Category: Bioregionalism
Sustainable food planning conference
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on September 02, 2011 at 12:27 AM
AESOP (CARDIFF) 3RD SUSTAINABLE FOOD PLANNING CONFERENCE
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USDA Launches Online Food Hub Resource
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on August 26, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Tthe USDA is investing in food hubs and food hub research. The new online food hub resource, part of the Agricultural Marketing Services (AMS) website, contains the USDA’s latest findings, funding opportunities, a list of operational food hubs, and a library of other relevant resources, articles and materials about food hub development. USDA is also preparing a comprehensive Resource Guide for Food Hubs to be released in the fall. It will serve as a useful online tool for anyone interested in food hub development—whether they are producers, buyers, consumers, researchers, academics, or policy makers. (Source: Food & Tech, Connecting Food and Tech Innovators)
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San Diego Urban-Rural Roundtable Recommendations
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on June 11, 2011 at 08:32 AM
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SAN DIEGO URBAN-RURAL ROUNDTABLE, June 6, 2011, Balboa Club, San Diego
Presented to Supervisor Ron Roberts, County of San Diego; Mayor Jerry Sanders, City of San Diego, and Secretary Karen Ross, California Department of Food and Ag
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Permaculture concepts and and design principles
Posted by Keith Pezzoli on May 22, 2011 at 02:39 PM
David Holmgren explains permaculture ethics and design principles as thinking tools for creatively responding to the energy descent future on a limited planet.
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The Sad Story of a Community Plan
Posted by Kerry Williams on January 10, 2011 at 04:59 PM
In this post I share my conversation with Muriel Zeller, poet, former board member of MyValleySprings.com, and current member of the Calaveras Planning Coalition. We discussed the challenges of progressive rural, community-based planning.
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