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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Another voice of concern...and what one person can do...





Published: November 27, 2010
The unexpected forces that reshaped my farm.
This article clearly articulates concern. And it tells the back story, about how this person and his family met the adversity that climate havoc (to which he admits his own contribution) wrought in the past. More importantly, he talks about his willingness to tackle that havoc again. 
It made me think about the importance - too often forgotten or not believed - that what one person does, matters. While we certainly need more than one person to address the challenges we face, choices you and I make about how we live, what we buy or discard, what we choose to eat, how we travel and more do have an impact. They can influence others as well as lighten the load, however minutely, of the burdens our world bears. 

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Shore of Plenty

There is a grass roots organization right here in Southwest Michigan that has held seed swaps, seedling sales and a growers market in an effort to encourage better eating, to support local growers and to just have a heck of a good time.

Its an eclectic group and if you are interested in finding out what we're doing, please visit the group's Ning site or Facebook page. shoreofplenty.ning.com or search Facebook for Shore of Plenty. We'd love to have you join us and become active in one of the most important things that we do - eat!

Friday, November 19, 2010

More rational regulation

SB 510 is something that has a lot of people up in arms. Having safe food is important to everyone. The source of tainted food - when it happens - is less obvious than we might hope, and the current way of ensuring safety doesn't make sense on many levels. The above bill is making its way - with amendments - through the Senate. I hope that it passes, with the Tester Amendment.

Links:
Michael Pollen on SB510

Thoughts on the Tester Amendment