Saturday, May 31, 2008, the Episcopal Diocese of NY is having an event called, Conference on the Environment: The Christian Care of Creation: Reconnecting With Your Community at St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford.
The Workshops are:- Greening Your Life (Your buildings and lifestyle, in city and country )- Advocacy (Affecting your neighborhood, village, or city policy)- [...]
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Conference on the Environment
The Farmer’s Pledge
I often see signs at farmer’s markets that say something like, We took the Farmer’s Pledge. If you’re curious about what it is and how it compares to certified organic, check out the Farmer’s Pledge (PDF file) .
In a very small nutshell, some farmers take the pledge in addition to being certified organic, looking to [...]
The Meatrix
There’s a well done parody animation about factory farming called The Meatrix. I thought I was the last to see this, but apparently, there are lots of folks who still haven’t.
Wheat
This hardly qualifies as a true confession since I’ve been complaining about it incessantly, but I have no idea where my wheat is coming from.
I would like to buy wheat from my foodshed (100 miles from Newtown, CT) or at least regionally (New England/Mid-Atlantic). I would like to get it whole, as in buy a [...]
Organic Food Trail
The more I research the sources of my food and how it gets to my table, the more astonished I am at the discoveries. More reasons to favor local growers over corporate organics.
Cornucopia.org features Dr. Phil Howard’s chart of major corporate ownership and involvement in the organic food sector. The graphic is called Organic Industry [...]
