|
|||
|
Link: http://www.bioscienceresource.org/news/article.php?id=48 Summary:  An emerging scientific consensus is that the environmental destructiveness of agriculture is largely unnecessary.  This consensus s reflected in a new review:  Food security and biodiversity:  can we have both?  by Michael Jahi Chappell and Liliana Lavalle, and published recently in the journal Agriculture and Human Values.  The news article discusses this review and [...] Environmental educator ready to help your program grow!  With ten years’ experience including formal and nonformal settings, nonprofit and community service, I bring a diverse set of skills and a strong work ethic.  I f you need someone to organize projects, communicate ideas, and transform them into action, I am your candidate.  I will use [...] Transition Town WRJ needs your help! We need presenters for a booth for our October 10th event called Raspberry Revolution. Please contact Katie Williams or Debbie Diegoli if you’re willing to present your expertise around sustainable and environmental practices to a public audience. We’re organizing a town-wide work party to plant raspberries throughout the downtown [...] A Harvest of Heat: Agribusiness and Climate Change— How Six Food Industry Giants Are Warming the Planet, a report commissioned by Agribusiness Action Initiatives (AAI) North America. Report’s author: Gar Smith; the AAI’s North America’s Working Group on Agribusiness and Climate Change contributed to the report:  http://www.agribusinessaction.org/clearinghouse/documents/AgriBizClimate4-8short.pdf Click here to register: http://www.350.org/node/17565 1:00 – 5:00 Raspberry Revolution Global Work Party on South Main Street 5:30 – 8:30 Raspberry Jam Community Celebration at Lyman Point Park 8:30 – 11:00 Revolution Fashion Show at the Tip Top Cafe If you would like to help with organizing either the workday or the Celebration to follow, please [...] Fronm the Co-op Food Stores: from Nature News, Aug 6, 2010 “Sagers says the discovery of plants that are resistant to both herbicides shows that ‘these feral populations of canola have been part of the landscape for several generations’.” http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100806/full/news.2010.393.html Saturday, August 28th, 11am – 2:30 pm: Open House in the Emerson Brook Forest, Gilsum, NH. Come see the fruits of the many hands that worked to create our nature center in the beautiful Emerson Brook Forest. While it’s still a work in progress, check out our two-year-old edible forest garden, a 400-foot [...] Conservation Stewardship Program A Guide to Combating Global Warming from the Ground Up The millions of Americans with a lawn or garden know that even small shifts in weather can affect their outdoor plans. Unchecked global warming, however, could force gardeners to deal with more droughts and floods, and a profusion of pests and weeds. The Climate-Friendly Gardener: A Guide to Combating [...] |
 |
||
|
Copyright © 2012 Vital Communities - All Rights Reserved |
|||
Popular Posts