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January 12, 2012
Gone Fishin’
The blog is on hiatus for maternity leave. For current news and updates about Diet for a Hot Planet, Anna Lappé, and other Small Planet news, please visit www.smallplanet.org.
December 19, 2011
Hackers Unite to Visualize a Healthy Farm Bill
From our friends at Environmental Working Group, posted 12/16/11: Making sense of the complex farm bill is the first step in bringing much-needed change to America’s badly broken food and farm system. Advocates for good food get fed a Washington, DC diet of constant government austerity excuses...
December 15, 2011
Nominate for Natural Resources Defense Council Growing Green Awards
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Growing Green Awards honor individuals who have demonstrated original leadership in the field of sustainable food. Through this national award, NRDC will recognize extraordinary contributions that advance ecologically integrated farming practices, climate...
November 28, 2011
The Food and Environment Reporting Network Launches
For Immediate Release: November 28, 2011 Contact: Sam Fromartz, Editor-in-Chief 202.423.8779-c; sam@thefern.org Naomi Starkman, 917.539.3924-c; naomi@thefern.org THE FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT REPORTING NETWORK LAUNCHES Independent, Non-Profit, Investigative News Organization to Focus on Food,...
November 21, 2011
Fracking of Delaware River Basin Vote Canceled!
We wanted to share the good news from our friends at Food & Water Watch: Dear friends, Amazing news: thanks to the recent surge of grassroots pressure, the vote to allow “fracking” of the Delaware River Basin has been cancelled! The drinking water for 16-million people has been...
November 15, 2011
Remembering Wangari
“Service,” by Wangari Maathai, from Replenishing the Earth We all have a need to feel at ease and in harmony with ourselves and the environment we live within. Many of us discover that it isn’t material things that provide this. In my own life, I have observed that well-being and satisfaction are...
November 9, 2011
The Story of Broke
The Story of Broke couldn’t come at a better time with over 200 Occupations happening all over the country, right before Thanksgiving and with the election coming down the pipe. See Annie Leonard’s new short film here. If you want to get involved with Participatory Budgeting in New...