Wednesday, August 31, 2005
EcoJobs / Food Training
Training Oportunity in Organic Foods
ELIST, Aug. 23, (GoodWork.ca) - Organic Inspector Training, Sat Oct 15 to Sat Oct 22, 2005 at Falls Brook Centre, Knowlesville, NB. Application deadline: Sept 1, 2005. For only the second time in four years, the Independent Organic Inspector Association (IOIA) will be delivering both of their Basic Organic Inspector Trainings in AtlanticCanada October 15-22, 2005. Successful graduates are equipped with concrete skills and expertise in organic farm and process certification and are eligible to begin working as organic inspectors. http://www.fallsbrookcentre.ca/agriculture/ioia.htm.
Training Oportunity in Organic Foods
ELIST, Aug. 23, (GoodWork.ca) - Organic Inspector Training, Sat Oct 15 to Sat Oct 22, 2005 at Falls Brook Centre, Knowlesville, NB. Application deadline: Sept 1, 2005. For only the second time in four years, the Independent Organic Inspector Association (IOIA) will be delivering both of their Basic Organic Inspector Trainings in AtlanticCanada October 15-22, 2005. Successful graduates are equipped with concrete skills and expertise in organic farm and process certification and are eligible to begin working as organic inspectors. http://www.fallsbrookcentre.ca/agriculture/ioia.htm.
Community Building / Economics
Take the OCA’s Organic Harvest Challenge: Buy Local & Organic
LITTLE MARAIS, MN, Aug. 29, 2005, (Organic Consumers Association) - During September, Organic Harvest Month, OCA is calling on consumers to begin to relocalize the nation's food system and drastically reduce food miles by serving local and regional organic foods at your holiday BBQ or potluck dinner. Try to restrict your menu to organic items grown or produced within a 150 mile radius of your home. Share your story and favorite recipes in the OCA's "Breaking the Chains" BLOG, and we will award the most compelling story and tastiest recipe with a complimentary copy of the movie "Food for the Future." For help finding local and organic food options visit http://www.localharvest.org. Host a house party with the inspirational DVD, "Food for the Future," a movie about the Floyd Boulevard Local Foods Market which highlights ordinary people doing extraordinary things, Breaking the Chains! http://organicconsumers.org/HouseParty/fff.cfm.
Take the OCA’s Organic Harvest Challenge: Buy Local & Organic
LITTLE MARAIS, MN, Aug. 29, 2005, (Organic Consumers Association) - During September, Organic Harvest Month, OCA is calling on consumers to begin to relocalize the nation's food system and drastically reduce food miles by serving local and regional organic foods at your holiday BBQ or potluck dinner. Try to restrict your menu to organic items grown or produced within a 150 mile radius of your home. Share your story and favorite recipes in the OCA's "Breaking the Chains" BLOG, and we will award the most compelling story and tastiest recipe with a complimentary copy of the movie "Food for the Future." For help finding local and organic food options visit http://www.localharvest.org. Host a house party with the inspirational DVD, "Food for the Future," a movie about the Floyd Boulevard Local Foods Market which highlights ordinary people doing extraordinary things, Breaking the Chains! http://organicconsumers.org/HouseParty/fff.cfm.
Science & Technology
You Do What You Eat: The Power of Hope and Resistance
WEB Reference, Aug. 2005 (Ode Magazine #26) - Forget tougher punishments and hiring more police. The solution to crime and violence is on your plate. Here’s how healthy food can reduce aggressive behaviour. At first glance there seems nothing special about the students at this high school in Appleton, Wisconsin. They appear calm, interact comfortably with one another, and are focused on their schoolwork. No apparent problems. And yet a couple of years ago, there was a police officer patrolling the halls at this school for developmentally challenged students.
http://www.odemagazine.com/article.php?aID=4143.
You Do What You Eat: The Power of Hope and Resistance
WEB Reference, Aug. 2005 (Ode Magazine #26) - Forget tougher punishments and hiring more police. The solution to crime and violence is on your plate. Here’s how healthy food can reduce aggressive behaviour. At first glance there seems nothing special about the students at this high school in Appleton, Wisconsin. They appear calm, interact comfortably with one another, and are focused on their schoolwork. No apparent problems. And yet a couple of years ago, there was a police officer patrolling the halls at this school for developmentally challenged students.
http://www.odemagazine.com/article.php?aID=4143.
Food / Miles / Climage Change Solutions
The Hundred Mile Meal
VANCOUVER, BC, July 31, 2005 (SCARP Forum Reference, Marlene Cummings) - Interesting article about a couple’s commitment to eating locally, called the "100 mile meal". Not just for the ‘foodies’ out there. http://www.thetyee.ca/Life/2005/07/27/EatingRhapsody/
The Hundred Mile Meal
VANCOUVER, BC, July 31, 2005 (SCARP Forum Reference, Marlene Cummings) - Interesting article about a couple’s commitment to eating locally, called the "100 mile meal". Not just for the ‘foodies’ out there. http://www.thetyee.ca/Life/2005/07/27/EatingRhapsody/
Local Living Economies / Food
This is Food Security Issue! – Oil Prices on the Rise
VANCOUVER ISLAND, Canada, Aug. 30, 2005 (Lee McFadyen) - Greetings Purveyors, Consumers and Fellow Farmers, The current increase in oil prices affects every aspect of our lives. We all feel the pinch directly when we fill our gas tanks. Many people sigh and think, 'oh well' often adding 'this is temporary'. Those who travel by air or bus accept fuel surcharges. When the kids demand this or that so they can be 'cool' or 'sweet' many parents jump and provide. Food is basic. Drastic oil price increases threaten food security. This winter will surely see an increase in the price of imported produce, and in the long run this may be beneficial to the environment. Wholesalers, retailers, consumers, I urge you to buy B.C., buy Canada, eat in season, begin to return to food basics, support B.C's farmers, thereby building B.C.'s food security. Read more.
This is Food Security Issue! – Oil Prices on the Rise
VANCOUVER ISLAND, Canada, Aug. 30, 2005 (Lee McFadyen) - Greetings Purveyors, Consumers and Fellow Farmers, The current increase in oil prices affects every aspect of our lives. We all feel the pinch directly when we fill our gas tanks. Many people sigh and think, 'oh well' often adding 'this is temporary'. Those who travel by air or bus accept fuel surcharges. When the kids demand this or that so they can be 'cool' or 'sweet' many parents jump and provide. Food is basic. Drastic oil price increases threaten food security. This winter will surely see an increase in the price of imported produce, and in the long run this may be beneficial to the environment. Wholesalers, retailers, consumers, I urge you to buy B.C., buy Canada, eat in season, begin to return to food basics, support B.C's farmers, thereby building B.C.'s food security. Read more.
