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Asking for perspectives on an online approach to farmers market

Thu, 04/05/2012 - 10:18 — Green-Tern

Recently ran across an advertisement for Farmie Market, an online approach to farmers market.  Interested in getting some perspective from the PS community on the potential of the program.  Do you think this supports "buy local" goals?  Does this create more opportunities? or does it take away from the true sense of community?

Thanks everyone!

Michael

Community Gardens Grand Opening Loomis-VOLUNTEERS/INSTRUCTORS NEEDED

Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:34 — amyliz67

My name is Amy Allen and this blog is an appeal to avid gardeners and members of Placer County for help in leading gardening/sustainability workshops at the new Community Gardens at Sierra Christian Church in Loomis. On April 14th, there will be a grand opening event bringing together local vendors, live music and non-profit organizations such as the Gathering Inn, Placer food bank and the local chapter of Heifer International.

Jim Merkel : Radical Simplicity

Mon, 03/19/2012 - 10:21 — PlacerSustain

[THIS IS A YOUTUBE PIECE ON JIM MERKEL WHO WROTE THE BOOK "RADICAL SIMPLICITY".  HE HAS A 35 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY ON NETFLIX.  REALLY A REMARKABLE MESSAGE.]

 

Buying Non-GMO

Sun, 01/22/2012 - 12:47 — Marie Brown

A good source of information if you are concerned about genetically modified food and want to avoid or eliminate it from your diet.

http://nongmoshoppingguide.com/

Safe Seeds

Tue, 01/17/2012 - 13:16 — Marie Brown

Here is a link to a listing of Safe Seed companies (no ties to Monsanto or other genetically modified seed companies)

http://www.mothering.com/community/t/824672/seed-companies-safe-from-monsanto-ties

The Global Food Movement Video --

Fri, 01/06/2012 - 22:01 — PlacerSustain

This is a link to a video presentation by Carlo Petrini and Corby Kummer on the Global Food Movement, and an except from the descriptive information:

Video by Toby Hemenway -- "Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Earth, but Not Civilization"

Sun, 01/01/2012 - 20:54 — PlacerSustain

THIS IS A YOU TUBE VIDEO THAT KATHRYN MACROBERTS THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD:

 

Gardening for those of us who don't own land

Fri, 12/30/2011 - 18:31 — Marie Brown

Found this interesting article on how to grow many things in containers. Thought it would be of interest to those of us who do not have gardens or land to grow them on.

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/sixtysixthings-growhome-containers-withoutgarden.html

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