by Associated Press Published: December 8,2011
Tags: agriculture, commodities, farmers, farmers markets, farms, fuits, gorcers, grant, grants, grocery stores, municipal government, produce, retail, vegetables
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 [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 30,2011
Tags: Eat Healthy Mississippi, fattest state in the nation, heart disease, locally grown, Mississippi, overweight, poor health, produce, regional farmers, Type II diabetes, vegetables
Mississippi’s achievement of “fattest state in the nation” for seven years running is an economic problem. In addition to significant healthcare costs to treat chronic illnesses like Type II diabetes and heart disease, the productivity lost due to poor health defies calculation. A large part of the solution to Mississippi’s overweight woes lies in healthy [...] [...]
When I was young I had a fear of vegetables. In fact, I hated them — or at least I thought I did. My mother, being a good mother, would serve them to me every night only to have me slide the plate across the table or spread them out on the plate and say, [...] [...]
Aside from politics and sports talk, there is little question that the conversation in Mississippi always comes back to food and where to get a taste of some homegrown country goodness. Mouth-watering fresh fruits and vegetables are produced abundantly in a state known first and foremost for agriculture and one has to look no further [...] [...]
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