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Percival Scott Fife's Blog – January 2010 Archive (2)
First in Urban Farming: Greensgrow Farm
It may be winter back East, but the #1 urban farming outfit in the nation is keeping busy.
Greensgrow is THE nationally recognized leader in urban farming (don't just take our word for it...) and is open to the public from early spring through Christmas. A small but dedicated staff runs a multifaceted operation, including a nursery, a farm market, and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, proving that abandoned land is only abandoned if we choose to leave it that… Continue
Greensgrow is THE nationally recognized leader in urban farming (don't just take our word for it...) and is open to the public from early spring through Christmas. A small but dedicated staff runs a multifaceted operation, including a nursery, a farm market, and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, proving that abandoned land is only abandoned if we choose to leave it that… Continue
Added by Percival Scott Fife on January 30, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments
Children's Defense Fund finally speaks to child health (nutrition) from a local point of view
I have been an admirer of Marion Wright Edelman; however, I was sad to see her and her husband nearly disappear from the national scene after their fallout with the Clintons over welfare reform. Like many organizations that seemed to get their energy from one person/founder, CDF was not heard from during the Bush 2 years.
Marion seems to be taking a more useful trail by bringing attention to child nutrition in a manner that allows local leaders to tend to their own patch of Eden with the… Continue
Marion seems to be taking a more useful trail by bringing attention to child nutrition in a manner that allows local leaders to tend to their own patch of Eden with the… Continue
Added by Percival Scott Fife on January 22, 2010 at 6:38pm — No Comments
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