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High Heeled Hippie gets back to the roots of organic, eco-friendly farming

Stephen McDill — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:21:58 +0000

Peyton Collins was horrified when a little girl told her she thought spaghetti grew on trees. The Clinton wife, mother and compulsive gardener says its a sad irony that despite Mississippi’s agrarian roots, it is losing its grip on good food and farming at the consumer level. “I think its just stunning that we have [...]

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Read November 9 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:01:38 +0000

DESTINATION SHOPPING Whole Foods breaks ground in Jackon— by Clay Chandler ENERGY Turbine project being eyed for Natchez— by Clay Chandler FUNDRAISING Mississippi River Marathon hopes to raise awareness— by Clay Chandler EMPLOYMENT Outlook report looks at Magnolia State — by Ted Carter GOVERNMENT Competition for DOR lease continues — by Ted Carter AGRICULTURE Farmers markets embrace food stamp [...]

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Matching food stamp recipients with state’s produce gains steam

Ted Carter — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:01:02 +0000

More fresh vegetables and fruits are on the dinner tables of Mississippians who receive food stamps. This is thanks to a state-sponsored effort that provides farmers with a new market for their produce and establishes healthier diets for the 20 percent of the state’s population enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, state [...]

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Aldermen rethinking proposed farmers market

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:05:26 +0000

OXFORD — The city of Oxford will take a second look at locating at farmers’ market next to the Park Commission’s Community Garden. The Oxford Eagle reports the board of aldermen agreed this week to put the new farmers’ market project on hold until at least next spring. A grant for $61,258 was awarded to [...]

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City gets USDA grant to start Farmers Market

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:08:02 +0000

OXFORD — The city of Oxford has accepted a $61,258 federal grant to start a local farmers’ market. The Oxford Eagle reports the grant came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. City grant writer Lynn Wilkins says Oxford has been deemed a food desert by the USDA, which means low-income families in the community face [...]

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Markets to combine for first time

Wally Northway — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:43:38 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Farmers Market is welcoming the vendors of the Greater Belhaven Market. Shoppers will find items from Mississippi growers, producers and artisans at one location. The Mississippi Farmers Market and the Greater Belhaven Market will celebrate its first joint market day during Fall Harvest Day Oct. 24. Chef Martin Bryant of Julep [...]

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