Recently came across this article on where the 3 remaining candidates for president stand on issues related to support of local farms, food and physical education in schools, food marketing, and other food issues. It also reveals how much each has accepted in campaign donations from food and beverage industry lobbying and PAC groups [...]
Archive for April 12th, 2008
Presidential Candidates and the Food Industry
Posted in Kids, organic, politics, tagged corporate food, politics on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How-To Wiki
Posted in Tips, locavore on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seth forwarded me this How-To Wiki on eating locally. Wanted to pass it along.
Getting a good start
Posted in Books, Gardening, Tips, tagged garden, seedlings, soil on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not too late to get started with some seedlings, but it’s close. Depending on where you live, and the climate, you can now sow many seeds right into the ground. In other places, it’s good to lengthen your growing season by starting your plants inside. All you need is some seeds, [...]
The Dirt on Dirt
Posted in Gardening, tagged soil on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We got all our dirt delivered and safely into our new extra-large garden bed. It is gorgeous, dark-brown, rich soil. We opted for a 3-Way Garden mix, as it is a compost rich mixture of top soils, compost and sand to keep the soil from compacting (as our Oregon clay does). It [...]
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