Pictured above is Rosa DeLauro, sponsor of Bill HR 875, or “The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009.” You may have heard of the company her husband Stan Greenberg works for, Monsanto, the world’s leading producer of “Roundup” and “Roundup Ready Soybeans.” They are also the world’s largest seed bank. What Rosa DeLauro and the [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Meet Rosa DeLauro and House Bill 875: Local Food’s Public Enemy Number One
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Compost Site Has Been APPROVED
Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We will be composting at our new windrow site very soon. Our permit and site have been approved barring a few edits to the permit. We are being permitted as a Small Type 2 Facility which means it will occupy less than 2 acres, and receive less than 1000 cubic yards of materials for [...]
Spoiled: Local and Organic Is So 2008
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Poop miles, Polyculture, and why the $4 local/organic tomato isn’t going to save the planet.
Paul Roberts from Mother Jones challenges you to forget everything you know about sustainable foods.
Spoiled: Local and Organic Is So 2008
Compostable Products
Posted in Uncategorized on March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I attended a seminar held by the NC Composting Council on Compostable Products at our local North Carolina Agricultural Extension office. In the midst of this second Green Revolution, everyone is trying to achieve Zero Waste, and one way the food service industry is moving towards this goal is by replacing [...]
