Book Roundup Wednesday: SustainableFarmingby
Sierra Club ..
of environmentalism. This week, we're recommending books about sustainablefarming.
It's a Long Road to a Tomato... into the field of sustainable agriculture, Stewart's book unveils specific aspects of "the hidden cost of farming...
CSA Spotlight: SustainableFarm Productsby
VirginiaSustainableFarm Products of Strafford, NH offers a splendid CSA (community supported agriculture... the online add-ons for crops not grown at their farm such as berries, apples and corn. Also available...
How to FarmSustainably and Make Money Doing Itby
Chelsea Green
Is it possible the have a sustainable business plan and still make money? Do you want to know how to put a plan into action? Are you worried about having to sacrifice your morals just to bang out a buck...
Why buy sustainable?by
Diane H.
In last week’s post, Sustainable vs. Industrial, we compared sustainablefarming with industrial... and phosphorus.
3. Environment is protected. On a sustainablefarm, animals graze on pasture and their manure...
Sustainable Ag Movement Gaining Steamby
Sally Kneidel
working in sustainablefarming. It was a big turnout, really exciting! Most of the folks were organic...
Picture of Sammy Koenigsberg of New Town Farms in Waxhaw, NC. Sammy is featured in Veggie...
Sustainable vs Industrialby
Diane H.
agriculture and factory farming in our Guide to Good Food. This week, we’re going to compare sustainable.../effect on the environment (sustainablefarms do not pollute the environment and they replace the resources they take...
Collapse of Global Fund Would Stall Global Health Efforts
"The Global Fund's drive to ensure sustainability and efficiency means that it may not be able... of titans, pitting urgency against long-term sustainability. ... Kazatchkine essentially conceded victory to the forces for sustainability."
Garrett recounts a brief history of the fund, discusses funding shortfalls...crap
HIV/AIDS Programs' Limited Time Spans, Other Issues Hinder Efforts to Curb Disease in Mozambique, O
The limited time span and lack of sustainability and diversity of many HIV/AIDS programs in Mozambique are undermining efforts to address effectively the epidemic in the country, Cornelio Balane, executive director of the Mozambican Business Against AIDS Association, also known as EcoSIDA, said Friday...crap
Check out the Martha's Vineyard Agriculture Fair with me!
and farms where you are. I remember going to the South Dakota State Fair years ago where my kids played...:
A Recipe for a Farm Fresh Winner
Annie Somerville's Summer Beans with Cherry Tomatoes and Tarragon...crap
Farm Show Pictures
Here are pictures of the Farm show we went to. We had fun. It is the Largest Farm show in the world. And peopple from all over the world come by and shop there.
Alan loved this big Truck
This is Alans Fav. Picture as he loves NASCAR.
We had fun. There are none of Michael as he was sleeping...crap
Botswana Watches Economic Success Destroyed by AIDS
Peaceful, bucolic Botswana, with its steady climb out of abject poverty, should have been the star of this week's World Summit on Sustainable Development in neighboring South Africa. Instead, it has become Exhibit A for how human development has, in many ways, gone in reverse since world leaders gathered in Rio...crap
The Greening of Our Food Chain: The Organic Boom
Interest in a sustainable food chain is building as we become more aware of the strong connection between what we eat, our health and the health of the planet. The organic boom that is sweeping the nation and the movement to buy local are two important steps in our quest for a greener food chain...crap
UNAIDS, UNDP, WHO Release Policy Brief Advising Countries on Using TRIPS Flexibilities to Drive Dow
Amid growing concerns over the long-term sustainability of access to affordable HIV/AIDS drugs, UNAIDS, WHO and the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday released a policy brief (.pdf) advising... flexibilities, to ensure sustainability and the significant scale-up of HIV services to reach people...crap
South Africa Takes Small Steps to Fight AIDS on Farms
During the past two years, 26 percent of 638 people tested on farms in northern and central South...."
"The infection rate in some farms can be as high as up to 55 percent, especially in the remote areas... projects for the farm produce promoter SA Veg. She said big business should be encouraged...crap
Donor Governments, Developing Countries Must Invest More in HIV Prevention
"Increasingly ... both donor and recipient governments are questioning the sustainability of foreign funding for antiretroviral treatment. ... It has become clear that treatment for HIV, though still crucially important, can't solve the problem. That will only happen through preventing transmission...crap