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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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Food Justice Conference

Posted by Keith Pezzoli on August 10, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Conference on Food Justice: Honoring our Roots, Growing the Movement

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Permaculture

Posted by Keith Pezzoli on May 22, 2011 at 02:50 PM

Social Permaculture is one of the three ethics, care for the people, that defines permaculture—(the other two are care for the earth, share of surplus, or fair share).

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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.

posted in Just SustainabilityPermacultureBioregionalismPublications, Reports, ConferencesUrban Development and Planning