When fuel prices rise, CSA becomes even more attractive, because with CSA more of your food dollar goes to growing food, not transporting it. The CSA model is to pay the farmer in advance, so sign up now and regardless of how high gas prices go, you will not be affected through the end of [...]
Get a CSA veggie share – pay for food, not gasoline
March 22nd, 2012 · Click here to add a comment · Announcement, FYI
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Michael Pollan speaking at Strathmore
September 7th, 2011 · Click here to add a comment · FYI, healthy foods
Greetings! My name is Julia Allal and I am the Group Services and Community Outreach Manager at Strathmore, a performing arts center in North Bethesda, Maryland. Food writer Michael Pollan will be speaking at Strathmore on Wednesday, October 26 at 8 pm, and will discuss issues such as the industrialization of food and agriculture and [...]
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Shopping for food – how to tell if it contains GMOs
July 16th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · Announcement, FYI
At the grocery store, how do you know if the food you are buying has ingredients containing genetically modified organisms? Try this mobile app.
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Brookside Gardens: “Green Matters” Symposium
December 14th, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · FYI
Go to Brookside Gardens on Feb 26, 2010 for a full day of speakers focused on the topic of food. Hear from experts on gardening, edible landscapes, community gardens, and more. From their website: The Green Matters Symposium concentrates attention on environmental issues with which we are currently faced and over which we have some [...]