Reply #11: She is setting a great example with her push for better foods, defending the health of children

[happy_liberal]

This is not the only thing she has done and I very much appreciate her encouraging the trend of organic gardening, growing and eating your own healthful foods.

There is also a new program to help pay(cost share) for greenhouses...


Funding available to help farmers extend the growing season while protecting natural resources
http://www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov/news/news_high_tunnel_pilot.html

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new pilot project under the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative for farmers to establish high tunnels - also known as hoop houses - to increase the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way.

A seasonal high tunnel is a greenhouse-like structure, at least six feet in height, which modifies the climate inside to create more favorable growing conditions for vegetable and other specialty crops grown in the natural soil beneath it. This pilot will test the potential conservation benefits of growing crops under these structures. Participating farms can receive funding for one high tunnel. High tunnels in the study can cover as much as five percent of one acre or approximately a 30 by 72 foot structure."