Monday, October 26, 2009

dinner
ditalini
pintos
butter
and romano cheese

Saturday, October 24, 2009

I watched a few Ted Videos last night:
Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice
filmed July 2005
http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice.html

Dan Gilbert asks, Why are we happy?
filmed February 2004
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html

Peter Reinhart on bread
filmed July 2008
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_reinhart_on_bread.html


Read an article on web ecoist about vertical garden buidings
http://webecoist.com/2009/10/19/living-walls-15-more-vertically-vegetated-buildings/#comments


World's Healthiest Foods
linked to Food Sensitivities
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=faq&dbid=30#disctopics

Dietary Assesssment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005
http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=btnews&dbid=31

Philadelphia and urban gardens
Urban Voids 2005 greenspace competition
http://www.vanalen.org/urbanvoids/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=96

the winner?
http://www.vanalen.org/urbanvoids/gallery/selected/Finalists/0367_b.pdf

http://www.vanalen.org/urbanvoids/gallery/selected/Finalists/0367_b.pdf

Detroit, another town whose urban withdrawal has left promise for greenspace projects
http://detroit.blogs.time.com/2009/09/20/letter-from-detroit/

From extraction to consumption: Oil, an exhibition by Edward Burtynsky from the guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/oct/12/edward-burtynsky-oil-photography

Videos of a guy talking/teaching about floorplans
http://theslowhome.com/

recipe for gallette dough
http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/12/13/daily/pastry-book-review.html?_r=3&scp=1&sq=beranbaum%20apple&st=cse

Energy Self-Reliant States
http://www.newrules.org/sites/newrules.org/files/ESRS.pdf

what about cloches made from those plastic big salad bowls from lunch
Keep your veggie garden going into winter
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/keep-your-veggie-garden-going-into-winter/article1326730/

worldchanging Net Zero Water
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/010617.html

Nudging Recycling From Less Waste to None
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/science/earth/20trash.html?ref=earth

Sunday, October 04, 2009

The Details
Key provisions of the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, approved by the House on Thursday
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/30/AR2009073004098.html

Food Safety--one size doesn’t fit all
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/slow_food/blog_post/food_safety_one_size_doesnt_fit_all/

The Slow Food Manifesto
http://slowfood.com/about_us/eng/manifesto.lasso

Joel Salatin receives Heinz Award for innovation in sustainable agriculture
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7030-SF-Sustainable-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Joel-Salatin-receives-Heinz-Award-for-innovation-in-sustainable-agriculture


Some 7,000 hear Pollan decry industrialized food
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health_med_fit/article_64576e17-78f6-58a2-a8a2-50e6d5212468.html

In Defense of Michael Pollan and a Civil, More Nuanced Food Debate
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paula-crossfield/in-defense-of-michael-pol_b_298575.html

A Speech to the Garden Club of America
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2009/09/28/090928po_poem_berry

Permaculture Principles: Plant Succession
Careful planning allows multiple yields over time.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/permaculture-principles-plant-succession.html

Permaculture Principles: One Element, Multiple Functions
Gardens are an ecosystem, not a machine.
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/permaculture-principles-multiple-functions.html

Too Much Salt Takes a Blood-Pressure Toll
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/health/22brod.html?_r=2&scp=3&sq=blood%20pressure&st=cse

NNEC’s new video short tells the story of Habana Outpost, Brooklyn’s first solar powered restaurant.
http://solar1.org/2009/09/16/nnecs-new-video-short-tells-the-story-of-habana-outpost-brooklyns-first-solar-powered-restaurant/

Les Stroud shows how he achieved a lifestyle off the grid.
http://365daysoftrash.blogspot.com/2009/09/off-grid.html

The Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture is dedicated to promoting a sustainable food system through the operation of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and its educational programs.
http://www.cuesa.org/index.php


Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1917458,00.html


HOLDING TIGHT TO TRADITIONS IN BRENTWOOD
http://www.ediblecommunities.com/eastbay/spring-2009/brookside-farm.htm

The Old Fashioned Way
http://www.riverlandfarm.com/old-fashioned-way

Shoptalk Newsletter
Here's the Weekly Newsletter of Brookfield Farm CSA....
http://www.brookfieldfarm.org/shoptalk.html

Notes from the Field
http://communityfarms.org/newsletters/2009/2009_issue8.htm#122b92f913a3546c_LETTER.BLOCK15