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ponchos in the rain
Last week I was in Santa Barbara looking at wedding venues and it was raining cats and dogs. Hills that would have been straw-dry were showing signs of rolling green. I also caught workers in the green fields wearing their brilliantly colored ponchos.
Normally, one might cruise past these workers in the fields, but with bright ponchos you can’t help but see how much work goes into farming.
$132,000 tax break goes to Sahotas for providing
$132,000 tax break goes to Sahotas for providing “urban farm” space – CityCaucus.com
A potential big-bummer downside of the urban plots that pop up in Vancouver. Less property tax to SRO landlord, which could mean less funds for other programs and no funds to run the urban plots.
Quote by 6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming : TreeHugger
Organic agriculture can remove from the air and sequester 7,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per acre per year
6 Ways Agriculture Impacts Global Warming : TreeHugger
Just some food for thought. Imagine if instead of spraying petroleum product on produce to fertilize and remove pests, we instead remove carbon dioxide from the air? Save the petroleum for the car.
Overheard last night at the Alibi Room
I don’t eat beef, rarely red meat, but if you shot and killed a moose, procured it and all…I would eat it.
Interesting because as I look around, the source and the proximity of field to plate seems to be important. Interested in avoiding factory farm meats? check out this article on the Huffpo by Nicolette Hahn Niman. I’m sooo going to read her book…fascinatin’ lady.
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