Food Security

Local Living Economies

How Local Food Goes Forth and Multiplies

EList, August, 2006, (SSFPA) – If hometown business enthusiast Michael Shuman has his crystal ball in working order, we now know where global insecurities about pandemics, terrorism and scarcity lead. The affluence and apathy of the 1950s spawned prophecies about the End of Ideology; the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1980s led to predictions about the End of History; mass layoffs at giant corporations during the 1990s forecast the End of Work. But global insecurities about pandemics, terrorism and scarcity in the new century, if hometown business enthusiast Michael Shuman gets his 15 minutes as a crystal ball reader, foretell the End of Wal-Mart. http://www.ssfpa.net/pages/sound_bits_read_more.htm#End_Walmart

Conference Listing: Food Security

Bridging Borders Toward Food Security

VANCOUVER, BC (FSC) – Food Secure Canada is a recently-formed Canadian organization which unites people and organizations working for food security nationally and globally. In conjunction with the Community Food Security Coalition, the FSC will be hosting its Fourth Annual Conference, "Bridging Borders Toward Food Security” in Vancouver, October 7-11, 2006 at the Sheraton Wall Centre (1088 Burrard Street). Conference themes include: Food Secure Communities, Food and Institutions, Food and Cities, and Global Food Issues. http://www.foodsecurecanada.org/news.html

GMO Awareness / Green Sourcing

Because You are What You Eat
WEB Reference, August 2006 - Would you like to have the tools and insights to help drive genetically engineered foods off the market? Recently, the Genetic Engineering Action Network published the "The Local Organizing Toolkit" which is a compilation of materials that can help individuals organize local grassroots groups and carry out winnable, strategic campaigns. The Local Organizing Toolkit consists of eight chapters: Develop a Local Group, Develop a Campaign Plan, Get Media Coverage, Local Fundraising and Special Events, Local Resolutions, rBGH-Free Dairies, GM-Free Schools, and GE-Free Farmers Markets. Download the kit online at no cost at http://www.geaction.org/new.html.

Self-Reliance

Recipes for a Good Life
BOOK Reference, (New Society Books) – ExtraVeganZa is an exquisite compilation of recipes that push the boundaries of vegan cuisine. Adding unique flair, ExtraVeganZa also highlights natural foods as alternatives for food dyes, producing some rare colored treats for the eye. An edible flowers glossary and a special section on natural food dyes helps the reader experiment further. An important milestone in vegan cuisine, it incorporates the larger scale vision of growing your own food or at least knowing where it comes from, and creating a more sustainable lifestyle. At the author's organic farm and B&B, they grow as much food as possible for themselves, their guests, farm workers, restaurants and the local community. http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3925