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Speaker Quinn’s Vision: Foodworks
I heard about this thanks to WNYC’s Leonard Lopate program. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s office has released a 86 page report that attempts to deal with the problems of waste, hunger, obesity, jobs, and energy consumption, here in New … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th street food coop, agriculture, Foodworks, local food production, Speaker Quinn, sustainable
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Hydro-fracking Moratorium Passes NY State Legislature
The 6 month moratorium bill which passed the NY Assembly last night must still be signed by the governor, which is likely to happen. Reuters has more details on the bill’s passage. Here and here is previous coverage of this … Continue reading
ACTION ALERT: Act by Nov. 17 on Senate Food Safety Legislation
ACTION ALERT: Act by Nov. 17 on Senate Food Safety Legislation. From the Cornucopia Institute; please follow the link and contact your representatives about this critical issue: It now appears that the Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) will be … Continue reading
UN says global farm methods ‘recipe for disaster’
Thanks to Organic Consumer’s Association for pointing out these remarks by UN special rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter. An excerpt from the AFP item: “Agriculture is already directly responsible for 14 percent of man-made greenhouse gas … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, climate change, greenhouse gases, sustainable
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Organic Strawberry Buzz
A former co-op member sent in a link to this NPR segment which discusses a recent study on organic strawberries. Host Ira Flatow introduces the idea that people primarily buy organic food because of perceived health benefits. The segment is … Continue reading
Documentary on Organic Farming
This week in NYC the film What’s Organic About Organic? will premiere with a series of special screenings and post-film discussions. Apparently the film addresses issues farmers face in growing organic food, and the organic label itself. There are screenings … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beyond organic, organic, What's Organic about Organic?
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It’s a SNAP
It seems there’s been a lot of noise lately about a new trend in the demographics of those who use food stamps, also known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). A couple of weeks ago Salon reported about “Hipsters on … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th street food coop, agriculture, EBT, economy, food, food stamps, New York City, NYC Coalition Against Hunger, SNAP, sustainable
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Calls Needed Now to Congress: An alert from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS WRITING FINAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY PACKAGE NOW: ACT TODAY TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PRIORITIES Leaders of the House and Senate are already meeting to work out the differences between their respective economic recovery bills, even … Continue reading
The 4th Street Food Co-op 