New USDA Website - Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a new feature on the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food website, which he started last year "in order to create new economic opportunities, promote local and regional food systems that assist in keeping the local economy in business in rural communities, and to encourage a national conversation about what Americans eat and where it comes from in order to benefit consumers and producers of all sizes."

The website's new section, Ideas and Stories, "will provide real-world examples of people who work in the agricultural industry every day across the country."

See full article about the new site posted by Food Safety News here.

This new resource is important because it represents the government responding to the growing interest among consumers in knowing where our food comes from and in promoting local and regional food production. This is a good sign of more progress to come! You can receive updates about the site through Facebook, Twitter, or RSS feed.