LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Mayor Leiron Gaylor Baird is highlighting the success of the inaugural Local Food Challenge after 21 organizations in Lincoln spent nearly $600,000 on local food products. The ...

In an attempt to boost the use of locally produced food, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird decided a little competition was in order. The Mayor’s Local Food Challenge runs from July 1 to Oct. 31 and will ...

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 ...

Despite its location in one of the country’s top agricultural states, Lincoln imports 90% of its food — about 1.6 million pounds daily.

The idea behind the Eat Local Challenge is to eat food produced no more than 250 miles from your home. --- Sounds easy enough, right? Well, not so fast, bucko. The average carrot... The idea behind ...