Feed the People
We're all on the same wave...
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whitehousefarmer.com
environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4364
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First Lady Visits the USDA, "People's Garden"
aglaw.blogspot.com/2009/02/first-lady-visits-usda-peoples-garden.html
...creating a community garden at each USDA facility...
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/michelle-obama-
at-the-department-of-agriculture
...Last week, the Agriculture Department started its own garden, one that will include fruits and vegetables to be donated to the city’s soup kitchens...an effort by the Obama administration to get people to grow some of their own food.
Mrs. Obama said she was particularly pleased that the department’s facilities all over the world would be planting gardens. “I’m a big believer in community gardens,” she said, “both because of their beauty and for providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables to so many communities across the nation and the world.”
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The Transition Handbook:
from oil dependency to local resilience
by Rob Hopkins
transitionculture.org/shop/the-transition-handbook
transitionculture.org/links
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greenbooks.co.uk
cityrepair.org/wiki.php/links
shift2bikes.org
worldcarfree.net
theearthblog.org
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unsuitablog.com
build yer own
thesietch.org/projects.htm
...solar water heater...
solar battery charger...
solar thermal panel (hot water from the sun)
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Global Crop Diversity Trust
croptrust.org
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Uncertain Peril:
Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds
by Claire Hope Cummings 2008
clairehopecummings.com
excerpt
ecoliteracy.org/publications/claire_cummings_uncertain.html
...GMOs [genetically modified organisms] don't address the real issues plaguing agriculture; they're designed to substitute for or increase the use of proprietary weed and pest control chemicals. Patented and genetically altered seeds perpetuate the very worst problems of the industrial food system, and they are undermining the autonomy of the farmers who use them.
According to the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the organization that is building the Doomsday Vault, there are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world. About 150 of them have been commercialized, and only 40 of those are cultivated regularly. Only three of them – rice, corn, and wheat-provide most of humanity with its mainstay foods. Three others – soy, cotton, and canola – get more than their fair share of attention because of their industrial uses. Other plants are important sources of sustenance for many people in the world, especially potatoes, cassava, and taro, as well as barley and sorghum. That's the short list of plants that we rely on for our basic needs, and all of them, as well as tobacco, sugar, coffee, sunflowers, and most fruits and vegetables, have been patented or genetically modified.
Seeds are the common heritage of all humanity, and yet they are being stolen right from underneath our noses...
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According to Richard Heinberg, we are already in peak oil and peak natural gas is coming soon.
richardheinberg.com/endorsements/powerdown
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relocalize.net/powerdown_richard_heinberg
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Band-aids are part of the problem; we need full investment in post-carbon tech.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090301/ap_on_go_co/congress_power_plant
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The Human-Powered Home
Choosing Muscles Over Motors
by Tamara Dean
thehumanpoweredhome.com/links
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Wage Theft in America
Why Millions of Americans are Not Getting Paid -
And What We Can Do About It
by Kim Bobo
wagetheft.org/?page_id=4
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Interfaith Worker Justice
iwj.org/template/page.cfm?id=82
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McMafia:
A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
by Misha Glenny 2008
randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400044115&view=excerpt
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catholiclabor.org
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Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine
pitt.edu/~sorc/pittsjp/recent.html
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME),
Muslim Students Association,
Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee,
Pittsburgh Jews for Peace,
OPTICS (Organizing Pittsburgh to Increase Community Solidarity,
the Tel Rumeida Circus for Detained Palestinians,
International Solidarity Movement - Pittsburgh Chapter
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Palestine Solidarity
palsolidarity.org/2009/02/5673
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Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
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centerforinvestigativereporting.org
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alleghenyfront.org
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John Adams "sheep on the White House lawn" Wilson
whitehousefarmer.com
"kitchen gardens international"
"peoples' garden"
"edible landscapes"
labor2008.typepad.com/pa
laborheritage.org/Links.html
labornotes.org
labornotes.org
unitehere.org
fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com
actblue.com/page/adreamofpeace
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Accountability Now
accountabilitynowpac.com/about
...challenging the institutional power structures that make it so easy, so consequence-free, for Congress to open up the government coffers for looting by corporate America while people across the country are losing their jobs and their basic constitutional rights while unable to afford basic health care...
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MoveOn, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), DailyKos, ColorOfChange.org, Democracy for America, 21st Century Democrats and BlogPAC
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http://www.bushwatch.com
======
======
whitehousefarmer.com
environmentreport.org/story.php?story_id=4364
======
First Lady Visits the USDA, "People's Garden"
aglaw.blogspot.com/2009/02/first-lady-visits-usda-peoples-garden.html
...creating a community garden at each USDA facility...
