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- A special thanks to farmers by Izmet's Dream on Nov 15, 2009 in thanksgiving organic food community supported agriculture farming
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and it is no secret that most Thanksgiving Day traditions revolve around food. In my large family, it is the cornerstone of the celebration.This is a time to give thanks for the bountiful selection of food av...
- A special birthday gift by Izmet's Dream on Aug 25, 2009 in birthday campaign clean water
Next month is the third anniversary of charity: water. Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk 5 miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean. Yet more than 1.1 billion...
- Destroying the earth in the name of food safety by Izmet's Dream on Jul 25, 2009 in Local Harvest sustainable agriculture industrial agriculture sterile buffers E.coli
I recently read an article from the San Francisco Chronicle that completely alarmed me. Here is the beginning paragraphs of “Crops, pond destroyed in quest for food safety” written by Carolyn Lochhead:Dick Peixoto planted hedges of fennel and flo...
- The quest to save the oceans by Izmet's Dream on Jun 23, 2009 in save our oceans Major Jeremy Harris consumption Sustainable Cities Institute erosion climate change acidification urban populations coral reefs pollution
"The oceans are in jeopardy. At no time in the span of human civilization have we faced such extreme and global threats to our marine ecosystems." So begins Saving Our Oceans-An Urban Challenge written by Major Jeremy Harris, Ret.Mayor Jeremy Harris...
- Reconnecting with our natural heritage. by Izmet's Dream on Jun 4, 2009 in sustainability world environment day climate change Billion Tree Campaign balance global events environment
June 5th is World Environment Day, which was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. The theme for 2009 is 'Your Planet Needs You-UNite to Combat Climate Change'. This r...
- Our food, our future. by Izmet's Dream on May 2, 2009 in sustainability Will Allen farms Local Harvest organic food community supported agriculture Growing Power corporate agriculture agriculture agribusiness
Today's agriculture with its modern processes and use of chemicals has a burdening effect on the environment due to its intensity. The use of mechanization creates a huge load with large energy inputs in the form of mineral and natural fertilizers, p...
