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