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The Emerging Leaders Summer Fellowship Program is a 12-week paid fellowship program for undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional record of academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, and a commitment to social justice. The fellowship is open to students of color and first-generation students from all majors and areas of study. The timeline of the fellowship is mid-May through mid-August. There is some flexibility around start and end dates depending on the Fellow’s…

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Rooting DC, the Washington area's annual free conference for urban gardeners had its sixth go-around this year, and continues to experience tremendous growth in interest and originality. For those who didn't get the chance to attend, the conference has all of the…

Finally launched campaign for funds to complete painting series, publish book and create traveling exhibit around PANACEA. The series and exhibition will be entitled "Case Study: Jamaica", the country with which i am most familiar, demonstrating the colonial, exploitive, hierarchical structure made possible by money, and cause of environmental degradation and the plight of the 99%. Monetarily, Jamaica is a basket case, along with Greece, Spain, Ireland and other countries. The title…

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by Shannon Brescher Shea

The Forward on Climate Rally last weekend was the largest climate change rally in U.S. history and potentially could help change the conversation on climate in a way that hasn't happened in the country yet. In his State of the Union, President Obama called on…

Today, Sunday September 23, 2012 would have been Riley Hamilton's 45th birthday.

However, upon calling him to wish him a happy birthday, his father answered and

told me Riley passed away on September 15, 2012, His funeral was on Saturday,

September 22, 2012.

Riley had a stroke in 2010 (his second I understand) which left him effectively blind.

He seemed to be recovering well, and was always in good spirits when I would see

him, the last time…

Deep Future: The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth -

CURT STAGER is an ecologist, paleoclimatologist, and science writer with a Ph.D. in biology and geology from Duke University. He has published over three dozen climate- and ecology-related articles in major journals including Science and Quaternary Research, and has written for popular audiences in The Utne Reader, Fast Company, and National Geographic. He teaches at Paul Smith's College in the Adirondack Mountains…

The Source Farm Foundation and Learning Village is a multi-cultural, intergenerational eco-village, located in Johns Town, in the parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica.

Small Story interview with Dwight

http://thesourcefarm.com/blog/small-story-interview-with-dwight

Please take a little time to register and sign the

Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline petition on the White House We The People petition site.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions#!/petition/reject-keystone-xl-pipeline/TX9r0zfh

Any farmers looking for jobs on this site?

Procter Center in London, Ohio is seeking an aspiring farmer who is committed to sustainable agriculture and public outreach. As a new endeavor the farmer will have access to the land, resources, staff, and support they need to establish a successful small farm enterprise.

Procter Center serves thousands of guests each year and encompasses 1200+ acres in predominantly agricultural Madison County. This is a unique opportunity to design,…

This video says everything.

http://vimeo.com/28509596

Butter lettuce from Gotham Greens, a new hydroponic garden in industrial Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

By GLENN COLLINS…

By JULIA MOSKIN

Published: New York Times, July 26, 2011

LAST week in Chelsea, Mich., as people wilted and…

Workers at a lot in the South Prescott neighborhood in west Oakland, Calif., where fishbone meal was applied to tainted soil.

By FELICITY BARRINGER

Published: New York Times, July 20, 2011

OAKLAND, Calif. — Alaskan pollock is usually the…

By David Hagedorn, Published Washington Post, July 19 2011

Exploring all that goes into locally produced honey seemed like a fine idea. But when it came time to observe the workings of Fern Hill Apiary in Marshall, a stinging reality set in.

Bees. Lots of bees.…

Why do we consume, yet we are never satisfied. Dr. Wilson tells why.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150250671359782&oid=43976912228&comments

JERRY McBRIDE/Herald

Katie Holgate, owner of Mycologic Design of Durango, spreads oyster mushroom mycelium spawn on top of wood chips to create a mushroom patch in her backyard. Eventually, Holgate plans to develop a mushroom-based system…