Archive for October 9th, 2006

SARE sustainability grants available

By Bonnie Azab Powell • on October 9, 2006

Know a farmer, rancher, or "agricultural professional" trying to do the sustainable right thing? Remind them that they have until Dec. 6 to apply for $15K-$30K in funding — for projects to do with production practices, business development, or marketing alternatives — from the USDA’s Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

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What is your home ground?

By JC Costello aka Man of La Muncha • on October 9, 2006

Barry Lopez, noted author of several books that take an intimate look at the planet,

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Events: Food politics forum in SF

By Bonnie Azab Powell • on October 9, 2006

Tomorrow night, October 9, the Commonwealth Club and Litquake is hosting what looks like a killer panel on "The Politics of Food: What We Eat and Why It Matters." Check out the lineup: Ignacio Chapela, UC

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Around the blogosphere: Sewage sowing, Simon says, Dagoba interview

By Bonnie Azab Powell • on October 9, 2006

Our news larder is rather empty today, but others in the food blogosphere have plenty to go around. Rather than poach off their plates, we're linking to them. The Accidental Hedonist: Kate Hopkins

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More New Yorker food cartoons

By Bonnie Azab Powell • on October 9, 2006

In case you're hungry for more New Yorker food cartoons, some of which feature an Ethicurean spin (like the one at left), a 2002 NewYorker.com feature collects a bunch o' the best

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Pigs and cows and goats, oh my! A visit to Sea Breeze Farm

By Butter Bitch • on October 9, 2006

Each year, the King County Extension Office, in association with Washington State University, holds their Harvest Celebration on the first Saturday of October. The Harvest Celebration is a chance for consumers to

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