A new tool demonstrates how buying local food products can support businesses in the region and generate more tax revenue. The algorithm was created by researchers at Cornell University for local ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Local produce at Hijas de las Fresas in Santa ...

Learn how sustainable eating through plant-based diets and local foods can benefit health and the environment. A balanced guide for mindful consumers awaits.

Whether it’s blackberries that were picked fresh, succulent ears of sweet corn or juicy, home-grown tomatoes from a farm stand along a county road, nothing tastes quite like local food that didn’t ...

PHOENIX — Half of Americans now say food costs are a major source of stress, according to a recent Press-NORC Center poll. With inflation lingering and sweeping tariffs taking effect against dozens of ...

A one-year state pilot program is encouraging school food service programs to purchase and serve more ingredients and products sourced from local farmers and small businesses. Thirty-three schools or ...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) — Buying local food products for schools, hospitals, and prisons helps New York State’s economy, but how much? Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new tool that may ...