gardening

Sometimes I find out about interesting web sites from unexpected places. This morning I was at the UCSF Cafeteria, eating a bagel, and started reading some signs on the bulletin board. There was a flier announcing that the cafeteria has increased its recycling efforts (good work UCSF!). Next to that was a poster for a web site called “Sustainable Table” (I was tired and since the URL was printed sideways it took me awhile to figure out — sustainable able, sustainable what, oh, table!)

So I emailed myself a note to check it out. I’m glad I did!

For feature articles and news on sustainable farming, cooking, and more ““ look no further! Every month we feature an article focusing on sustainable food ““ growing it, cooking it, eating it, and more. Learn more about seasonal ingredients and how to cook them. Or browse our Features Archives to learn more about your favorite foods (think ice cream and hot dogs!) and how to choose sustainably.

This special features section also highlights breaking news, information on special events, collaborations with other groups, and other special projects of Sustainable Table.

The site looks great and has interesting articles. Ever wondered what eggnog actually is, not to mention how to find sustainable/organic eggnog? Or wanted to know all about American apple cider? There’s lot of good information; the site includes a blog, features and stories.

Sustainable Table


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From the LA Times:

Decades ago, the victory gardens planted at the behest of the federal government helped the United States cope with food shortages during World War II. (In World War I, they were liberty gardens.) By 1943, Americans planted more than 20 million victory gardens — at homes and schools and in parks — that were reported to produce 8 million tons of food that one old film called “America’s hidden weapon.”

Now, in community gardens and backyards, and of course on the Internet, a new victory garden movement has captured the attention of people who want to lessen their reliance on mass-produced or imported food, reduce their carbon footprint, foster a sense of community or save on their grocery bills in a fractured economic climate.

Victory gardens sprout up again


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I just came across Garden for the Environment, a San Francisco group that maintains a demonstration garden in SF and offers classes on gardening, composting and other topics:

Garden for the Environment maintains a nationally acclaimed one-acre urban demonstration garden and offers environmental education programs about organic gardening, urban compost systems and sustainable food systems. Since its founding in 1990, the garden has operated as a demonstration site for small-scale urban ecological food production, organic gardening and low water-use landscaping.

I’ve always wanted to learn some gardening basics (it’s been a long time since I grew vegetables behind my Dad’s flat when I was a kid), so this is definitely on my list of things to check out.

Garden for the Environment


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From Trees Have Rights Too:

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Time now to address Planetary Rights.

Just as the humanitarian crisis of the Second World War gave birth to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 years ago in 1948, so now we have a planetary crisis that needs to be addressed with equal urgency. Now is the time to call for a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights.

What happens next is up to us. Our future can be a world where we live in harmony with nature. Our planet is in crisis, and the United Nations are uniquely placed to implement the necessary foundations to create a new world where prevention and protection stand hand in hand.

Trees Have Rights Too is a campaign to encourage the United Nations to take this bold and vitally important step. I hope you will join us in our journey to create our new harmonious interconnected world.

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