Tuesday November 10, 2009

green books campaign: the raw milk revolution

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take

Categories: agriculture blog books food/drink health Tags: drinking eating food justice politics

Thursday November 5, 2009

save coal river mountain

As I’ve mentioned many times before, the destructive practices of mountaintop removal coal mining are not just devastating the ecology of the Appalachian mountains, they’re destroying the health and livelihood of the Appalachian community. Please take

Categories: blog community environment Tags: clean energy coal politics pollution

Friday September 4, 2009

are we living in the age of stupid?

I’m inclined to say yes. And I’d like to confirm my suspicions by watching this:

The Age of Stupid Global Premiere Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.

This isn’t just a film about climate change and what

Categories: blog movies Tags: climate change humanitarian politics pollution

Friday August 28, 2009

now see this! crude, sweet crude

We all know by now that petroleum is poison and that it’s time to move on to cleaner & more ethical forms of fuel, right? Well, I guess not everyone is getting the message, including of

Categories: blog community energy Tags: petroleum politics pollution social justice

Tuesday August 11, 2009

forbidden sweetness

As we rebel against the current crappy industrialized food system, and as more & more people migrate to big cities, urban agriculture is going to become more & more prevalent. And where would a successful urbanized

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: bees brooklyn/nyc farming nyc politics urban agriculture

Wednesday June 24, 2009

standing up for bees

[Image: Green Brooklyn]

There’s a movement happening in this city right now to develop a strong localized food system. Urban farms, community gardens, backyards, and rooftops are the sites for productive vegetable gardens, chicken coops, and even

Categories: agriculture blog food/drink Tags: bees farming food justice gardens local nyc politics urban agriculture

Tuesday June 23, 2009

this just in from just food

If you care about food issues in NYC, here’s your chance to get involved!

Join us at two important City Council Hearings on food justice issues…today and tomorrow!

June 23rd Hearing on Food Access Disparities, 1pm

Today at 1pm

Categories: action agriculture blog community events Tags: food justice gardens politics

Tuesday June 9, 2009

a philly in the white house garden

Just watched this great little vid (via elephant journal, via Huffington Post) featuring Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies and of course, Sam Kass, the White House Chef. What a great way to promote organic gardening

Categories: agriculture bees blog food/drink Tags: bees eating farming gardens organic politics sports

Friday May 29, 2009

how do you communicate with earth?

Ok, this isn’t some new-agey thing. I mean, how can you communicate with other people around the planet about the planet? Connect2Earth can help you do just that.

Connect2Earth is a collaboration of the International Union for

Categories: action blog community environment Tags: politics

Friday April 17, 2009

listen to this man

Van Jones on Focus the Nation

Categories: blog energy Tags: clean energy green jobs politics