky shorelines, … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell; edited by Hayley Wood Justin “MasterPeace” Nickelson is an Atlanta based farmer, educator, and drummer who currently works as the AgLanta Grown Local Foods Promotion Program Coordinator … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell and Hayley Wood Patty, the founder of Bed Head Plant Nursery, is a first generation nursery and medicinal herb grower.  When asked to define her her role … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell and Kathryn Kavanagh As spring turns to summer in 2023, we wanted to reflect back on a conversation we had with farmer market farmers on the first … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell and Hayley Wood Maria and Michael of Code of Return (COR) Compost turn food scraps from businesses and homes into compost that feed the soils of the … Read More

By: Katherine Olvera, NFU Intern How do you learn best? Some of us turn to workshops hosted by experts where we can see things firsthand and ask questions. Others like … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell Totes, fish baskets, buckets, RPCs, and more – harvest bins on a farm go by many names.  At the Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association conference, TOFGA … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell & Tricia Wancko Y’all, it is cold outside. Sure, colder in some places than others—how Montana Farmers Union members survive the winter without their eyebrows freezing off, … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell Soil gives us so much. It feeds us physically by providing incredible local food to eat. It feeds us emotionally as a medium for beautiful flowers that … Read More

By: Billy Mitchell and Tricia Wancko Although miles apart, the East and West coasts of the US share a lot of things like beautiful views and amazing wildlife. Another thing … Read More

This Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), the Local Food Safety Collaborative and National Farmers Union want to honor the contributions of Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx farmers and … Read More

By Billy Mitchell, NFU Food Safety Training Coordinator Lowering produce safety risks. Growing great food. Building community. Growers and service providers have a long list of top priorities. The voluntary … Read More