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3BL Media Leave the Corn, Take the Algae: Time to Say Buona Notte to Food-Based Biofuels

Posted by Reynard Loki

On December 31, 2011, America's three-decade-old federal tax credit for ethanol expired, ending a government subsidy that poured more than USD 20 billion into an industry that the New…

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Added by 3BL Media on February 19, 2012 at 9:38pm — No Comments

Gerri New Book added to the Ecolocity Library: Deep Future -The Next 100,000 Years of Life on Earth, by Curt Stager

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…

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Added by Gerri on January 16, 2012 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Gabriel Bandele Creating a sustainable world without injustices. Videos!

I am in India right now. What has impressed me the most is the many ways Indians look. Not at all one standard look, so many combinations. Very similar to Africa in pace and people.

The other thing is the domination of the brown and dark brown masses by the lighter skin Indians. Just like Latin America you only see the more european looking Indians in leading…

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Added by Gabriel Bandele on January 4, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Gabriel Bandele The Source Farm Foundation and Learning Village

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

Added by Gabriel Bandele on November 15, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Jabari Zakiya Sign the Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline petition to the White House

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

 

Added by Jabari Zakiya on November 7, 2011 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Sankar Sitaraman Petition for green jobs: people creating jobs for people

We are at a critical time for both the planet and for our people. We urgently need jobs and we also desperately need to reduce global warming. I have created a petition on move-on to increase production of renewable energy, create jobs and help the planet in the process. I am using the petition as a tool to propagate this message. If you agree with me please sign the petition. If enough people sign it move-on will take it up.



Please click here:…

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Added by Sankar Sitaraman on October 28, 2011 at 6:06pm — No Comments

3BL Media RSF Seed Fund Grantee Provides Critical Training for New Farmers

RSF Social Finance provided a Seed Fund grant to Growing Community CROPS.…

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Added by 3BL Media on October 20, 2011 at 11:16pm — No Comments

Ellen McBarnette Paid Farm position in Ohio

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,…

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Added by Ellen McBarnette on September 22, 2011 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Gabriel Bandele THIS VIDEO SAYS EVERYTHING

This video says everything.

http://vimeo.com/28509596

Added by Gabriel Bandele on September 19, 2011 at 2:27pm — No Comments

3BL Media Wallaby Yogurt Company Launches Two New Organic Yogurt Lines

Wallaby Yogurt Company, a family-owned producer of organic yogurt, announces the…

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Added by 3BL Media on September 7, 2011 at 10:17pm — No Comments

3BL Media Sodexo Reinvents School Lunch and Breakfast with Global Flavors and Healthier Favorites to Please Young Palates

When students at more than 4,000 Sodexo-served K-12 schools nationwide line up for lunch on the first day back, they’ll notice interesting changes, including kid-tested and healthy flavors from the Mediterranean to Vietnam and healthier versions of regional favorites – all part of Sodexo’s industry-leading commitment to increase whole grains and reduce fat, salt and sugar in its school nutrition programs.

 

"Sodexo sees school nutrition and focusing on…

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Added by 3BL Media on August 30, 2011 at 10:33pm — No Comments

Shannon Brescher Shea Foodshed Map Updated!

Just made the latest updates to the DC Foodshed Map to include more community gardens and farmers' markets in DC and Prince George's County!  Check it out on the DC Foodshed Map.  You can also see the Frequently Asked Questions, Add to the Foodmap, or… Continue

Added by Shannon Brescher Shea on August 16, 2011 at 12:10am — No Comments

3BL Media Bon Appétit Management Company Wins Princeton Review Top Honors for Campus Food

Bon Appétit Management Company chefs  at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL won the #1 slot nationally for college food in the Princeton Review’s annual survey of the country’s top colleges. Bon Appétit chefs took top honors for tasty, healthy, innovative, responsibly sourced, local, seasonal food. Over 30 Wheaton-area farmers supply the college with farm-fresh food as part of Bon Appétit's Farm to Fork program.…

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Added by 3BL Media on August 10, 2011 at 10:43pm — No Comments

Ecolocitizen Want Fresher Produce? Leave Dirt Behind

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

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Added by Ecolocitizen on August 3, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Ecolocitizen That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner

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Published: New York Times, July 26, 2011

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

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Added by Ecolocitizen on July 27, 2011 at 10:44am — No Comments

Shannon Brescher Shea D.C. Foodshed Map Points to Local Resources

Cross-posted from the D.C. Food for All Blog.



“Eating local” is nothing more than a turn-of-phrase without defining the word “local.” Although some corporate natural foods stores label blueberries from Northern New Jersey as local to D.C., most agricultural advocates define local as grown or otherwise produced within 100 miles of the buyer. This range is often referred to as a region’s “foodshed.” Thankfully, we here in the D.C.… Continue

Added by Shannon Brescher Shea on July 23, 2011 at 3:21pm — No Comments

Ecolocitizen To Nullify Lead, Add a Bunch of Fish Bones

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…

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Added by Ecolocitizen on July 21, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Ecolocitizen What goes into the making of local honey

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.…



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Added by Ecolocitizen on July 20, 2011 at 12:16pm — No Comments

3BL Media Loblaw’s Sustainable Seafood Commitment Progress Report Reveals Company on Track

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) BRAMPTON, ON – July 7, 2011 – Increasing the number and availability of responsibly sourced seafood and products with seafood ingredients, consumer education and industry collaboration are the key drivers behind ensuring that Loblaw Companies Limited will achieve 100 per cent sustainable seafood by year-end 2013. Today the Company provides its annual sustainable seafood progress report and outlines its goals for the next 12…

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Added by 3BL Media on July 13, 2011 at 12:27pm — No Comments

3BL Media Fair Trade Means Quality Products

Fair Trade Means Quality Products

At the heart of everything we do at Fair Trade USA is our ultimate goal to alleviate poverty among farming communities around the world. If you're reading this blog, you understand that one way we do that is by helping consumers and businesses understand how they can make every…

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Added by 3BL Media on July 13, 2011 at 12:25pm — No Comments

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