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Argus Farm Stop

@ArgusFarmStop

Growing Ann Arbor area's local food ecosystem as a year-round every-day farmers market #foodhub. All about food systems, agri., farmers, community & Michigan!

 Ann Arbor, MI
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Joined August 2014
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Yep! Try your local independent retailer and see the difference!
U-M Graham Sustainability Institute (@GrahamInstitute) profile pictureU-M Graham Sustainability Institute@GrahamInstitute8 Jan 2022
Independent retailers lead natural products' sustainability efforts: "This isn't anything new to us. We feel we should all do our best to use less of the Earth's resources, whether it be water, clean air, healthy soil, less electricity, & certainly less carbon-emitting energy."
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NYFarmer@NYFarmer24 Nov 2021
‘Once We’re Gone, We’re Not Coming Back’ nytimes.com/2021/11/23/busin…
‘Once We’re Gone, We’re Not Coming Back’ (Published 2021)

‘Once We’re Gone, We’re Not Coming Back’ (Published 2021)

In Nebraska, a 151-year-old family farm struggles to survive.

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Sara Place (@drsplace) profile picture
Sara Place@drsplace30 May 2021
Great example here that one area of land can support crop & animal agriculture. It’s a false dichotomy to assume they are always separate. Livestock provide circularity to the food, fiber, and biofuels system.
Andrew Smith (@LauraHillsLamb) profile pictureAndrew Smith@LauraHillsLamb30 May 2021
Replying to @drsplace
This paddock has fed 300-800 animals over 4+ months after harvest and before sowing the next crop. Making use of missed grain, weeds and crop residue and preventing a mice plague.
Image from Andrew Smith (@LauraHillsLamb)
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Find a way to buy your meat directly from a small farm. We can show you how. This 4 company fact should disturb us all.
NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) profile pictureNYFarmer@NYFarmer22 May 2021
The 4 companies that control much of US beef net $1100 per cow. Farmers..$100. Buy direct, people.
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NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) profile picture
NYFarmer@NYFarmer22 May 2021
The 4 companies that control much of US beef net $1100 per cow. Farmers..$100. Buy direct, people.
Michael Adsit (@mikeadsit) profile pictureMichael Adsit@mikeadsit21 May 2021
Replying to @SchwabMatt
Recent data. Packer margins are $1,100+ per animal. Farmer margin is $100, maybe. Why would anyone sell to this folks?
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This is exactly why Argus Farm Stop exists: to give consumers more access directly to local farmers! Know your farmer, know your food!
Secretary Tom Vilsack (@SecVilsack) profile pictureSecretary Tom Vilsack
@SecVilsack18 May 2021
For every $1 spent on food, only 14 cents goes to farmers. Now is the time to transform our food system to create a fairer, more transparent system, so at the end of the day more of that dollar ends up in a farmer's pocket.
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For every $1 spent on food, only 14 cents goes to farmers. Now is the time to transform our food system to create a fairer, more transparent system, so at the end of the day more of that dollar ends up in a farmer's pocket.
Economic Research Service (@USDA_ERS) profile pictureEconomic Research Service
@USDA_ERS17 May 2021
Food services industry share of the food dollar increased in 2019 for eighth consecutive year. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xHeUS.
2019 nominal food dollar by industry group

ALT 2019 nominal food dollar by industry group

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This is a great resource. CSA info is hard to find. clickondetroit.com/all-about…
Here are the Ann Arbor area farms offering subscriptions at upcoming virtual CSA fair

Here are the Ann Arbor area farms offering subscriptions at upcoming virtual CSA fair

See which farms will be offering CSAs this year at this upcoming event.

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Another compelling description of how we need to fix our food system washingtonpost.com/outlook/2…
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Why can SNAP users only shop online at Amazon Walmart and Aldi - types? Let’s FIX this! usatoday.com/story/news/nati…
Federal government wants Americans to buy groceries online, but most people on SNAP can’t

Federal government wants Americans to buy groceries online, but most people on SNAP can’t

The government wants Americans to buy groceries online when possible to avoid COVID-19. But many people receiving food stamps can't shop on the web.

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nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/co…

America’s Salad Bowl Becomes Fertile Ground for Covid-19 (Published 2021)

The hospital in Arizona’s Yuma County, on the border, is so overwhelmed it’s had to fly Covid-19 patients to other cities. No other region has had a higher case rate during the pandemic.

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Another reason to support SMALL FARMERS. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2020…
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Sam, you make us proud!
Sam Bagenstos (@sbagen) profile pictureSam Bagenstos@sbagen13 Nov 2020
One of my favorite parts of living in Ann Arbor is receiving my weekly produce box from @ArgusFarmStop . Here's the mushroom and kale curry I made last night with some of the delights in yesterday's box.
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This is true.
Civil Eats (@CivilEats) profile pictureCivil Eats@CivilEats5 Nov 2020
The government’s online food assistance program doesn’t include independent grocers and ignores the gaps in rural infrastructure. buff.ly/3oNYSjC
This is a good rundown of the past 4 years. Supporting industrial farming with no encouragement for small farms.
Civil Eats (@CivilEats) profile pictureCivil Eats@CivilEats4 Nov 2020
No matter who wins the White House, policy changes over the last four years will have long-term impacts on the food system—from the farm economy to food access. buff.ly/3oRkKdM #Election2020
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Civil Eats@CivilEats22 Aug 2020
In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly every one of the predictions has come true. buff.ly/31f5CNP
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National Farmers Union@NFUDC6 Apr 2020
For some farmers who sell to local markets, the closure of restaurants and schools has been compounded by farmers market closures. By some estimates, local and regional food markets could see a drop in sales of $688M between March and May. washingtonpost.com/news/vora…
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Issues Of The Environment: Washtenaw’s Food Network Provides Resilience During Times Of Crisis http://bit.ly/3aYuc7E
Issues Of The Environment: Washtenaw’s Food Network Provides Resilience During Times Of Crisis

Issues Of The Environment: Washtenaw’s Food Network Provides Resilience During Times Of Crisis

Many services have felt the sting of the coronavirus outbreak. In this week's "Issues of the Environment," Kathy Sample, founder/owner of Argus Farm Stop,…

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Feb 16: CSAs at the AADL! Communty-Supported Agriculture. Ann Arbor District Library.
All About Ann Arbor (@allabouta2) profile pictureAll About Ann Arbor@allabouta26 Feb 2020
See this morning's segment with @TasteLocalDiff where director Kelly Wilson talks about the Greater Washtenaw County CSA Fair happening next Sunday at @aadl. clickondetroit.com/live-in-t…
Here’s how to get fresh food straight from the farm each month

Here’s how to get fresh food straight from the farm each month

All About Ann Arbor is bringing the farm to your table

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So....today is National Farmers Day. Celebrate small farms, they’re important. Even if our @secretary of Agriculture does not understand that. #knowyourfarmerknowyourfood @SecretarySonny cbsnews.com/news/agriculture… – at Michigan, USA

U.S. Agriculture Secretary: Family farms might not survive

"In America, the big get bigger and the small go out," Sonny Perdue told dairy farmers in Wisconsin

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