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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: September 2009
Siembra la Ciudad: Conoce la Cosecha (Lechuga, Espinaca, Acelga), domingo 4 de octubre, 2009, México DF
Este taller está orientado para personas interesadas en profundizar sus conocimientos sobre lechuga, espinaca & acelga. El taller incluye: almuerzo y preparación de comida (crema de espinaca y quesadillas de acelga), historia de tal cosechas; técnica de germinación (suelo preferido, … Continue reading
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Tagged acelga, agricultura urbana, almuerzo, asociación de cultivos, Colonia Roma, composta, contr, control de plaga, cosecha, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, ecologia, espinaca, germinación, lechuga, Mexico DF, organoponia, remedios orgánicos, Romita, salud de suelo, Sembradores Urbanos, semillas, siembra, Siembra la Ciudad, suelo, taller, transplante
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Graffiti and Grub on ABC 7, Chicago
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Tagged Chicago, food, food justice, Graffiti and Grub, LaDonna Redmond, Urban Agriculture, urban farming
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A Plan to Add Supermarkets to Poor Areas, With Healthy Results: NYTimes
Earlier this week, DIANE CARDWELL from the New York Times reports: Under a proposal the City Planning Commission unanimously approved on Wednesday, the city would offer zoning and tax incentives to spur the development of full-service grocery stores that devote … Continue reading
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Tagged Bronx, Brooklyn, city, city planning, development, economy, food, food de, food desert, food policy, fruit, grocery, health, Manhattan, New York, nutrition, philadelphia, poverty, Queens, supermarkets, tax incentives, vegetables, zoning
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Farm Workers’ Wages to Increase Under Labor Agreement: Washington Post
A victory decision for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), farm workers and tomato growers: Read the stories here and here. In what Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis called a “huge victory” for farm workers, one of the country’s largest … Continue reading
Taller Intensivo de Agricultua Orgánica con el Metodo Biointensivo, Todos los sábados de septiembre y octubre 2009, Yolteotl, Tepoztlán, Mexico
El taller incluye las siguientes actividades: 8am Saludos al sol – Bienvenida 8am a 10am – Trabajo en la hortaliza. 10 a 11 am – Almuerzo, Sopes con maiz criollo 11am a 2 pm- Plática sobre el metodo biointensivo. Hablaremos … Continue reading
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Tagged agricultura, agricultura urbana, asociación de cultivos, biointensivo, composta, doble excavacion, hortaliza, huerto, Mexico, Morelos, plagas, rotacion de cultivos, semillas, semilleros, taller, Tepoztlán, tierra, transplante, Yolteotl
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Paris Rooftops Abuzz With Beekeeping: AP
Urban beekeeping gaining popularity in Paris, France, as reported by the Associated Press: (…) Common sense says it is better to keep hives of stinging insects in the countryside, away from city centers packed with people. Yet on storied rooftops … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beekeeping, bees, colony collapse disorder, diet, flowers, food, France, honey, Paris, pollin, pollination, pollinators, rooftops
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Spanish Government Writes Off Bolivia Debt of $87 Million: AP News
Announced yesterday and reported by the Associated Press, the Spanish government has: (…) agreed to write off Bolivian debt of euro60 million ($87 million) to help the impoverished South American country’s development. Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said 60 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, debt, development, economy, education, Evo Morales, health care, investment, money, schooling, Spain, water, Zapatero
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Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey: NYTimes
From today’s New York Times, MIREYA NAVARRO reports: (…) The Architectural League of New York went through a (…) trash-tagging exercise as part of the (…) project when it moved its offices from midtown Manhattan to SoHo two weeks ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architectural League of New York, experiment, following, M.I.T., recyclables, Seattle, Senseable City Laboratory, tracking, trash, waste
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Eighteen Thousand Miles from Farm to Coffee Cup
Yesterday a package arrived, sent from my friend A. in Boston. Opening the package, I found the delectable contents of the most delicious vice: Arabic Coffee. Delighted, I examined a 200 gram bag of Cafe Najjar classic. According to one … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabic, Beirut, Boston, Brazil, Cafe Najjar, campesinos, cardamon, cezve, coffee, coffee cup, cost, distance, harvest, India, Kerala, Lebanese, Lebanon, mail, Mexico City, plantation, shipping, transportation, travel, vice
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How to Grow Democracy: ‘The Nation’ Food Issue
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Tagged activism, agriculture, democracy, food, growing, magazine, The Nation, Urban Agriculture
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Food is Freedom By LaDonna Redmond, The Nation Magazine
Chicago, USA: LaDonna Redmond writes about the connection between food and freedom in the September issue of The Nation: I believe that all communities should have access not just to food outcomes but to the production and distribution methods by … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, communities, food, freedom, LaDonna Redmond, land, soil, The Nation, Urban Agriculture, urban farming
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In Brooklyn, a Prarie Springs from Former Landfills: NYTimes
BROOKLYN, USA: Former landfills becoming a thriving ecological reserve. In a $200 million project, the city’s Department of Environmental Protection covered the Fountain Avenue Landfill and the neighboring Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill with a layer of plastic, then put down clean … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, bushes, city, Department of Environmental Protection, development, dump, ecology, environment, habitat, land, landfill, nature, New York, transformation, trash, trees, waste
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In This Twisted Hall of Mirrors
In my country, a person who dedicates his life to the grassroots achievement of social and environmental justice for oppressed people is labeled an “extremist”and “unfit for public office” by the very folks who legitimize torture and who profit widely … Continue reading
