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Agricultural Water Conservation Clearinghouse
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Weather Stations and ET Networks. Online Education and Courses. Schedulers, Calculators and Atlases. Ag Water by State. Ag Water Conservation Policy. Ag Water Conservation Practices. Field Scale Irrigation Systems and Management. Irrigation Water Delivery and Conveyance Systems. Limited Irrigation Cropping Systems. Water Supply, Sources, and Agricultural Use. Ag Water Conservation Resources and Websites. With the URL address. Alabama Agricultural Irrigation Information Network. Colorado Ag Water Alliance.
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Just Gleanings: January 2015
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Food security, agriculture sustainability, wholesome local and seasonal eating from a faith perspective. Thursday, January 29, 2015. A classic case of unintended consequences. And why one size fits all doesn't work, and today's solution begets tomorrows problem. The New York Times. Reports that there is considerable use of mosquito nets for fishing in African communities located near marshes, seashores and other bodies of water. It's just a disaster all around. A simple insecticide-treated net can protec...
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Just Gleanings: Episcopal Faith Food and Farm Network
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Food security, agriculture sustainability, wholesome local and seasonal eating from a faith perspective. Sunday, July 5, 2015. Episcopal Faith Food and Farm Network. What a good thing that this network is emerging! It was great to see Sarah Nolan and meet Nurya Love Parish in the network booth at the General Convention. You can sign up on the web site www.faithfoodfarm.org. And there are resources available on Nurya's blog www.churchwork.com. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Abundant Table Farm Project.
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Organic Agriculture | Organic Matters
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A blog about Everything Organic – Melody Meyer, UNFI’s resident organic industry thought leader and blogger on organic news topics like: organic policy and regulations, environmental impacts, GMO’s, organic Fair Trade and transparent labeling. Read up and join the conversation. Who is Melody Meyer. Tag Archives: Organic Agriculture. Can The National Organic Program Regulate Perfection? August 24, 2016. To what end does this ultimate penchant for perfection actually harm us? Continue reading →. Social Imp...
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Glyphosate | Organic Matters
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A blog about Everything Organic – Melody Meyer, UNFI’s resident organic industry thought leader and blogger on organic news topics like: organic policy and regulations, environmental impacts, GMO’s, organic Fair Trade and transparent labeling. Read up and join the conversation. Who is Melody Meyer. Help Stop the Toxic Treadmill. July 27, 2015. Recently the World Health Organization classified Glyphosate, the world’s most widely sprayed herbicide as a possible carcinogen. Social Implications in Agriculture.
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Monsanto | Organic Matters
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A blog about Everything Organic – Melody Meyer, UNFI’s resident organic industry thought leader and blogger on organic news topics like: organic policy and regulations, environmental impacts, GMO’s, organic Fair Trade and transparent labeling. Read up and join the conversation. Who is Melody Meyer. GMO’s: The Effects of Emerging Technologies, Trouble at every Turn. August 24, 2015. In my last blog. Help Stop the Toxic Treadmill. July 27, 2015. The reaction around the world was swift, everywhere but here ...
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The Women of Farmer Jane | Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat
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The following women are featured in Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat. And have made significant contributions to the sustainable food and farming movement across the U.S. The Executive Director of the Women Food and Agriculture Network, a national network of women food producers, Leigh contributed a poignant piece about the organization. Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Ames, IA 50010. 2215 W. North Avenue. Chicago, IL 60647. 20030 Old River Road. West Sacramento, CA 95691. Hands on and eff...
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Just Gleanings: As it turns out
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Food security, agriculture sustainability, wholesome local and seasonal eating from a faith perspective. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. As it turns out. There are many food day calendars. Google works to turn up some interesting things, or start with this article:. Http:/ www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/05/food-day-birthday-quiz n 5266742.html. Which simply identifies it as also Julia Child's birthday. But none of these calendars seem to capture the food days devoted to advocacy for a better food system. Insti...
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Just Gleanings: To gluten or not to gluten
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Food security, agriculture sustainability, wholesome local and seasonal eating from a faith perspective. Sunday, July 12, 2015. To gluten or not to gluten. Recognizing that some people have celiac disease (1% or so of the population, 1:133 from epidemiological studies) and some people have wheat allergies (far fewer as it turns out). I have tried to be tolerant of the gluten free craze, but haven't really succeeded. So, it was good today to find a well balanced article on the BBC News web site. And one t...
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Just Gleanings: General Convention food system actions
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Food security, agriculture sustainability, wholesome local and seasonal eating from a faith perspective. Thursday, July 9, 2015. General Convention food system actions. Two resolutions were passed. The original resolution was divided and streamlined. I testified on the new A170. And I'm not sure about the grocery store item, but that's for another post. That this Convention reaffirm this Church’s support for farm legislation, joining with our PCUSA brothers and sisters, that is focused on. Renewability, ...
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