Archive for October 9th, 2006
SARE sustainability grants available
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?
Barry Lopez, noted author of several books that take an intimate look at the planet,
Events: Food politics forum in SF
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
Around the blogosphere: Sewage sowing, Simon says, Dagoba interview
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
More New Yorker food cartoons
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
Pigs and cows and goats, oh my! A visit to Sea Breeze Farm
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
