Eat local challenge
Bangor Daily News - 3/25/2009.By Emily Burnham – Belfast will hold its fourth annual Local Food Celebration, an event designed to highlight some of the wonderful local farms, restaurants and other food suppliers in the midcoast, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Miller Street. |
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10 Ways to be Green this National Garden Month
National Gardening Association - 3/24/2009.According to the National Gardening Association, in 2008, the number of people growing vegetables increased 10 percent over previous years. The National Gardening Association (NGA) anticipates that number will increase by 20 percent in 2009. Home vegetable gardens average 600 square feet in size. NGA estimates that a garden of this size can generate, on average, more than $600 of organic produce. Multiplied by the number of food gardeners in the country (36 million households), NGA estimates that American food gardeners are producing more than 21.6 billion dollars of produce a year.
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Fedco Seeds: The David to Monsanto’s Goliath
Green Fork - 3/24/2009.Seed money for start-ups may be evaporating faster than California’s dwindling reservoirs, but this rocky economy is proving to be fertile ground for the seed industry. Cash-strapped consumers, scared by the specter of an empty fridge, are investing in the ultimate low-tech, high-yield start-up: the kitchen garden. |
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Environmental Economics
Bangor Daily News - 3/24/2009.Editorial - Protecting the natural environment should not be seen as a luxury for good economic times. But the political reality is that it is a harder sell in times like these. The key to persuading policymakers is to tie environmental concerns to sustaining the economy and keeping people safe. |
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