Posted in Genetically Modified Food on March 7, 2013
For many years I have been hearing her name, loving what she is all about, and a I realized recently that I am a groupie. A Vandana Shiva groupie. Watch her video and you will see for yourself!! When I went to hear her speak live, I realized that I had never before had someone [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farm to Fork, Genetically Modified Food, Miracles on February 19, 2011
Photo courtesy of TEDxManhattan Flickr Organized by The Glynwood Institute for Sustainable Food and Farming, the brochure described TEDxManhattan: “Changing the Way we Eat†as “an awe-inspiring, all day TEDx event focused on sustainable food and farming.†I was in awe to be able to attend the event in NYC on Feb. 12. As we settled [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food on August 10, 2010
Here is a link to the spreadsheet I made comparing the costs of these organic berry jam options. As the shelves in the basement fill with organic blackberry jam and organic blueberry jam – both picked by yours truly and my family at Makielski Berry Farm and Toth Brothers Blueberry Farm – I began to [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Genetically Modified Food, Health, Vision on July 12, 2010
According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month. Say this person lived in Detroit, without a car, and wanted to purchase food. According to Oran Hesterman, inaugural president [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Backyard Chickens, Genetically Modified Food, Growing Goodies, Health on July 7, 2010
Basic Homebrewing: Making your own beer that is local, tasty, and cheap (intermediate class offered as well), Chickentainment: All About Back Yard Chickens, Basic Bicycle Maintenance, and De-Mystifying Natural Death Care: Home Funeral and Green Burial are just a few of the wide array of educational sessions being offered this year at the Ann Arbor [...]
Posted in AnnArbor.com, Farmers Markets, Genetically Modified Food, Growing Goodies, Watch & Listen on June 29, 2010
Earlier this week I detailed my conversation with Brian Steinberg, owner of Inchworm Microgreens. Today I address another project of Steinberg’s – the Ann Arbor Sugar Beet Project, which aims to start a non-GMO sugar beet groundswell in Southeast Michigan. Before hearing from Steinberg, let us talk about Frank Morton, an organic seed farmer in [...]