======
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/michelle-obama-
at-the-department-of-agriculture
...Last week, the Agriculture Department started its own garden, one that will include fruits and vegetables to be donated to the city’s soup kitchens...an effort by the Obama administration to get people to grow some of their own food.
Mrs. Obama said she was particularly pleased that the department’s facilities all over the world would be planting gardens. “I’m a big believer in community gardens,” she said, “both because of their beauty and for providing access to fresh fruits and vegetables to so many communities across the nation and the world.”
======
The Transition Handbook:
from oil dependency to local resilience
by Rob Hopkins
transitionculture.org/shop/the-transition-handbook
transitionculture.org/links
======
greenbooks.co.uk
cityrepair.org/wiki.php/links
shift2bikes.org
worldcarfree.net
theearthblog.org
======
unsuitablog.com
build yer own
thesietch.org/projects.htm
...solar water heater...
solar battery charger...
solar thermal panel (hot water from the sun)
======
Global Crop Diversity Trust
croptrust.org
======
Uncertain Peril:
Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds
by Claire Hope Cummings 2008
clairehopecummings.com
excerpt
ecoliteracy.org/publications/claire_cummings_uncertain.html
...GMOs [genetically modified organisms] don't address the real issues plaguing agriculture; they're designed to substitute for or increase the use of proprietary weed and pest control chemicals. Patented and genetically altered seeds perpetuate the very worst problems of the industrial food system, and they are undermining the autonomy of the farmers who use them.
According to the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the organization that is building the Doomsday Vault, there are more than 50,000 edible plants in the world. About 150 of them have been commercialized, and only 40 of those are cultivated regularly. Only three of them – rice, corn, and wheat-provide most of humanity with its mainstay foods. Three others – soy, cotton, and canola – get more than their fair share of attention because of their industrial uses. Other plants are important sources of sustenance for many people in the world, especially potatoes, cassava, and taro, as well as barley and sorghum. That's the short list of plants that we rely on for our basic needs, and all of them, as well as tobacco, sugar, coffee, sunflowers, and most fruits and vegetables, have been patented or genetically modified.
Seeds are the common heritage of all humanity, and yet they are being stolen right from underneath our noses...
=======
According to Richard Heinberg, we are already in peak oil and peak natural gas is coming soon.
richardheinberg.com/endorsements/powerdown
======
relocalize.net/powerdown_richard_heinberg
======
Band-aids are part of the problem; we need full investment in post-carbon tech.
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090301/ap_on_go_co/congress_power_plant
======
The Human-Powered Home
Choosing Muscles Over Motors
by Tamara Dean
thehumanpoweredhome.com/links
======
Wage Theft in America
Why Millions of Americans are Not Getting Paid -
And What We Can Do About It
by Kim Bobo
wagetheft.org/?page_id=4
======
Interfaith Worker Justice
iwj.org/template/page.cfm?id=82
======
McMafia:
A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
by Misha Glenny 2008
randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400044115&view=excerpt
======
catholiclabor.org
======
Pitt Students for Justice in Palestine
pitt.edu/~sorc/pittsjp/recent.html
Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME),
Muslim Students Association,
Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee,
Pittsburgh Jews for Peace,
OPTICS (Organizing Pittsburgh to Increase Community Solidarity,
the Tel Rumeida Circus for Detained Palestinians,
International Solidarity Movement - Pittsburgh Chapter
======
Palestine Solidarity
palsolidarity.org/2009/02/5673
======
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601831.html
======
centerforinvestigativereporting.org
======
alleghenyfront.org
======
John Adams "sheep on the White House lawn" Wilson
whitehousefarmer.com
"kitchen gardens international"
"peoples' garden"
"edible landscapes"
labor2008.typepad.com/pa
laborheritage.org/Links.html
labornotes.org
labornotes.org
unitehere.org
fellow-travelers-advisory.blogspot.com
actblue.com/page/adreamofpeace
======
Accountability Now
accountabilitynowpac.com/about
...challenging the institutional power structures that make it so easy, so consequence-free, for Congress to open up the government coffers for looting by corporate America while people across the country are losing their jobs and their basic constitutional rights while unable to afford basic health care...
======
MoveOn, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), DailyKos, ColorOfChange.org, Democracy for America, 21st Century Democrats and BlogPAC
======
http://www.bushwatch.com
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