This week, the week of 20-27 November, is National Farm-City Week. It is a time designed to remind urban, suburban, and rural residents of their interdependence and of those working in agriculture to supply "markets and families with fresh, healthy food."
Background information:
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Credit Knowledge Center: Celebrating National Farm City Week
Connecticut Department of Agriculture
UCONN Extension: Farm to Community
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Division of Agriculture
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
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