50 Local farms in the Meatpacking District this weekend

Event: 2nd Annual Good Food Fest in the Meatpacking District on Sunday, October 9th
Time: 11am – 4pm
Free to attend. Purchase tickets to sample food from 50 local family farms and New York City chefs

https://paigepapers.com/2011/10/07/2ndannualgoodfoodfest/

More tainted produce in the U.S

First the cantaloupes, now the lettuce!
California producer, True Leaf Farms, recalls 2,498 cartons of chopped and shredded lettuce for fears of listeria contamination. The Use-by-date is “9/29/11” with a bag/box code reading “B256-46438-8”

https://paigepapers.com/2011/10/03/lettucerecall2011/

Pigs are being taken from the farm

Pig theft has increased in the Midwest.
In Iowa, alone, there has been 20 to 30 pigs stolen within the past few weeks. Although the numbers have decreased from last month’s 594 to this month’s 150 pigs taken, farmers are implementing new security measurements to track all of their pigs

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/28/pigtheftinfarms/

More farmer’s markets are opening up outside of Manhattan

Two New Farmer’s Markets Open Up in Queens!
St. Albans and Flushing have been recently added to the growing Queens Farmer’s Market population which now consists of 17 combined

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/28/twonewfarmersmarketsinqueens/

September 28th 2011
Farmers fundraise after Hurricane Irene

Upstate New York Farmers are coming up with ways to encourage more fundraising opportunities for their farm after Hurricane Irene.
Farmers like Kira Kinney, of Evolutionary Organics in New Paltz, are coming up with ways to add much need revenue by selling photographs of the farm to event series and making use of online resources

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/28/fundraisehurricaneirene/

Lettuce food recall

Cantaloupes are just the beginning of produce recalls. Shredded and chopped lettuce, distributed to food service wholesalers in 19 states and Canada, gets added to the list.
California producer, True Leaf Farms, recalls 2,498 cartons of chopped and shredded lettuce for fears of listeria contamination. The Use-by-date is “9/29/11” with a bag/box code reading “B256-46438-8”

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/25/lettucerecalls/

Dining out for hurricane relief

Event: Dine Out Irene 9.25.2011
Time: An all day event on this Sunday
10% of restaurant sales will be directed to Just Food & Grow NYC (Greenmarket). Find out who is participating.

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/23/dineoutirene9252011/

Cantaloupe recall after listeria outbreak

FDA announces cantaloupe recall from supplier Jensen Farms after leaving 55 people sick and 8 dead in 14 states.
The tainted cantaloupe has caused an outbreak of listeriosis and there are concerns that more people may be affected. The cantaloupes where distributed between July 29 and September 10th

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/22/jensenfarmscantalouperecall/

The farm life isn’t that easy for young farmers

As America sees young adults trying to bring national farms back to life, starting one is seeming to be
increasingly tough.
Young farmers can not acquire loans from banks to purchase land resulting in opting into high rental prices from current land owners and sharing of equipment

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/22/youngfarmersontherise/

New York pumpkins experience a late harvest

The pumpkin season is officially here but Northeast farms, such as Kelly ‘s Emerald in Queensbury, New York, are experiencing a late harvest after Hurricane Irene
Some of the farmers have been ordering pumpkins from other regions as heavy rains set planting back up to 3 weeks

https://paigepapers.com/2011/09/21/newyorkpumpkinharvest2011/