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(this post was reblogged from shorterexcerpts)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a campaign to encourage schools, hospitals, jails and other institutions to buy food from local producers.
In all the frustration over lack of progress on some of the big, controversial issues, it’s very easy to miss small but very significant changes coming out of the Obama administration. The potential savings in fossil fuel consumption from decreasing the distance we transport our food are immense.
(via squashed)
(via shorterexcerpts)
