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Designed to Fail: Why Regulatory Agencies Don’t Work
May 1, 2012 08:05 -
Documenting the Urban Farming Boom
April 30, 2012 07:04 -
Mo Rocca Learns to Cook from our Elders: My Grandmother’s Ravioli
February 19, 2012 08:02 -
Occupy Wall Street: the Conscience of the Nation
December 19, 2011 04:12 -
Willie Nelson’s Long Time Bassist—Dan “Bee” Spears Dies
December 14, 2011 09:12 -
Barn Raising and Community Support Celebrated at Pete’s Greens
December 7, 2011 09:12 -
Building Worker Power for a Just and Sustainable Food System
December 4, 2011 13:12
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Oregon Food Bank: Hunger & Food Insecurity In Epic Proportions (video)
May 25, 2012 04:05 -
Rethinking the Problem of Food Waste (video)
May 24, 2012 04:05 -
Urban Gleaners: Reducing Food Waste to Reduce Hunger (video)
May 23, 2012 04:05 -
How to Make Savory Bread Pudding with Chard and Carrots (video)
May 22, 2012 04:05 -
Homemade Living: Home Dairy Review
May 18, 2012 04:05 -
One Farmers Perspective on the Raw Milk Debate (video)
May 17, 2012 04:05 -
A Small Scale Integrated Livestock Farmer (video)
May 16, 2012 04:05
Posts Tagged ‘community’
‘On a Good Day’ (Metropolis): music video spotlights urban farming in Detroit
October 06, 2010 An energy has been growing in Detroit lately – much of it around growing food. Spaces that were once burned out buildings and lots that nature has taken over are being renewed by individuals who are ready to reclaim their community. In this music video, you will get a glimpse of the [...]
Sustainable Food: Earthen Path Organic Farm (video)
Organic farmer Steven Schwen plows a different path through life; one built of a strong connection to the land, without many of the trappings of modern life.
Lansing’s First Urban Farm
July 22, 2010 Urbandale – considered a food desert – on the east side of Lansing, MI. is creating and growing its first urban farm. The project was started by 2 MSU professors. With the help of residents and nearby community, it is taking shape and growing. Go to original post.
Carlo Petrini: Creating A Sustainable Community: Part 4 (video)
At the heart of this assessment is a stark warning. Human activity is putting such strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted. —2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment To Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food International, one of the [...]
Where’s Food Alliance? Scavenger Hunt
April 09, 2010 Do you remember scavenger hunts? It’s a popular party activity where participants get a list of tasks or items that need to be done or collected and a winner is determined after all is completed. Food Alliance, a nonprofit organization that provides third-party certification to address safe and fair working conditions, humane [...]
Kickstart Hyperlocavore: a Free Yard Sharing Community
March 23, 2010 Do you have a yard that would be perfect for growing food, but have 1. no interest 2. too much for you to handle 3. don’t know where to start? Well, it’s time to connect up over at Hyperlocavore – an online site to bring people together who yardshare in order to [...]
The Town that Food Saved: At Last, A Thoughtful Look at Local Food Systems
March 21, 2010 Building a local food economy has been a focus of several CUpS interviews, and examples shown through stories of artisans, farmers, and businesses doing just that. It was heartening to read Barry Estabrook‘s review of a recently published book by farmer Ben Hewitt, The Town that Food Saved: How One Community Found [...]
USDA Grant to Create Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center in Arkansas
January 31, 2010 Good news for the Wallace Center in Little Rock, AR. They have been awarded a $900,000 grant by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help run the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center (HUFED). “The purpose of the HUFED Center grant program is to establish and support a Healthy [...]