Rural Information Center's Rural News Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/MUZQZ8WBLT.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ In the heart of New York City, Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School is as a beacon of hope for the communities of East Harlem. The Catholic school serves 280 students in Pre-K through 8th grade, and one hundred percent of students qualify for Free Lunch in the National School Lunch Program. According to the New York [...] http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/a-catholic-school-in-harlem-turns-myplate-into-a-school-musical/ USDA Blog http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/a-catholic-school-in-harlem-turns-myplate-into-a-school-musical/? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33 GMT Did you know that the number of farms in the United States peaked in 1935 at 6,812,350 operations when the average farm size was 154.8 acres? In comparison, the 2007 Census of Agriculture counted 2,204,792 farms with the average farm size of 418 acres. In celebration of 150 years of service to American agriculture, the [...] http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/links-to-the-past-usda-releases-historic-census-of-agriculture-reports/ USDA Blog http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/links-to-the-past-usda-releases-historic-census-of-agriculture-reports/? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33 GMT In his State of the Union Address, the President announced a plan for building a strong, successful and lasting economy. He spoke in particular about the need to source jobs domestically in order to bring employment back to the United States and the need for a strong manufacturing base to build our economy upon. Here [...] http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/building-the-connection-between-federal-programs-and-job-creation-in-rural-america/ USDA Blog http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/02/09/building-the-connection-between-federal-programs-and-job-creation-in-rural-america/? Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:33 GMT