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FSIS Provides PRO Grilling Tips for Summer Barbecues
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- Written by USDA
- Category: Recipes
From Fourth of July cookouts to entertaining visiting relatives, summertime is a season that brings together loved ones and lots of food. This summer, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing tips on how to “Grill Like a PRO” during your outdoor festivities.
Three key reasons why farmers support free trade
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- Written by Kari Barbic and Veronica Nigh of the American Farm Bureau Federation
- Category: News
America’s farmers and ranchers support free trade. And when you look at the numbers, it’s not hard to see why.
National School Lunch Week celebrates progress in farm-to-school efforts
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- Written by Valley Grower
- Category: News
This is National School Lunch Week 2016, as proclaimed by President Obama, a time to reflect on the positive steps our nation has taken to make nutrition a priority in every U.S. school. This also coincides with the month-long celebration of Farm to School Month, which recognizes efforts to bring local foods into schools and onto students’ trays.
Banana oatmeal pancakes
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- Written by Dana Sparks
- Category: Recipes
These banana pancakes are hearty, thanks to a batter made with rolled oats, whole-wheat flour and plain yogurt. Replace 1/4 cup flour with ground flaxseeds or ground pumpkin seeds for a nuttier flavor.
Farming in ‘Martian Gardens’
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- Written by Anna Heiney
- Category: Farm News
Of the many challenges involved in sending humans on the journey to Mars, figuring out how to pack enough food for such a lengthy trip looms large. Of course, astronauts will need food on their way to and from Mars, and also during their time on the Red Planet as part of the almost two-and-a-half-year trip. Although prepackaged food will be provided, stowing space-saving seeds to grow one’s own food provides extra nutrition and even increases morale by sprouting a glimpse of home while millions of miles away from Earth.
Growing Interest: Students Plant Seeds to Help NASA Farm in Space
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- Written by Steven Siceloff
- Category: Garden Hub
NASA is seeking plant varieties that could grow best in space, providing food for astronauts to eat on their way to future deep space destinations, including Mars. Teachers and students in South Florida recently began experiments to test a wide spectrum of seeds to see which would flourish in different conditions.
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