From The Atlantic.com: At the University of California-Berkeley, a group of students protested the proposed opening of a Panda Express branch. What is surprising is that the students not only defeated the chain but also took their victory one step further by raising $100,000 to replace the proposed restaurant with a student-run co-op carrying fresh, [...]

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Eden was a garden, not a farm. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaias’s Garden, published this fascinating article in Permaculture Activist. Food for thought.

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Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie’s honeymoon he’s enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in [...]

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September 2, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: sweet corn, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, herb, sweet potatoes, and apples. FINAL REMINDER FOR FALL CSA SIGNUPS: To repeat the recent email that went out to members, there are just a few shares remaining for Sandy Spring CSA’s Fall Season that runs Oct 7 to Nov [...]

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