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2011

UW-Milwaukee restaurants offer green, local alternatives, OnMilwaukee.com, October 29, 2011
USDA: 'Locally grown' food a $4.8 billion business, much bigger than previously thought, Business Week, Nov 14, 2011
Fresh Local Apples at LMMS, A Start for Farm-to-School, Lake Mills Leader eNews, Sept 22, 2011
More people buying local food, NBC 15, September 20, 2011
Local Food Expo in Madison, WPR, September 20, 2011
Editorial: Local Food, Local Growth, Channel 3000, September 18, 2011
Local food expo to help connect growers, buyers, Wisconsin State Journal, September 12, 2011
Event to expand local foods market, Badger Herald, September 12, 2011
Local foods distribution center in the works in Dane County, The Capitol Times, June 17, 2011
College campus cafeterias open market opportunities for local, sustainable food, Wisconsin State Farmer, May 26, 2011
Local food movement moves on up to wholesale buyers, Wisconsin State Farmer, May 26, 2011
Sizing Food Safety to Fit Small Farms, Food Safety News, March 10, 2011
Local Food Legacy, Madison Magazine, February 2011
Summit plugs local food, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 13, 2011

2010

President Obama signs child nutrition bill, Washington Post, December 13, 2010
School officials weigh benefits with costs of healthy meal options, Wisconsin State Journal, December 7, 2010
Healthy foods a financial risk?, The Oregon Observer, November 17, 2010
Food production a bright spot in gloomy economy, Business Week, November 15, 2010
Not just Jell-O anymore: Local food now served on the hospital tray, The Progressive, November 2010
Amid mounting safety concerns, technology helps track food from farm to table, Los Angeles Times, October 3, 2010
Amish Group Breaks From Badgerland Produce, Wisconsin Farm Report with Pam Jahnke, August 4, 2010
Meeting soaring demand for local food, FoodNavigator-USA, June 28, 2010
For the Record: Local Food Movement, WISC-TV, June 20, 2010
Wisconsin local food movement looks to expand with institutional support, WisBusiness.com, May 20, 2010
Distributors Slow To Embrace Local Food Movement, National Public Radio, May 3, 2010
Doyle Announces Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants, Wisconsin Ag Connection, January 20, 2010
County program earns $35K state grant, Wisconsin State Journal, January 19, 2010
All Systems Go, Madison Magazine, January 2010
Office of Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, January 19, 2010
Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, January 19, 2010

2009

Local food grower-buyer link shatters delivery record, Capital Times, November 5, 2009
Dane County Expands Marketing Opportunities for Growers, Producers, March 16, 2009
Dane County Launches New Website to Promote Locally Grown Foods, January 29, 2009

2008

Locally Sourced, Business Watch (article on page 23), December 2008
Hospitals rethinking their food services as 'preventive medicine', Wisconsin State Journal, August 5, 2008
Food organizations to get aid, Wisconsin State Journal, July 18, 2008
Office of Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, July 17, 2008
Office of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, July 17, 2008