A person dressed up as a chicken showed up at a Durango, Colorado city council meeting where the council was discussing the language of a recently-passed backyard hen ordinance relating to predators and allowing chickens within city limits. The chicken sat in the mostly empty audience area and when the council was about to adjourn to a closed session, arose and walked up before the council, left an egg on the floor and walked out of the building. Click HERE for the story.
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The northern Bay Area city of Sebastopol is looking at banning the use of gas powered leaf blowers within the city limits. Sebastopol would join over a dozen other California citys that ban leaf blowers. What is next? Lawn mowers and rototillers? I am all for mower mulching your leaves in place and converting lawns to veggie gardens and cutting back on the use of gas powered implements but there are times when blister causing lawn and garden hand tools just don’t cut it.
Photo credit: Kent Porter/The Press Democrat
And watch the video below for the creative way they can be used with bicycles… I used to just put baseball cards in the spokes of the wheels for the sound effect.
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From The Fair Food Project,
“Fair Food: Field to Table” is a multimedia presentation promoting a more socially just food system in the U.S. It was created by California Institute for Rural Studies and Rick Nahmias Photography.
Through the stories and voices of farmworkers, growers, businesses and fair food advocates, viewers of the documentary learn about the harsh realities of farmworker conditions and, more importantly, the promise of improved farm labor practices in American agriculture. The growing movement for “fair food” is tapping into rising consumer demand for food produced in accordance with their values. Click HERE for more information on The Fair Food Project.
Part 1
To view videos Part 2 and 3 [click to continue…]
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Dr. Robert Gross, owner of Cooper Mountain Vineyards, explains how and why he converted his vineyard from conventional chemical cultivation methods to organic biodynamic methods. It all started with the birds.
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The Bijou Cafe in Portland, Oregon instituted a compost program of all its compostable waste. Watch the owner explain what they do…
By the way, if you are in Portland, The Bijou is an excellent place to have breakfast or lunch. Sorry, no dinner.
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A British documentary film has been out for a couple of years now, about the bee colony collapse disorder that is happening around the world. The film is called, Vanishing of the Bees. For more information, click HERE. So many people don’t realize the important function bees have in the production of food. It is simple, no bees, no food.
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Melissa Navas, of The Oregonian, writes,
Paul Hudak watches the plow chisel through the sod of the baseball field. Hudak grimaces each time the plow hooks clank. Has the driver punctured something hidden under the soil — maybe pipes?
Hudak’s farmer friends have told him he is crazy to try to convert the field at Terra Nova High School into a productive student farm. And his untested idea of a student-run business selling produce to subscribers won’t fly, either.
The new teacher will need to win over those students, quickly. He will peddle seeds, talk about soil pH levels and try to muster interest.
Click HERE to read the whole story.
Photo credit: Faith Cathcart/The Oregonian
| Terra Nova High School Farm Crew |
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ABC News Friday night aired an investigative report called “The Blueberry Children” about the blueberry farms in Michigan using child labor as young as five years old. Disgusting. This shows how the “free market” that ignores regulations can devolve into this crap.
For the complete story click HERE.
Photo credit: ABC News
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