I'll be at the Book Parlor tonight, April 28, at 7pm (1425 West Broadway Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 328-6527) discussing year of plenty. I will be in Seattle this weekend at the Inhabit Conference, and I'll be doing a book signing at Baker Street…
This story is a couple weeks old but I think it's worth highlighting here given past posts on school lunches. In the latest salvo in the school-lunch wars, Little Village Aacademy in Chicago has let parents know they are no longer allowed to pack a…
In a fluke of this year's calendar, Earth Day and Good Friday both converge today. I wrote an article for CNN Belief Blog arguing that these two events aren't such a bad pairing. The wider context of the article is that the Christian church and…
Here is a round-up Year of Plenty book items for this week: Mother Nature Network is featuring an excerpt from Year of Plenty on the front page of their site today. Beliefnet has a slide show on "Becoming a Family of Plenty" that shares some…
A few weeks ago I wrote a post highlighting the book, Superbug by Maryn Mckenna. The book tracks the emergence of antibiotic-resistant MRSA and claims that the heavy use of antibiotics in industrial animal agriculture has contributed to the rise of these resistant strains of…
Here's the scoop from Gary and So at Rocky Ridge Ranch about the upcoming season of CSA offerings. They are my favorites. Go here for more background on CSA programs. Just a reminder to let you know we are taking new applications for the CSA…
Bolivia lawmakers are taking an interesting approach toward environmental protections. They are working to pass what they call the "Law of Mother Earth." There are 11 rights that the legislation will formalize into law. The Guardian UK reports: They include: the right to life and…
Via Mother Nature Network: Go to MNN to get thefull run down.
The AP has a nice piece of reporting on the emergence of "local" as the newest hot commodity in food labeling and marketing. The No. 2 official at the Agriculture Department recently got a real-life lesson in the loose definition of the trendiest word in…
The AP has a nice piece of reporting on the emergence of "local" as the newest hot commodity in food labeling and marketing. The No. 2 official at the Agriculture Department recently got a real-life lesson in the loose definition of the trendiest word in…
I'll be at Auntie's Bookstore tomorrow, April 2 at 2pm. Along with signing books, I'll speak on the Mezzanine about the process of writing the book, and offer some thoughts about the importance of telling the story of our experiences in the Inland Northwest. Second…
The Year of Plenty blog was created by Craig Goodwin in the winter of 2008 to chronicle the experiences of his family as they sought to consume everything local, used, homegrown or homemade. That journey was a wonderful introduction to people and movements in the Spokane area who are seeking the welfare of the community through local foods, farmers markets, community gardens, sustainable transportation, and more fulfilling and just patterns of consumption. In 2009 and beyond the blog will continue to report on these relationships and practices, all through the eyes of a family with young children. Craig manages the Millwood Farmers' Market, is a Master Food Preserver and Pastor at Millwood Presbyterian Church. Craig can be reached at goody2230@gmail.com
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