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Leah Andrascik
Be careful where you buy seeds from...Seminis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Monsanto Co.
Source: us.seminis.com
Seminis is the largest developer, grower and marketer of fruit and vegetable seeds in the world. Our hybrids improve nutrition, boost crop yields, limit spoilage and reduce the need of chemicals.
Christian James Watson We strive to find solutions through social media platforms and we want to get more involved. We are trying to get as many people involved in the conversation as possible. Chefs are the key to education. www.cookwork.com
Slow Food USA Did we mention that Slow Food USA is hiring? We just posted a new position for Director of Programs and we're still interviewing for the Special Assistant to the President position we posted a few weeks ago. Check out our web site for more details.
Source: www.slowfoodusa.org
This is an opportunity to play an integral role in building the movement to catalyze and equip society to develop a good, clean and fair food system. Slow Food USA is at a pivotal moment in its history. ...
Slow Food USA Do you know where your food comes from? How about your child's lunch? An interesting blog post from Amy Graff on SFGate.com details her efforts to find out where lunches served in the Bay Area come from?
Source: www.sfgate.com
Last Wednesday thousands of children throughout San Francisco's public schools dined on meatballs and green beans at lunchtime. The meal became somewhat famous after The Chronicle food critic Michael...
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An interesting article from The Economist about using satellite technology to determine soil and planting conditions, which can be less expensive than traditional testing methods. It's a technology in its infancy, but something to watch, especially since it can help reduce excessive fertilizer and pesticide usage pote...ntially moving toward more sustainable farming methods. Interested to hear thoughts from farmers on the viability??Read more
Source: www.economist.com
Artificial satellites are helping farmers boost crop yields
Marcie Coulter no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food, no more junk food ............ time to eat real!!!!!!!!
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Last week, Jim Cramer did a fascinating segment on the seed giant and Roundup herbicide producer, Monsanto. He posits that Monsanto could be a prime target for a Justice Department antitrust action for their monopoly on seeds.
LittleVillage Mag
http://littlevillagemag.com/content/2009
Source: littlevillagemag.com
Adorning name-tags and sporting hardy appetites, members of Slow Food Iowa City (SFIC) joined together for their 9th annual Harvest Dinner at Iowa City’s La Reyna restaurant Sunday. The event was ...
Sybil Lawson take the time to cook.
Slow Food USA Also, in today's NY Times' dining section is an article about Iron Chef America filming in the White House garden. But, it is really an opportunity for Michelle Obama to continue promoting her "Healthy Kids Initiative" by getting children to eat more fruits and vegetables. Thank you Mrs. Obama!
Source: www.nytimes.com
At the White House, politics, cooking and popular culture collide.
Kristen
The White House has nominated Mr. Siddiqui for the position of chief agricultural negotiator in the office of the United States trade representative. He is presently a vice president at CropLife America, a coalition of the major industrial players in the pesticide industry, including Syngenta, Monsanto, Dow Chemical an...d DuPont. That job doesn’t seem to square with the Obama administration’s professed interest in more sustainable, less chemically dependent approaches to agriculture
There’s no disputing Mr. Siddiqui’s experience in government — in California and at the national level. But the business of CropLife — an arm of which openly scoffed at Michelle Obama’s plans for an organic garden — is to increase exports of agricultural chemicalsRead more
There’s no disputing Mr. Siddiqui’s experience in government — in California and at the national level. But the business of CropLife — an arm of which openly scoffed at Michelle Obama’s plans for an organic garden — is to increase exports of agricultural chemicalsRead more
Source: www.nytimes.com
President Obama’s nominee for the nation’s chief agricultural negotiator should represent a broad view of American agriculture.
Slow Food USA Intriguing article about the role White House chef Sam Kass plays in food and nutrition policy in the Obama administration from today's New York Times. Take a read.
Source: www.nytimes.com
When Sam Kass is not grilling fish for the first family, he is pondering the details of child nutrition legislation, funding streams for the school lunch program and the best tactics to fight childhood obesity.
Casey Meade
30 acre
permaculture farm for sale in the Spanish Sierra Nevada...looks
awesome...pass on the info to anyone you know who might be interested.
This comes with its own well, 200 fruit trees and well established
holistic practises.
Source: www.holisticdecisions.com
Peggy Campbell
Barefoot Gardeners Organic Garden group in Central Florida organizing 2nd Annual Sustainalbe Living Conference and Green Trade Show at AWA in Plant City: See http://www.thebarefootgardener.org/SLCon
Source: www.thebarefootgardener.org
The Barefoot Gardener Organic Gardening Club presents:The 2nd Annual..Sustainable Living ConferenceandGreen Trade Show~November 20-22, 2009 ~ All World Acres ~ Plant City, Florida~2 days ...
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Ag deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan is hosting her second Facebook chat on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. ET to discuss the USDA's "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative. The topic will be on farm-to-school programs to link local producers to schools. This is our chance to ask questions about getting real food int...o our schools to benefit our children's health. Submit your questions today! Link below provides more information.Read more
Source: www.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2009 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan twill host her second Facebook chat about the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 3 p.m. The ...
