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Table of Contents
Cover Story…1
• A Public-Public Partnership: It takes a village to raise an enlightened experiment station—an residents who are willing to be pains in the butt. (second in a series)
• Pastures—1 Row Crops—2
• Rough sailing for 'people science': WCROC's attempt to integrate sociology into research hits snag
Commentary…2
• Amber Waves blows an ill wind
• Letter: Scoring points at the expense of accuracy
• What's on your mind?
• Parsing pork
• Don't say 'pig dump'…
• Get hooked up to LIVE-WIRE
• LSL back issues
• When democracy comes home to stay
Myth Buster…3
• It will be prohibitively expensive to tell consumers what country their food comes from
LSP News…6
• Appeals Court rules checkoff unconstitutional
• Twohig joins LSP
• Survey: Federal farm policy stymies adoption of sustainable agriculture
• Policy wish list
• A few words for wild farming
• The Wild Farm Alliance platform
Farm Beginnings…9
• Beginning farmer, rancher conference March 27
• First livestock loans passed on
Policy Update…10
• Get behind CSP & pushing
• Commenting on the rules
• Smithfield buys out Farmland Industries' hogs
• How low will factory farming's boosters go?
Food & Farm Connection…16
• Coffee, beans & rice…& social justice: How does a neighborhood cafe dedicated to justice serve affordable food?
• Food & Farm Connection Resources
• Sodexho USA partners with MWFA
• Demand for local food may increase
• Stewardship Food Network
Opportunities/Resources…19
Reviews…20
• Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry, and a Toxic Secret, by Duff Wilson
Navigating the GEIS…21
• Farm Animal Welfare
• Navigate the GEIS yourself
Membership Update…23
• Fundraising 201: Getting excited about fundraising
• Support LSP in your workplace
Stewardship Calendar…24