We’ve blogged once or twice about New Amsterdam before, but we could really never say enough about their mission to reinvent the indoor public market as a civic institution in the City of New York.
Their hope (and ours!) is to have a place where butchers, grocers, mongers, and other retail and wholesale purveyors can connect [...]
Entries from February 2009
New Amsterdam, Ebay Style
February 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Dispatch From Canada: Harper Serves it Up to Obama
February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment
There is lots of excitement today here in Ottawa as President Obama is visiting with Prime Minister Harper. Thousands gathered on Parliament Hill this morning to catch a glimspe of the new President. The first of Obamas’ visits since his inauguration is signifcant for Americans and Canadians alike. Some issues being covered include trade, NAFTA re-negotioations, the [...]
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Just Food CSA Conference: Sunday March 8th
February 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Our friends at Just Food, a local non-profit in which aims to build a sustainable food system in New York City, will be hosting their 9th annual Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) conference on Sunday, March 8th from 10:00am to 6:00 pm at Teachers College, Columbia University.
The conference is slated to have workshops and discussions on [...]
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Dispatch from Maine: North Creek Farm
February 17th, 2009 · No Comments
This past spring I had the pleasure of visiting North Creek Farm in Phippsburg, Maine, just as the first summer vegetables were starting to pop up through the soil. This little farm is located just down the road from Popham Beach State Park and the Morse Mountain Nature Preserve, so it’s a great place to [...]
Tags: from the field
News Feed
February 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Is it the 21st Century? In the wake of a case the Chief Assistant US Attorney called one of Southwest Florida’s biggest, ugliest slavery cases ever (and the seventh such case in the last ten years) the Coalition of Immokalee Workers is calling on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to publicly denounce slavery. If you’d [...]
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