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Of Verdant Thoughts: December 2008
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. As of Tuesday afternoon my final papers and grades for my students were all handed in. Phew. That's that for this semester. Now I just need to finish up the spring semester (last spring). It might not be difficult to make a connection between my adherence to a calm and relaxing morning ritual. We ate, but rather how. When eating fondue, it is traditional to first briefly dip the bread in Kirschwasser before dipping it into the chee...
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Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; Waste = Food. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system. 11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food - far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines the case to green and localize food production. Posted at 07:34 PM. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system. Subscribe to this blog's feed. Cradle to Cradle Design.
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"Waste = Food" - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. Birke Baehr, age 11: What's wrong with our food system ». An inspiring documentary on the Cradle to Cradle design concept of the chemist Michael Braungart and the architect William McDonough. Winner of the Silver Dragon at the Beijing International Science Film Festival 2006. Design every product in such a way that at the end of its lifecycle the component materials become a new resource. William McDonough is an architect, designer and writer whose...
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A "Living" School Building in DC - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; Reclaiming Green - Greensaw Design and Build. Permaculture: one way towards a sustainable future ». A "Living" School Building in DC. 0160; . The first middle school constructed to meet strict environmental standards for the Platinum(! LEED green building certification. Sidwell Friends School. The school of choice for the Obama girls, is located in northwest Washington, D.C. . School building certified as green. 0160; . Among the school’s many green features:. Local veget...
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The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan - Green vs. Gray
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Green vs. Gray. Laquo; A City that Brings Hope to the Word Sustainability: Curitiba, Brazil. Waste = Food ». The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. In Mayor Michael Nutters January 2008 inaugural address, he pledged to make Philadelphia the number one green city in America. To make good on his pledge, he created the Mayors Office of Sustainability. Posted at 12:09 PM. The Greenworks Philadelphia Plan. The Mayors Office of Sustainability spent a year researching municipal sustainability, talking with residents...
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Of Verdant Thoughts: A Model of Efficiency!
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. A Model of Efficiency! Third and last post of the day, and I think I have now more than made up for my temporary absence! I referenced the Four Worlds Bakery in an early post. His story is an inspiring one indeed, but I will allow him to tell it himself through his blog. I really want to blog about kitty litter and about waste. If there ever was a model of efficiency and waste reduction it is Four Worlds Bakery. I just hope tha...
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Of Verdant Thoughts: Gone Fishing....
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. I might be back. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. On Silence and Change. I am an informed and thoughtful eater. This blog is to serve as a silent medium for me to express my reflections on the way we approach what we eat and what food culture says about culture in general. I do not believe in pushing my ways onto others. Change cannot be forced. I choose to influence through quiet example.
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Of Verdant Thoughts: Food Issue(s)
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. I've decided the New York Times Magazine "Food Issue". It's still all related.). I'm living by the same old mantra: eat and purchase local food, supplement with organics, cook at home, support small (local) businesses and fair trade, no meat, but some eco-friendly fish on occasion. I continue to manage this on my skinny budget (with seriously obese debt - yay, capitalism-infected higher education! We were honest people who occasion...
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Of Verdant Thoughts: (Mis)Adventures in Urban Gardening
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. Mis)Adventures in Urban Gardening. I wish I could boast of an abundant harvest: juicy tomatoes from late July through the end of September! Pepper after pepper combined with my delicate zebra eggplant. Sadly, that would be a gross exaggeration. In mid-May, after having settled into my new apartment with its incredible roof space right outside of my bedroom window (which doubles as a door), I went to Greensgrow. I could add tales of...
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Of Verdant Thoughts: Seeing Red
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Reflections of an Ecovore - or - On Being an Environmentalist Gastronome. After a busy week that involved an incredible conference. On Penn's campus and a lovely weekend filled with local food and good friends (I hosted a local/sustainable potluck this past Saturday and the range of dishes was fantastic! I awoke to an opinion piece. Meanwhile, by the weak light shed by the virtuous bulbs, I am eating local meat — meat from cows organically raised and humanely slaughtered (what a phrase! I'm afraid your l...
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