Coffee Shop Has Incredible Response To Neighborhood Robberies. Online Tools Help People Connect After Boston Marathon Bombing : The Two-Way. Even as the shock and horror of the deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon had yet to subside Monday, people were turning to online tools to check on the safety of their friends and family who were at the event.
The latest estimates of the casualties include more than 3 dozen people injured, with two dead. As has been the case in previous calamities, Google and the Red Cross helped to connect people with runners, spectators, and volunteers who were at the race. Here are several tools that came into use today: The Boston Globe offered ways for stranded runners to find a place to stay for the night; a separate form allowed area residents to sign up. The paper's @GlobeMarathon feed tweeted a link that showed dozens of offers had poured in. Boston's police department is announcing updates on its Twitter feed, including instructions to the public and warnings of police activity. The Boston Marathon's site allowed users to track runners by their bib number, as is normal during a race.
Untitled. NFFC Home. Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food. The irresistible fleet of bicycles. National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. The Greenhorns. Www.asianfarmers.org. Wild Rice (mahnomen), Organic Coffee, Ojibwe Arts and More. Traditional Native American Farmers' Association. "Revitalizing traditional agriculture for spiritual and human need" Based in the indigenous communities in New Mexico, but with projects as far as Belize, the Traditional Native American Farming Association is a leading voice for food sovereignty, with many successes getting farmers back on the land, farming organically and with traditional methods.
Brascoupé and other TNAFA members believe that family oriented farming is the best approach in developing a sound future in agriculture, which has always been at the heart of the community's economy. A fine show indeed. To revise the decline in traditional, family-scale farming among the community by developing educational programs that demonstrate sustainable agriculture. To demonstrate and train communities and youth in a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture based upon community ethics and traditions. The lessons learned through traditional/organic agriculture are used throughout the organizations' management. TNAFA Programs. - The National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade ASSOCIATION. National Black Farmers Association. The Urban Farm. Urban Farming intends to eradicate hunger by optimizing the production of unused land in cities, rooftops, walls, in planters, malls & sidewalk cafes. Community Supported Agriculture.
Thinking about signing up for a CSA but want to learn more about the idea before you commit?
Read on. For over 25 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonal food directly from a farmer. Here are the basics: a farmer offers a certain number of "shares" to the public. Typically the share consists of a box of vegetables, but other farm products may be included. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a "membership" or a "subscription") and in return receive a box (bag, basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout the farming season.
This arrangement creates several rewards for both the farmer and the consumer. Advantages for farmers: Get to spend time marketing the food early in the year, before their 16 hour days in the field begin Receive payment early in the season, which helps with the farm's cash flow Have an opportunity to get to know the people who eat the food they grow Advantages for consumers: Variations Shared Risk. Just Food.