http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5American Farmland Trust: Favorite Farmers Market Contest The American Farmland Trust is hosting a national competition to find America's Favorite Farmers Market. To show your support for local farmers, great food, and healthy communities, vote for the Longmont Farmers' Market! Be sure to joi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Blog~621893.aspx6/1/2009 12:22:32 PMcindy torres Farm-Fresh Fare Comes to St. Vrain Cafeterias By Barbara Hey BarbaraH@lhvc.com Starting this summer, students in the St. Vrain Valley School District will have farm-fresh, locally grown produce in their lunches. The farm-to-school program kicks off June 2, the pilot phase of what ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Boulder/Blogs/Archive/Blog~612889.aspx5/8/2009 7:36:03 AMcindy torres It was 6am and I was sitting in the passenger seat on the highway trying to make conversation with Audrey , the Longmont Farmers' Market assistant manager. I just wanted to talk about anything...anything that would take my mind off the next 12 hours or how I got to where I was going before th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Dining/Blog~611783.aspx5/5/2009 9:26:12 PMcindy torres Websites, list-serves, and emails have been flooded with fear based proclamations on H.R. 875, The Food Safety and Modernization Act. I've received a couple emails that have shed light on the Congressional bill and have posted a those excerpts below. The first is a letter from the office of Rep. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~597101.aspx3/28/2009 8:09:22 AMcindy torres Reposted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cynthia-torres/saving-farmers-romance-or_b_158135.html It was 6 am and I unwillingly crawled out of bed onto the cold cement floor of the grain silo. I had given up my cozy apartment in Denver to find the meaning of life just east of Boulder, on...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~568954.aspx1/15/2009 5:10:35 PMcindy torres Thanks to Rose Hayden-Smith for this great article in the Huffington Post: Montana Food Efforts a Great Model for Hard Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rose-haydensmith/montana-food-efforts-a-go_b_155444.html Last fall, while the financial market experienced a kind of volatility that ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~565378.aspx1/7/2009 8:49:57 AMcindy torres Two recent letters to the Daily Camera editor addressed what might seem unrelated issues: land waste and the need for more local food production. Perhaps there's a way to solve the problem with the opportunity. Boulder County has been purchasing land dedicated to agricultural production for 50...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~556156.aspx12/6/2008 9:16:15 PMcindy torres As the manager of the Longmont Farmers' Market, I am often asked about our solution to making local food more accessible to poor and hungry people. If you want an honest answer, be prepared to make some time to be a part of a conversation immersed in systems thinking. Mark Winne , author of Cl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Blog~552542.aspx11/26/2008 8:57:14 AMcindy torres As the manager of the Longmont Farmers' Market, I want to extend my deepest gratitude to our Longmont community for making our 2008 growing season a tremendous success. We had more farmers, more community groups, and more residents in attendance than ever before. We are looking forward to dev...http://denver.yourhub.com/Longmont/Blogs/Archive/Blog~552113.aspx11/25/2008 8:24:07 AMcindy torres