CAGJ-URGENT ACTION for food justice this weekend
Posted by LocaVori on November 21, 2009
King County / Seattle residents, please help support food justice locally
I am very concerned to hear today that the budget for WSU Extension has been cut out of the County budget. This is particularly troublesome since they just received a sizable grant - $1.2 million - from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to implement the Community Action Plan, that they will be unable to use if they are cut.
Amy Goodman at Town Hall Nov. 27
Posted by LocaVori on November 16, 2009
Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan: Celebrating an expanding world of grassroots community journalism
Seattle Community Meeting & People's Summit
Posted by LocaVori on November 1, 2009
Last week I attended the community meeting of the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) in Seattle. The evening included great food, provocative conversation, and a report back from Community Food Security Coalition's 13th Annual Conference, From Commodity to Community: Food Politics and Projects in the Heartland. The meeting was held at the New Hope Baptist Church in the central district and featured an Ethiopian veggie feast from Mesob restaurant. Being one who can never turn down Ethiopian food (it was excellent) I attended and met some really cool people and learned a lot.
Community to Community
Food Summit
Posted by LocaVori on October 23, 2009
On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Town Hall Seattle hosted the Food Summit, "Good Clean Fair Food - Can We Have It All?". This was the first time in Seattle that a forum focused on food justice and worker rights along with issues surrounding local, organic, and sustainable foods. Produced in collaboration with Slow Food Seattle, the summit was nearly seven months in planning. Proceeds went to the benefit of the Laurel Rubin Farm Worker Justice Project.
King bolete - natural, fresh, organic!
Even if food is local, sustainable, organic, you really can't feel good about it without food justice. The food summit explored this thought and more.
Seattle Weekly Market - Meadowbrook
Posted by LocaVori on October 7, 2009
Sunday mornings during the summer season in Seattle, hidden away between Lake City and Maple Leaf neighborhoods, the intrepid explorer will find the Meadowbrook Farmers Market. Meadowbrook is one of the smaller farmers markets operating in the city, less well known than its bigger cousins but just as fun and with all the variety. Meadowbook Farmers Market is a member of Sustainable NE Seattle and the WSFMA.
Meadowbrook Farmers Market
The Week in Locavoria - Sept. 21, 2009
Posted by LocaVori on September 21, 2009
Sustainable agriculture had a great week as we get set to bid adieu to Summer, 2009. The USDA, Eastern Europe, Providence, Rhode Island, NYC, the state of Ohio, the investments sector, and the Heinz Family Foundation all made strides towards helping promote sustainability in agriculture.
The LAST Challenge
Posted by LocaVori on September 14, 2009
While the First Lady of the United States was applying for a new fresh market near the White House and her husband was being heckled by southern congressmen bent on obstructing health care for millions, tens of astroturfing teabaggers descended on a remote corner of the Washington Mall. Thank goodness for local food!
In Praise of Heirlooms
Posted by LocaVori on September 11, 2009
When people hear the word heirlooms they usually think of tomatoes. But heirlooms really refers to the old fashioned vegetable varieties - of all species - that is the genetic heritage of human agriculture. There's heirloom herbs, squash, greens, corn and cucumber, onions, leeks and more cabbages than you can count. There's been a lot to contribute to the recent interest in heirlooms, mostly tomatoes of course, some of it good and some of it not so good.
The Week in Locavoria - Sept. 7, 2009
Posted by LocaVori on September 7, 2009
Fall sure is in the air here in Seattle. It's starting to rain again and I'm worried about the tomatoes, but fortunately it looks like we might get a couple more weeks of warm weather. Harvest season is upon is and this year people are thinking up great new ways to share the bounty!
The Week in Locavoria - Aug. 31, 2009
Posted by LocaVori on August 31, 2009
Lots of fun and laughter for everyone this week, such a glorious summer!
For Startups, Less is Mo' Better
Posted by LocaVori on August 29, 2009
"At [name of company] it is our conviction that [to do the stuff we want to do] and to increase shareholder value are not merely complementary activities - they are inextricably linked." - Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
The Week in Locavoria - Aug. 24, 2009
Posted by LocaVori on August 24, 2009
Dog days of summer and everything's quiet but there's plenty of bounty at the Farmer's Market. This week we're seeing new potatoes. In Washington DC, the President is talking about a market near White House!
No Tillage in the Palouse
Posted by LocaVori on July 4, 2009
As the 2009 climate bill works its way through congress an old blood feud arises in the liberal blogosphere: is no-tillage agriculture a good thing? Bloggers and pundits are aligning to fight against carbon offsets for agriculture, claiming that the practice sequesters no carbon. To hear many progressive bloggers of late tell the story, no-tillage agriculture is the devil himself.
Myths About Myths About Organics
Posted by LocaVori on June 17, 2009
From political pundits to industry advocates, organics and sustainability have come under fire from a wide range of critics. What's true, what's false, how to find your way around that sad looking organics section at the grocery? There's no one answer but here's some guidelines in your quest for the truth ..
Are You Vori.Us?
Posted by LocaVori on June 12, 2009
Introducing Vori.Us, the new destination for people who want to grow, sell, cook, & eat foods that are local, affordable, sustainable, and tasty!
