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- Servings of shoyu ramen at the Chuka Soba Inoue stand, Tokyo: NYTimes Travel slideshow, photo 2 of 14
- Taller Intensivo de Agricultua Orgánica con el Metodo Biointensivo, Todos los sábados de septiembre y octubre 2009, Yolteotl, Tepoztlán, Mexico
- Miracle Juice for Flu Recovery and Prevention
- Taller: Cultivo de Hongos Caseros, sábado 16 de enero 2010, 10-15pm, Real Under, Col. Roma, Mexico DF
- Sala Interactiva R3: Reduce, Reutiliza, Recicla Abrirán Exposiciones Permanentes en Universum, Coyoacán, Mexico DF
- Casa de los Amigos Presenta Serie de Reduce Reutiliza Recicla, 1-10 de Junio, 2010, Col. Tabacalera, México DF
- Rinde frutos el rescate de un espacio muerto en la barranca de San Borja: La Jornada
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Dr. Raj Patel on the World Food Crisis
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Tagged agriculture, biofuels, business, cost, Dr. Raj Patel, economy, farmers, farming, food, food crisis, food markets, food prices, global, government, health, history, hunger, price, starvation, sustainable agriculture, trade
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FRESH the trailer
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Tagged agriculture, eating, farming, food, Growing Power, movie, video, Will Allen
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Bon Appetit Food Provider Make Historic Agreement
UNITED STATES: Last month, the Washington Post reported that organizing to achieve fair and just working conditions, The Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and Bon Appetit, a large “socially responsible” food provider, have agreed: (…) to boycott Florida tomatoes if growers … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, agreement, Bon Appeitit, business, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, farmers, farms, farmworkers, food, food justice, food providers, food system, growers, money, tomatoes
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CIW Representative Lucas Benitez Talks on the Campaign for Fair Food
From Eat Well Guide: A short interview with CIW representative Lucas Benitez on working conditions, worker’s rights, health and wage issues and the Campaign for Fair Food.
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Tagged agricultura, agriculture, alimentos, campaign, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Eat Well Guide, Español, fair food, farmers, Florida, food, food justice, health, interview, jitomate, justice, justicia, Lucas Benitez, social justice, Spanish, tomatoes, video, wages, worker's rights, working conditions
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Food Fight the trailer
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Tagged agriculture, Alice Waters, documentary, farming, flavor, food, food system, growing food, Growing Power, health, local food, Michael Pollan, nutrition, social activism, taste, video, Will Allen
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Food, Inc
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Tagged agriculture, documentary, eating, food, food systems, industrial agriculture, supermarkets, video
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Obama Adds Money to Pay Black Farmers for Bias: NYTimes
In yesterdays NYTimes, a blurb in the Business section announced: The White House has added $1.15 billion to a fund meant to settle claims made under a discrimination lawsuit filed by black farmers against the Department of Agriculture. The money, … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultural loans, agriculture, black farmers, business, compensation, Department of Agrculture, discrimination, farm bill, farmers, food, fund, government, lawsuit, money, payment, President Obama, racism, restitution, settlement, USDA, White House
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“A Good Food Manifesto for America” by Will Allen
(Re-posted from the Growing Food and Justice Initiative list-serve. Please read on. –ed.) A Good Food Manifesto for America by Will Allen, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Growing Power I am a farmer. While I find that this has … Continue reading
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Tagged action, African-American, agriculture, California, Centers for Urban Agriculture, change, community food system, compost, creative stimulus, demands, eating, economic recovery, economic stimulus, economy, Farmer, farmers, federal budget, food, food distribution, food policy, food production, food security, food supply, food system, food systems, fresh food, fruits, funding, good food, government, green, green economy, green jobs, Growing Food and Justice Initiative, Growing Power, happiness, health, hope, hunger, hungry, in, industrial agriculture, innovation, letter, local food, malnutrition, manifesto, Michael Pollan, Milwaukee, money, National Recovery Act, nutrition, poverty, President Obama, price, recession, schools, seeds, self-reliance, soil, spring, stimulus, stimulus package, summer, supermarkets, sustainable, teacher, Urban Agriculture, urban farms, urgency, vegetables, vision, visionary, Will Allen
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NRDC Announces Three Winners of the First-Ever “Growing Green Awards”
The Natural Resources Defense Council named three winners of the First-Ever “Growing Green Awards,” recognizing leaders and innovators in the field of sustainable food. (Source: NRDC) San Francisco, CA (May 6, 2009) – Three winners of the first-ever Growing Green … Continue reading
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Tagged aquaculture, award, Bon Appetit, business, business iniatives, business leaders, California Academy of Sciences, carbon, farm, farming, Fedele Bauccio, fertilizers, fish, food, Food for Thought, food system, Growing Green Awards, Growing Power, health, Health Care Without Harm, hospital, hospital food, initiatives, Institute for a Sustainable Future, James Harvie, local food, Low Carbn Diet initiative, Michael Pollan, NRDC, plants, San Francisco, Urban Agriculture, vegetables, waste, Will Allen
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White House Pledges $50 Million in Seed Capital for Social Innovation Fund
From the White House blog, Michele Jolin talks about the creation of a Social Innovation Fund: Yesterday, the President announced that he would ask Congress in the FY2010 budget to provide $50 million in seed capital for his Social Innovation Fund, … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, budget, careers, change, communities, Congress, energy, entrepreneurs, environment, First Lady, fuding, fund, government, green economy, green jobs, health, health care, innovation, jobs, Michelle Obama, money, non-profit, pledge, policy, President Obama, programs, promise, schools, seed capital, skills, Social Innovation Fund, social problems, White House
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Growing Power Wins Major Kellogg Grant: Award Will Help Create Green Jobs, Aid Reeling Detroit
Milwaukee – May 4, 2009 – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the nation’s largest charitable organizations, has announced that Growing Power Inc. will receive $400,000 for a plan to create sustainable jobs among vulnerable urban populations. The project, called … Continue reading
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Tagged accounting, award, Chicago, community food system, Detroit, distribution, economy, energy systems, environment, environmental education, food, food processing, grant, green economy, green jobs, Growing Power, jobs, Kellogg Foundation, marketing, Milwaukee, packaging, renewable energy, sustainable, Urban Agriculture, urban farming, urban farms, Will Allen
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