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New Haven has four farmers’ markets and 50 community gardens, and that’s a good thing, researcher Kim Stoner (in photo) explained to the crowd at the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station. Her talk was entitled, “The Future of Food and Farming in Connecticut.” Peak oil figured prominently in that future.
My wife and I live in an old whaling town on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, where we tend a home garden and orchard. For much of the year, we don't have to buy produce. In the winter, we eat what we've canned, pickled, dried, and otherwise put up. We get eggs from a neighbor, trading him vegetables. We rake our own oysters and clams. We have a few local bakers who turn out warm, crusty loaves each day, and a cheese shop that offers dozens of American farmstead cheeses‹including a few made from the milk of cows grazing a few miles away.
Richard DeWilde has a long
history with organic farming. His grandfather, Nick Hoogshagen, adopted the
organic approach five decades ago on his farm in South Dakota, well before it became popular
with consumers and fueled the popularity of retailers like Whole Foods Market
(WFMI ).
Now,
DeWilde, 57, is a working farmer himself, carrying on the family tradition of
avoiding pesticides and other chemicals that can contaminate food in favor of a
On the table in my small Berkeley apartment this particular morning is a healthy looking little meal -- a bowl of imported McCann's Irish oatmeal topped with Cascadian Farms organic frozen raspberries, and a cup of Peet's Fair Trade Blend coffee. Like most of us, I prepare my breakfast at home and the ingredients for this one probably cost me about $1.25. (If I went to a café in downtown Berkeley, I'd likely have to add another $6.00, plus tip for the same.)
Dear all,
This is a very exciting development. The Governor of Maine is calling for a Governor¹s Coalition for Sweatfree Procurement and Worker¹s Rights. If you can help persuade your governor to join this effort, please email or call me (207-262-7277). See Governor Baldacci¹s letter to other Governors: http://www.sweatfree.org/documents/BaldacciLetter022806.pdf
Thanks,
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Web Note: Robin Seydel is the membership director for the La Montanita Food Coops in New Mexico. She is a also a member of the Board of Directors of the Organic Consumers Association
NEW YORK (FORTUNE) - Wanted: Corporate executive to serve as a point person on business ethics at the world's largest retailer. Law degree a plus, spotless reputation a must. Some travel required. Candidate must also not mind living in northwest Arkansas.
Does that sound like the ideal job for you? If so, contact the headhunters at Martha Montag Brown & Associates, who are seeking to find Wal-Mart's new director of global ethics.
It was Saturday morning and time for breakfast. I pulled a few eggs from the refrigerator and began chopping potatoes for home fries. The skillet warmed on the stovetop as I sliced shallots and garlic to season the meal. But before the ingredients could enter the pan, I needed some butter. So Peter, my partner, poured some heavy cream into the mixer and flipped the switch. By the time I finished chopping, he had churned up some pale yellow butter to grease the skillet. Our 14-day experiment in extreme local eating -- "The Hundred-Mile Diet" -- was about to begin.
BANK OF WAL-MART: STILL A BAD IDEA
