| Food
For Thought Welcome
the possibilities before us are only limited by our imaginations. What will our
intended heart/mind focus be in in the coming months and years? How we choose
to use our time and resources will speak, as nothing else will, of the future
we want to manifest for ourselves, our families, and within our communities. Most
of us realize that we are definitely at a major crossroads as a species in relationship
to ourselves, and our planet. Local
Food is a resource for local food information. We have laid a foundation
as
a dynamic resource pertinent to the Bloomington, IN community and beyond.
We believe there is room for many different focal points to come together and
network with the common goal of supporting resources and views in regards to local,
sustainable food resources and news. This web site is our offering toward that
end. What we are doing can be much improved upon with your support and participation. With
so much attention on fuel cost, we ask, "What is in your refrigerator and
on your shelves?" What does your cupboard have to say about you and the world
we are making?
What impact does the increasing fuel cost have on your food
choices? Did you know that according to the USDA most produce typically travels
1,500 to 2,500 miles from farm to table. The farther your produce travels, the
more likely it is that vital nutrients have been reduced.
See what others around
the nation have to say. -
"It's one thing to acknowledge that food production might revert to local
in the face of Peak Oil. It is another thing al ltogether to attempt to eat locally".
Some think that eating locally is much better. "Local
Food Touted as Healthy Alternative"
gives you a view from Minnesota.
You may be asking, "How
can I eat seasonally year-round if nothing is growing in my area?" Laura
at Farm Aid has a response - . There are no simple answers to the food issues
we have at hand. There continue
lots of changes going on in the world of seeds. We have quite a few questions.
Among them, "Is there a seed network in Indiana or the Ohio Valley Bioregion?"
After asking that question, we went on a search for our USDA Seed Bank. Perhaps
we did not use the correct search terms. We had to look many pages into Google
trying a variety of search terms before coming up with Germ
Plasm and Seed Bank Resources, the site of the US Department of Agriculture
seed repository. Our searh turned
up a lot of useful sites with great information on seed saving, organic gardening
resources and permaculture. Some information will be posted to the Green
Dove Network's Cooperative Food Resources, http://www.greendove.net/resources
and the other information to our partner, the Indiana
Holistic Health Network Directory at http://www.indianaholistichealth.net
under Gardening Resources and Herb Resources. So check back from time to time
for the new links. We will get them up as soon as we can. Together
we can take steps toward creating the sustainable community we desire. Join with
us! You can help to support this work, with your generous financial donations,
gift of time, restaurant reviews, adertisements, food related news , and diretory
resoure information. Your contributions to Local Food works makes
it possible for us to stabalize this resource for your use and maintain its presence
as a community contributor toward a peaceful and sustainable society. We
at Local Food look forward to hearing from you! Email localfood@greendove.net.
Send your donations to support this work to P.O. Box 8172, Bloomington, IN 47407.
May we never hunger. ¡Que
nunca tengamos hambre!" "May
we never thirst! ¡Que nunca tengamos sed!" - Starhawk, The Fifth
Sacred Thing Local
Food Group
Bloomington, IN *We
will be updating this page sometime afer the new year 2008. Send us your local
and other food info you think fits here and please let us know about new food
resources! | 3rd
Annual Bloomington Winter Farmers Market It
is almost time for theThe Bloomington Winer Farmers Market! For the second year
in a row you will be able to purchase locally grown and prepared fresh foods straight
from the farm. Check back to find
out about the when and where of this years Winter Market. Last
year we had the pleasure of purchasing from selections of gorgeous salad greens,
spinach, micro-greens/shoots, collards, kale, green onions, sweet potatoes, potatoes,
elk/venison/bison meats, eggs, squash, garlic, gourmet goat cheeses, baked goods,
honey, maple syrup, mill products, prepared foods and more. Support
our local economy, support your health with really fresh foods and have a pleasant
experience exploring some of the best foods our community has to offer.
L.F | How
far does your onion travel?
by Froma Harrop
Providence Journal
Columnist
An onion grown in Iowa travels an average 35 miles to the Iowa
supermarket. An onion from the usual sources in other states treks an average
1,759 miles to the Iowa store. Thought you might want to know. We're talking "food
miles," a growing concern of governments, environmentalists and gourmets.
Food miles refers to the distance food travels from farm to plate. Locally grown
food is generally a good thing. It
used to be that all food was local. New England has lousy soil and a cold climate.
But the people there managed to feed themselves 300 years ago, even though there
were no highways or state of California. They couldn't have asparagus in February
or bananas ever, but they didn't starve. Early
in the 20th century, most food was still produced close to home. Even urban homemakers
canned vegetables and fruits, buying bushels from nearby farms. Nowadays, food
consumed in the developed world travels enormous distances. Rising oil prices
give the issue of food miles new importance. Transportation costs account for
6 percent to 10 percent of the retail cost of produce. CLICK
TO READ | | "Every
choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices
taking your life? What do your behaviors demonstrate that you are saying yes or
no to in life--
Eric Allenbaugh | A
Little On Plastics | As
a recycling and reuse director, I educate people everyday in regards to these
matters. There is a plastic that is stable that will not leach into the water
when reused, frozen or microwaved. They sell these reusable 'jugs' at our local
organic co-op and they come with the lids that are used for drinking. I can't
tell you what # plastic it is, but there should be a little sign or sticker on
it that explains that the container won't leach. They look like mini water jugs
that people use in their homes or offices, you know, the bigger 5 gallon containers.
