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Can a State Feed Itself
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Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Some great posts, everyone! ... John Harker! ...you, too! ...once I got past the "the 70's" & "the 'oh my God we are all gonna suffer!" & the earthquakes and tornadoes and all the things of this nature !!! Phew!
And, oh yeah ... I think we're gon...
Some great posts, everyone! ... John Harker...would you kindly have a look at my earlier response to Lisa's original post? I have reposted it, again, here, for your convenience. I'd like to know your thoughts about the specific numbers & general f...
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Good Morning,
I was invited to come into this group and respond and I will. While the Cornell study and many other studies on the energy supply are interesting and very prophetic, just anyones gut, common sense, is that over time human life, popul...
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Welcome to the conversation about how we, the people of Maine, can take cooperative action to sustainably grow as much of our food within Maine as possible - for our environment, our economy & for our health!
Here is a great question & article link from Lisa Fernandes (of Portland Permaculture):
This is an interesting piece about some Cornell research regarding the state of New York's ability to feed itself (or not). Does anyone know if this level of ...
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- Where in Maine do you live and eat?
- Maine
- What issues are you and/or your group interested or expert in?
- farmland protection, organics, health and nutrition, food justice, farm to school, school gardens, home gardens, community gardens, food and faith, hunger and local foods access, farm to institution, farm to restaurant, CSAs, farmers' markets, local foods marketing and distribution, food coops, GM-free seeds and genetics, other
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- I produce foods only for my own and my family's consumption
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- Maine Food System - promoting conversation about Maine's food system - past, present, and future!
Increasingly, it is becoming common knowledge that we need to grow as much of our food here in Maine as possible - for:
* our health
* our economy
* our environment
So how can Mainers take cooperative action to make it happen sustainably?
We are gathering information to inform the conversation about the
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http://groups.google.com/group/mainefoodsystem/web?pli=1
"I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture."
- George Washington
"Burn down our cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country."
- William Jennings Bryan
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Here they come! The holidays. A mixture of excitement, joy, overwhelm and reckless abandon. It creeps up on you every year, doesn't it? And yet you can see it coming.
Thanksgiving is first. The old standards come out, there's so much emphasis on ...
HI everyone-- with enough volunteers we are now moving ahead! Please join us! See the details below:
Benefit supper for the New Gloucester Veggie Connection.
Thursday December 17, 2009, 5-6:30.
Ticket sales will go towards the purchase of seeds ...
I actually just posted this in another group, but I wanted to share a website I put together.
This was thought of years ago, and with the help of a couple professional video folks, I was able to produce this trailer and will complete our first tw...
Use this group to post information, ask or answer questions and share stories about making school food Local Food.
I started thinking about this website about two years ago. The purpose is to be entertaining, and educational to consumers and kids. These video interviews will create an archive of our farmers. Sign up for the email list, and you'll get a reminde...
A group for people who communicate about Maine foods - in words, pictures, and other media
I also thought I would share a project I am working on(http://www.buyingclubsoftware.com/). We hope to have it ready in early 2010, and will be working with the Portland Food Coop to test out our new software specifically made for buying clubs.
There is also one in Portland. http://www.PortlandFoodCoop.org
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