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While farmers were the star of the show at last Friday’s antitrust hearing in Ankeny, Iowa, the debate over the monopolization of farming is one where all of our interests are squarely at stake.

Anyone who eats and has a brain should be downright terrified that just a few giant businesses control the vast majority of food available to us as consumers. Perhaps that explains why more than 15,000 people submitted comments in anticipation of the hearings – four more of which are scheduled this year as a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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In anticipation of SXSW, Eat Well Guide teamed up with Edible Austin on a free interactive map to sustainable food in the City of Weird. The festival, in its 24th year, began last week with SXSW film and interactive, with SXSW music kicking in this Wednesday, the 17th. If you’re lucky enough to be in Austin, take the time to treat yourself to some amazing sustainably-raised food. There are plenty of choices where you will definitely be able to eat well. You can view the online map here, or download the PDF below. Post widely and share these yummy treasures!

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Last week some of us met with a delegation of Russian agricultural and health officials to talk about sustainable meat production. This group has been touring the country looking at aspects of meat and poultry production in the United States.

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In a ruling certain to discourage communities from fighting the construction of factory farms in their areas, last week the Illinois Supreme Court rejected an appeal by residents who are being sued for $300,000 in costs and damages after their unsuccessful attempt to have environmental issues addressed before construction of a Cargill-affiliated pork CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation).

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City officials estimate that the FRESH program will help build 15 new grocery stores and upgrade 10 existing stores over ten years, while creating 1,100 new jobs and retaining 400 more. The program’s financial incentives include real estate tax abatements, as well as tax exemptions on materials used to construct, renovate or equip grocery stores. These publicly financed benefits will be available to store owners in low-income neighborhoods throughout New York City that lack sufficient supermarkets.

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Regina Weiss is a gardener and is communications director for Eat Well Guide and a number of sustainability projects.
When writer and former Mademoiselle editor Eleanor Perényi died in May at 91, her New York Times obituary noted that she used her “years of toil in her Connecticut garden as a window onto the [...]

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Regina Rae Weiss has a graduate degree in social policy and more than two decades of experience as an advocate, analyst, writer and organizer for nonprofit agencies and elected officials. She is communications director for Eat Well and several other programs that promote an environmentally sound, socially just and sustainable future.
With the U.S. economy [...]

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