H.R.4971 - Greening Food Deserts Act

To increase the emphasis on urban agricultural issues in the Department of Agriculture through the establishment of a new office to ensure that Department authorities are used to effectively encourage local agricultural production and increase the availability of fresh food in urban areas, particularly underserved communities experiencing hunger, poor nutrition, obesity, and food insecurity, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Greening Food Deserts Act as introduced.
  • Official: To increase the emphasis on urban agricultural issues in the Department of Agriculture through the establishment of a new office to ensure that Department authorities are used to effectively encourage local agricultural production and increase the availability of fresh food in urban areas, particularly underserved communities experiencing hunger, poor nutrition, obesity, and food insecurity, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/04/10
The most brilliant thing

Read and ask your ask your Representative to support HR 4971 Greening Food Deserts Act, which will support projects that provide access t...

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05/25/10
A Federal Bill to Green Urban Food...

What HR 4971 proposes to do is to create an office under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) focused on strengthening U.S. agricult...

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05/01/10
Greening US food deserts through l...

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) introduced HR 4971, the Greening Urban Food Deserts Act. The act would establish a new office in the Department of Ag...

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04/28/10
Camas Permaculture: Food System Co...

Contact your U. S. Representative and ask that they become a cosponsor of and support: H.R. 4971: Greening Food Deserts Act H.R. 4607: He...

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04/26/10
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04/25/10
Chicken revival | City-dwelling po...

They're pushing for a bill in Congress (HR 4971) to create an Office of Urban Agriculture within the US Department of Agriculture to make...

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04/19/10
Economic Issues for Hispanic Ameri...

The Greening of Food Deserts Act, or HR 4971, is vital toward our battle against obesity. In general, it aims to increase an emphasis on ...

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04/17/10
Made in Pahrump: CHICKEN REVIVAL |...

They're pushing for a bill in Congress (H.R. 4971) to create an Office of Urban Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...

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04/08/10
Support a USDA Office of Urban Agr...

The Greening Food Deserts Act, H.R. 4971 proposes the establishment of an office of urban agriculture in the USDA. The act is “to effecti...

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04/08/10
H.R. 4971: Greening Food Deserts A...

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