Dear Regional Farm and Food Project list serve; The Hudson Mohawk RC&D Council and the organizations we work with sometimes provide food for the various...
Marks, Elizabeth - Gh...
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Apr 3, 2008 2:21 pm
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Hi All Here's a couple items for your information. First I work with the FMNP program with farmers' markets. We are looking for any colleges that have held,...
I have been using Steve's video to recruit vendors for farmers' markets here in Oneida County and I can recommend it highly. It's great-looking, instructive...
I know that Vassar has a farmer's market. It is technically not on campus but directly across the street. My understanding is that is primarily sells to the...
Hello. I'm on the writing team for an upcoming WMHT show featuring cooking with local foods. Half the show will be shot in the field, so our team is looking at...
Hi Sandra, I am producing this event. I think it would be perfect for what you are doing. Let me know. Best, Gianni Ortiz 518.392.8545 office _____ From:...
Just saw this on the NOFA list and think it's important to those on this list as well. Jim ... From: Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens <kandmhfarm@...> ...
Hi Gianni. That sounds really interesting. It may be beyond the scope of this particular show, but I'll pass it along. (And I'd like to check it out for...
COME TO EARTH DAY LOBBY DAY 2008! On Tuesday, April 15th, 2008, join hundreds of activists in Albany calling for stronger laws protecting our air, water, and...
An unusually encouraging story - Chipotle Mexican Grill was, for a short time, part of the McDonald's corporation.... Jim In Trial Run, Chipotle Heads to the...
I just read an article about 3 farms using horses as resources of work on their farms. I think this would be an awesome scene from the field and a great...
Interesting new book - interview on Democracy Now! April 08, 2008 Stuffed and Starved: As Food Riots Break Out Across the Globe, Raj Patel Details “The...
Tracy Frisch
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Apr 10, 2008 2:23 am
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I thought Patel's explanation of the reason behind Indian farmer suicides was really bad, which is a surprise because it sounds like he included information...
I feel a little vindicated. As a matter of fact, a whole lot vindicated. I've been searching for these statistics for years; apparently the book Genetic...
Thanks Mary Alice. It would be great on film. I don't think these are in our targeted area, but I'll pass it along. Sandra ... Sandra Varno, MS, RD, CDN ...
HI Sandra, How about filming some of the Youth Organics events/crews of youth working? We begin working with teens May 5th. We also will be having a new Garden...
Youth Organics
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Apr 10, 2008 7:10 pm
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As part of our commitment to promote local food, the Regional Farm & Food Project is launching a project to encourage groups to use local products in...
Al Jazeera interviews Vandana Shiva on the food crisis: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D1347B14-5364-45C5-8C46- 950C6541801D.htm Perhaps I'll look for...
The Next President’s First Task [A Manifesto] by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 2008 Last November, Lord (David) Puttnam debated before Parliament an important ...
"you never change things by fighting the existing reality. to change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." r. buckminster...
David Yarrow
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Apr 14, 2008 4:47 pm
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Hi Cheryl, Have you heard about Equal Exchange's Fundraising program? I know they sell at wholesale to groups and encourage them to resell at "retail" prices. ...
He makes a good point, which is that eating meat used to be a ‘treat’ not a daily or thrice daily event. I grew up as one of ten siblings (yes, Catholic)...
Hi Karisa, The Equal Exchange's Fundraising program sounds like a great way to support fair trade, although I'd like to focus on local producers for now....
Apparently, there is a bill in the NY Senate introduced by Senator Young (57th District) to permit the retail sale of raw milk. According to the Assembly...
Can anyone provide context for this? My understanding is that sale of raw milk is already allowed in NY State, but with permitting restrictions that makes it...
I have been invited to speak at the FDA's annual regional conference on food safety in August. I want to bring the challenges facing small farms to light. I...
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