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Tomatoes in April? You Betcha!
Prior to an auspicious run-in at the Saturday greenmarket in Union Square, I hadn’t eaten a fresh tomato since about September. In my attempts to eat what I preach, tomatoes are one of the foods… more →
A Family Fun Garden – Roger Ingalls
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wrote 2 weeks ago: If you’re contemplating a garden and want the entire family involved, consider building an aquaponic … more →
The real costs of cheap food
wrote 1 month ago: Food Inc – lifting the lid on the industrialised food system The real costs of ‘cheap’ food Ni … more →
Fair foods? I'd say not...
wrote 1 month ago: Maybe the national farmers market movement needs to do a top 10 food items list. That side-by-side c … more →
Sen. Roy Blunt: Monsanto's Man in Washington
wrote 1 month ago: Mother Jones. … more →
International Day of Peasant's Struggle, April 17
wrote 1 month ago: The peasant movement, La Via Campesina is a bright light in the darkness that is spreading with glob … more →
Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice Requires Democratic Food Systems
wrote 1 month ago: This essay outlines the ‘biophysical contradictions’ and crises of legitimacy that the g … more →
A Food Atlas For Everyone
wrote 2 months ago: Food Atlas by Darin Jensen My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love maps. When I travel, I study maps online t … more →
Ken Meter talks about food systems
wrote 2 months ago: Great points from Meter at the Illinois Farmers Market Association Thursday: Community food systems … more →
A Load of Guac
wrote 3 months ago: As a citizen of the host city for Super Bowl 2013, I find the scale of this thing fascinating. In so … more →
"What we don't want to know about chicken and fish"
wrote 3 months ago: Arguably, the most important reasons for choosing a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle are environmental … more →
Erin O'Donnell: The Food Movement in 2012.
wrote 3 months ago: These end of the year pieces can be interesting and yet disheartening too. This one seems to have a … more →
BOOK REVIEW: THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA by MICHAEL POLLAN
wrote 4 months ago: Intern Matt’s Book Review The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan is a look into food as we k … more →
Waste less, feed more
wrote 4 months ago: “The hardest work in building FlashFood from theoretical to actual will likely be the networki … more →
Georgia’s war against the poor: The southern state is emptying its welfare rolls at the same time that poverty is soaring. - Slate Magazine
wrote 4 months ago: Interesting from the point of view of how farmers market have been working on full access to all cit … more →
Dirty white gold -Monsanto's Suicide Economy
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Walmart wants you (well your shoppers anyway)
wrote 5 months ago: In New Mailer, WalMart | Politicker. … more →
Local First Webinar Series | BALLE - Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
wrote 5 months ago: BALLE is one of my go-to organizations, partly because their deep reservoirs of knowledge come from … more →
So, you want to start a revolution...
wrote 7 months ago: against the industrial food complex? Good luck. Click to make it bigger! You’ve probably seen … more →
The Real Bears
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wrote 7 months ago: Or, why cola can give you erectile dysfunction. This little video made me sad, because clearly I … more →
