Local food 'greener than organic' - Buying locally produced food is even more important for the environment than buying organic, a report says. [BBC - Sci/Nature]
Iowa seems to be doing a pretty good job of encouraging such trends. The [url=http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/hort4.htm]Horticlutre & Farmers' Markets Bureau[/url], The [url=http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/]Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship[/url], [url=http://www.practicalfarmers.org/]Practical Farmers of Iowa[/url] and other organizations are definitely pushing hard for a greener and more economically viable ag industry in Iowa.
