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The Greenhorns: A New Breed Of American Idol?
April 22, 2008
Here is a March 10 article from the Huffington Post featuring the Greenhorns Project - and a great discussion about inspiring young people to become farmers. 
Here is a link to the Greenhorns Blog, and the Greenhorns Website .
 
Los Angeles Times Cover Page Article On Food And Climate Change
April 22, 2008
Here is a  very interesting article and graphics on the front page of today's LA Times on the links between food production and distribution and climate change.  
Treading Lighter With Low Carbon Diets

The article features the Bon Appétit Management Company Low Carbon Diet Calculator is designed to allow you to compare the relative carbon impacts of your food choices.  View calculator here.


 
Food Footprint: Minimizing Greenhouse Gasses
April 21, 2008
NPR's Day To Day  is running a series all this week about food's footprint.  Today's discussion featured  Dr. Gina Solomon, a senior scientist with the National Resource Defense Council, speaking about how the food we eat contributes to greenhouse gasses.  Listen to the discussion here.

Also - if your looking for ways to reduce your carbon footprint the CoolCalifornia.org portal provides an innovative statewide carbon footprint calculator for California households, individuals and communities.
 
Buy Local Food Featured As Simple Thing To Do To Save The Earth
April 18,2008
FoodRoutes Featured in 50 Simple Things New Edition!
The #1 New York Times bestseller, "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth," is back! And this time, the authors have joined forces with 50 leading environmental groups... including The Food Routes Network .
Here's a  look at the pages FoodRoutes helped create.
 
Go to http://www.50simplethings.com/partners/food_routes.html  to see the chapter of the book featuring FoodRoutes!
 
Tierra Miguel Farming "Thought" As Well As Produce
April 15, 2008
A southern Ca. news station recenty did this report on Tierra Miguel Farm in San Diego - its great to see the mainstream media celebrating farms and farmers!
  View video here.

 
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