All posts tagged local foods
Oh, the irony! And the fun! In January I shared information about a micro grant program created by
Slow Food Utah. I loved the descriptions of the types of projects they were looking to fund – those that would fill a void in the local food landscape, such as:
- Travel costs to apprentice with an expert in a food specialty (cheesemaking, heirloom fruit growing, CSA operations, etc.)
- Purchase of seeds or equipment related to producing a new crop or breed of livestock or a food important to the cultural traditions of native or immigrant communities.
- Sustainable projects at a farm such as transition to certified naturally grown, organic, or biodynamic.
- Development of an urban garden as a community development or educational program.
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Posted by Tammy on August 29, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/08/29/micro-loans-phoenix-food-market/
It’s a good thing that seats are preassigned on United Airlines. If they weren’t, I might’ve arm-wrestled to keep the seat next to me open on the red-eye flight from Lima, Péru to Houston, TX. I had visions of stretching out across that empty seat in order to rest and relax and contemplate the magnificent journey that I’d just taken.
Machu Picchu in the Early Morning
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mercury chelation,
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Posted by Tammy on June 2, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/06/02/agrigirl-meets-agri-ecologist/
