The Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania is doing some really interesting research — and they have a really excellent couple of blogs. I highly recommend you subscribe to these feeds. Especially the “Global Warming News and Research.” It will pretty much keep you up to date — and help me resist the temptation [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Organics on April 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
These folks aim to turn the White House lawn into something way more yummy and useful.
I say it’s about dern time!
EDIT: And these folks are working on picking which farmer . . .
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics, That which is awesome on January 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
This is what happens when the press visits: they come, say g’day, take some video and then disappear. Many moons later, you suddenly find yourself on You Tube.
Well, they spelled my name wrong, but the video is still pretty good. (Don’t worry, I’m as shocked as you are at how good I [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Film, News/Media, Oddly Enough, Organics, That which is awesome on October 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Who didn’t see this one coming? None of us in the organic ag industry are surprised. In fact, we’ve been worrying about it for at least a year now. Remember, bigger is not always better, especially when it’s Wal-Mart. Ok, kids, I’m posting the whole article here, complete with original links, [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics on January 31st, 2007 | No Comments »
This is a very good article, titled Poor Taste, on Grist debunking a recent anti-sustainable, anti-organic and anti-local food rant in The Economist that even invokes one of the chief architects of the ill-fated Green Revolution.
I mean, point well taken that creating a truly environmentally conscious and sustainable food system is NOT just limited [...]
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Environment, Food, Organics, Politics on January 19th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
You know, turning swords into plowshares is somehow always timely.
Posted by Deb in Agriculture, Community & Activism, Food, Government, Iraq, Organics, Politics on April 15th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
These are a couple of articles about some nifty organic farming stuff going on in Georgia.
Georgia Farmer Shares his Wealth
Immigrant Farmers Get a Helping Hand in Georgia
Posted by Deb in Organics on December 2nd, 2004 | Comments Off
Look what I just discovered: Green Fusion!
Guess where I’m going this weekend!?!
Posted by Deb in Organics on July 8th, 2004 | 1 Comment »
From the BioOrganics, Inc. newsletter:
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What Do These Plants Want, Anyhow?
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It bears repeating. Providing mycorrhizal fungi spores to plants is NOT giving them something “extra.” It is NOT a miracle-plant-food-sort-of-thingy. It is NOT some sort of mystical additive.
Simply put, a plant without mycorrhizae on its root system is not equipped to uptake the necessary nutrients [...]
Posted by Deb in Organics on June 25th, 2004 | 3 Comments »
Roxanne’s is a restaurant where they take sustainable eating to whole new level —
WHY SWITCH TO A LIVING FOODS DIET
Living foods are the key to our health and longevity. They allow our bodies to perform as they were meant to . . .
THE INGREDIENTS
The dishes at Roxanne’s are pure, elegant and full [...]
Posted by Deb in Organics on June 15th, 2004 | 3 Comments »
