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Nutrition from the Farm to Your Table
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Your Garden, Your Produce, Your Menus |
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SuperTracker to take advantage of all the “Colors” of the MyPlate food guide. |
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You have apples, blueberries, raspberries, and bananas. You just brought in some cabbage, carrots, and white potatoes. Then, let’s not forget the yellow tomatoes and herbs. Use the
SuperTracker as an “assistant” to help grow a healthier you and healthier family. |
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Find a Farmers Market |
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Farmers markets allow consumers to have access to locally grown, farm-fresh produce, and enables farmers the opportunity to develop a personal relationship with their customers. You can search the database to find one of the many farmers markets
around the country. |
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| Look for the USDA Organic Seal |
| When shopping, look for the USDA Organic seal. It assures you that the agricultural products marketed as organic meet strict standards. |
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Organic crops are raised without using most conventional pesticides or petroleum-based fertilizer. Animals raised on an organic farm must be fed organic feed. They are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. For more information, visit the USDA National Organic Program's website. |
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What’s for Dinner (or
Breakfast or Lunch)? |
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Use the Recipe Finder to
Vary How Fruits and
Vegetables are Used in Your
Meals. |
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Squash. Okra. Corn. Bell
peppers. Other fruits and
vegetables... You love them,
you have an abundance, and
you need some ideas on how
to use them in different
ways. Use the
Recipe Finder to find
ways to prepare your bounty.
The ChooseMyPlate
website also has many
recipes. |
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From Garden to Plate, Safety Matters |
| Use safe practices to keep foods wholesome for you and your family. |
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When food is grown, processed, and prepared safely, everyone benefits. A host of Federal agencies share the responsibility for food safety. Food safety is key to delivering wholesome food to the plate. Use FoodSafety.gov as your gateway to information about safe food handling practices. |
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August 29, 2012 02:47 PM
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Farmers Markets
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Farmers markets provide many
opportunities for consumers
— younger and older — to
have access to locally
produced, right-off-the-farm
food. Also, farmers markets
are often the first point of
entry into direct food
marketing for small and
medium size producers.
The number of farmers
markets across the USA
increased from 1,755 in 1994
to 6,132 in 2010.
One-seventh (14%) of the
6,132 farmers markets are
open from November to March
and considered winter
markets. So, farmers markets
are no longer a spring
through fall chance to shop
locally and support farmers
in your area.
From 2009 to 2010, there was
a 16% growth rate in farmers
markets. And, according to
the 2005 National Farmer
Market Managers Survey,
general sales at farmers
markets were a little over
$1 billion. Fruit and
vegetable farms accounted
for 26% of farms selling
directly to consumers and
56% of all direct sales in
2007. From these trends, it
appears that people are
getting to know their farmer
and their food.”
You can search the database to find one of the many farmers markets
around the country.
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