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Story by Jim Bishop A leading spokesperson for sustainable agricultural systems will address the next Suter Science Seminar at Eastern Mennonite University. John Jeavons, Willits, Calif., will speak on “Food and Our Future: Hope and Solutions through Biointensive Farming” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. Jeavons has directed Ecology Action’s Mini-Farming program since 1972….
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Op-ed by Al Weed and Bobbie Joe Gardner Earlier this year the Virginia General Assembly passed a bill requiring investor owned electric companies to notify their customers about the possibility of buying renewable power. In asking the utilities to do something innovative, the General Assembly has also given the power of choice to the utility…
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Story by Michael Zucconi “Hey American, George Bush!” These were the first words former Eastern Mennonite University men’s volleyball standout Dominick Porter (EMU ’06) heard when stepping off the plane in Frankfurt, Germany. “I think the guy was just trying to get a reaction from me,” explained Porter. “I just shook my head at him,…
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Column by Shepherd Bliss “Come to the table,” Slow Food Nation invited. And come to San Francisco over Labor Day weekend they did — around 50,000 people attending perhaps the largest food celebration in American history. Tables and straw bales appeared in the heart of the city’s Civic Center around a victory garden on about…
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Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] “Sarah Palin represents everything they hate,” conservative radio host Laura Ingraham told an audience at the Republican National Convention this week. Which piqued my interest, because I’m guessing that I’m one of those they that she was referring to – a Democrat, a member of the news media. Come…
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Column by Shepherd Bliss “We, the undersigned, believe that a healthy food system is necessary to meet the urgent challenges of our time,” begins the final draft of the Declaration for Healthy Food and Agriculture. Initiated by Roots of Change and half a year in the drafting, it will be released Friday at Slow Food…
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Op-Ed by Shepherd Bliss Slow Food Nation leader Alice Waters – founder of Berkeley’s famous Chez Panisse Restaurant and author of eight food books – spoke at the small town (8,000 people) Sebastopol Farmers’ Market in Northern California Aug. 3. She was interviewed about the Aug. 29-31 SFN celebration to happen around San Francisco by…
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Earth Talk From the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the major environmental issues that our next president, be it Obama or McCain, will have to confront? – Melinda Barnes, via e-mail Global warming is unquestionably the most pressing environmental issue facing whoever ends up in the White House in January 2009….
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] And the blowhards are trying to say that Virginia would be better off without Tim Kaine … Forbes.com has once again named Virginia as its “Best State for Business.” It was the third consecutive annual recognition for the Commonwealth by the folks at Forbes, all three on the watch of…
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] Fear and Loathing is bigger than one person. I’ve been coming to realize this lately, but it hit home last night with a phone call about who was seen eating dinner with whom at a local restaurant. “Frank, Tim and Bruce are at Ciro’s,” I…
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