Monday, January 31, 2005
Events / Food / Social Enterprise - Vancouver, BC - Feb. 17
You are invited to a Working Discussion on Food & Social Enterprise
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 2005 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - The Food Assessment Research Team, the Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD), and the Environmental Youth Alliance would very much appreciate an afternoon of your time to review baseline research we have conducted and to advise us on the best way to help create successful food related social enterprises. The Role of Social Enterprise in a strategy to enhance food sustainability in Vancouver - When: Thursday, February 17, 2005; Where: Room 2510, SFU at Harbour Centre,151 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC; Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm. More details .
You are invited to a Working Discussion on Food & Social Enterprise
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 2005 (Farm Folk / City Folk) - The Food Assessment Research Team, the Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD), and the Environmental Youth Alliance would very much appreciate an afternoon of your time to review baseline research we have conducted and to advise us on the best way to help create successful food related social enterprises. The Role of Social Enterprise in a strategy to enhance food sustainability in Vancouver - When: Thursday, February 17, 2005; Where: Room 2510, SFU at Harbour Centre,151 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC; Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm. More details .
Events / Eco-Agriculture – Willits, CA, March 4 -6
Intensive Growing / Intensive Training: Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshops
WILITIS, CA, Jan. 2005 (Ecology Action) - Announcing Ecology Action's 3-Day Workshop in GROW BIOINTENSIVEsm Sustainable Mini-Farming. This course offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a wealth of information on the most efficient gardening method we know. The information has been gathered from over thirty years of research. GROW BIOINTENSIVE is currently in use in over 100 countries around the world. http://www.growbiointensive.org/biointensive/Training.html .
Intensive Growing / Intensive Training: Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshops
WILITIS, CA, Jan. 2005 (Ecology Action) - Announcing Ecology Action's 3-Day Workshop in GROW BIOINTENSIVEsm Sustainable Mini-Farming. This course offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a wealth of information on the most efficient gardening method we know. The information has been gathered from over thirty years of research. GROW BIOINTENSIVE is currently in use in over 100 countries around the world. http://www.growbiointensive.org/biointensive/Training.html .
Skills / Resources
Growing Food in Hard to Grow Places
BOOK Reference, Jan. 2005 ( http://www.permacultureinternational.org/latestresearch.htm#SEED ) - Though written with home gardeners of the Southwestern United States in mind, "Growing Food in the Southwest Mountains" is also useful in some areas outside of the U.S. Are you (or your readers) aiming to grow food in an area ...... above 1,900 meters?... where the weather is dry (46 - 56 cm of rain a year)?... where clay, sand or volcanic cinder soils with low organic matter are common?... where cold winters with daytime temperatures near freezing are common?... where large temperature fluctuations between day and night, such as a temperature of 27° C in the afternoon, but only 10° C or lower in the early morning, are common? Then this book will be of interest to you! It offers a permaculture approach to home gardening by Master Gardener Lisa Rayner. And it is now available internationally via the Web! Payment is accepted in several currencies. Review copies are available to journals, magazines and other periodicals upon request. http://www.flagteaparty.org/GrowingFood/index.html .
Growing Food in Hard to Grow Places
BOOK Reference, Jan. 2005 ( http://www.permacultureinternational.org/latestresearch.htm#SEED ) - Though written with home gardeners of the Southwestern United States in mind, "Growing Food in the Southwest Mountains" is also useful in some areas outside of the U.S. Are you (or your readers) aiming to grow food in an area ...... above 1,900 meters?... where the weather is dry (46 - 56 cm of rain a year)?... where clay, sand or volcanic cinder soils with low organic matter are common?... where cold winters with daytime temperatures near freezing are common?... where large temperature fluctuations between day and night, such as a temperature of 27° C in the afternoon, but only 10° C or lower in the early morning, are common? Then this book will be of interest to you! It offers a permaculture approach to home gardening by Master Gardener Lisa Rayner. And it is now available internationally via the Web! Payment is accepted in several currencies. Review copies are available to journals, magazines and other periodicals upon request. http://www.flagteaparty.org/GrowingFood/index.html .
Cool Actions / Sustainable Future Views
Permaculture is Happening!
WEBSITE Reference, Jan. 2005 (Permaculture International) - "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet." David Suzuki. Permaculture International Limited (PIL) provides services to members in support of their work in permaculture design, service and permaculture related activities. Permaculture success continues to happen by the networking of international permaculture groups - http://www.permacultureinternational.org/ .
Permaculture is Happening!
WEBSITE Reference, Jan. 2005 (Permaculture International) - "What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet." David Suzuki. Permaculture International Limited (PIL) provides services to members in support of their work in permaculture design, service and permaculture related activities. Permaculture success continues to happen by the networking of international permaculture groups - http://www.permacultureinternational.org/ .
Models / Exemplary Resources
Model Food Security Access
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Australian Community Foods) - Australian Community Foods is a non-profit community service supporting organisations who work to increase our access to healthy, local food. The main feature of this site is a geographic search and matching service. You can search for wholesome food near you by either browsing the State listings shown under each organisation, or use the geographic search form (on homepage) to find all listings near your particular location. This is a non-profit, community-driven process. We do not maintain the directory listings ourselves: people like you do. http://www.communityfoods.com.au/ .
Model Food Security Access
WEB Reference, Jan. 2005 (Australian Community Foods) - Australian Community Foods is a non-profit community service supporting organisations who work to increase our access to healthy, local food. The main feature of this site is a geographic search and matching service. You can search for wholesome food near you by either browsing the State listings shown under each organisation, or use the geographic search form (on homepage) to find all listings near your particular location. This is a non-profit, community-driven process. We do not maintain the directory listings ourselves: people like you do. http://www.communityfoods.com.au/ .