The other great thing about these containers is that it is the exact amount of
water you are supposed to drink in a day. I
always encourage folks to buy products packaged in anything other than plastic,
and the only other packaging that's worse than plastic is Styrofoam, which is
a type of plastic that is completely toxic. And of course, buy products that use
the least amount of packaging. And,
my nutritionist is totally against microwaves period. If you do the research,
there's some scary stuff about how it changes the molecular structure. But, I
still use mine to heat up water and to reheat some stuff. I just try to keep it
to a minimum. Even if it is a
container is #1 or #2 it can still leach if it is reused. Over a period of time,
the plastic breaks down and leaches. Here
is a container website. I had no idea that there were so many to choose from.
These containers are actually a #7, which is a polycarbonate. It's the most durable
kind of plastic and highly recyclable as well. There are numerous studies and
plastics are extremely complicated. Although there are only 7 numbers, there are
technically hundreds of different plastics. Some studies say that #7 also leaches,
but most studies indicate that it only leaches if the integrity has been compromised
or only after several years of usage. So, if the container is cracked, cloudy
or damaged don't use it. This website also has stainless steel water bottles. Use
#7 for food storage ie…real Tupperware brand. Don't put plastic in the dishwasher
or microwave. That compromises the integrity, and fatty foods are more susceptible
to leaching. #1 and #2 are technically the safest, but they have short life shelf.
After a soda or water bottle has been opened, it shouldn't be used after about
5 days. Milk jugs, #2's, are the same way. So, while they are safest short term,
the #7 polycarbonate is safer for long term use/reuse. I used to reuse my cottage
cheese, butter and yogurt containers. Studies show that they are probably the
most unsafe and break down the fastest. But, #5's are the most environmentally
friendly to make, which is why Stony Field Farms decided to change to #5, because
most communities will only accept #1 and #2 bottles for recycling. Although, that
technology is also changing.
For
some guidelines onusing plastic, check out the Green Guide.
Melissa
A. Kriegerfox, Monroe County Solid Waste Management District, Recycling and Reuse
Director & Indiana Recycling Coalition President, 812-349-2019, www.mcswmd.org
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| Non-GMO
Project Launched in United States and Canada
(10/1/2006)
EXCERPT: GMO contamination of crops is a fast growing concern across
the North American continent, and polls repeatedly show that the majority of Americans
and Canadians feel that GMOs should be labeled in food.
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The Non-GMO
Project Is Officially Launched in Both the United States and Canada
A Collaboration
of North American Grocery Stores and Co-ops Urges Food Companies to Join their
Historic 3rd-Party Certification Program for Non-GMO, the First of its Kind.
BERKELEY
/ TORONTO, January 4, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GMO = "Genetically
Modified Organism". As the debate rages over the uses of biotechnology, especially
the genetic modification of plants and animals for use in commercial food products,
a group of natural grocery stores and co-ops in the United States and Canada have
taken the issue into their own hands. They have formed The Non-GMO Project, which
will provide North American consumers with the ability to purchase Non-GMO products
produced in compliance with a membership supported, rigorous Non-GMO Program Standard.
"People have a right to know what is in the food and supplement products
they are buying," said a project spokesman, "And if most people knew
for certain that they were buying a product that contained GMOs, they would seek
an alternative."
Due to the absence of food labeling laws for GMOs in
both the U.S. and Canada, consumers cannot be certain if a food or supplement
product contains genetically modified ingredients. In addition, while the U.S.
National Organic Standards and the National Standard of Canada for Organic Agriculture
assure that food and supplement ingredients carrying their organic label are not
grown from genetically modified seeds, neither program deals with the issues of
genetic contamination. GMO contamination of crops is a fast growing concern across
the North American continent, and polls repeatedly show that the majority of Americans
and Canadians feel that GMOs should be labeled in food.
There has been a growing
concern, supported by mounting scientific evidence, that the introduction of GMOs
into the food supply could have potentially disastrous effects. "Over the
last fifteen years, I and other scientists have put the FDA on notice about the
potential dangers of genetically engineered foods. Instead of responsible regulation
we have seen bureaucratic bungling and obfuscation that have left public health
and the environment at risk." -- Dr. Philip Regal, Professor of Ecology,
Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota and an internationally
recognized plant expert
The Non-GMO Project was founded by two natural grocery
stores, The Natural Grocery Company in Berkeley, California, and The Big Carrot
Natural Food Market in Toronto, Canada. To create a systematic and scientific
program for Non-GMO certification, they have retained Genetic ID North America,
the world's leader in GMO control and identification. The Project's mission is
two-fold; first, it seeks to enlist as many member grocery stores as possible
across the United States and Canada. Second, The Non-GMO Project will contact
all natural foods & supplements manufacturers, and formally request their
participation.
The Non-GMO Project asks members for a nominal membership fee
to help cover costs. It is a not-for-profit initiative, and in the U.S. a direct
project of The Coordinating Council, an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
that focuses on finding alternative solutions for urgent global issues.
To
join The Non-GMO Project as a member store, or for more information about the
project, please visit their website: http://www.nongmopro
ject.org
U.S.
Contact: Corey Nicholl, The Non-GMO Project, (510) 526-2456 ext.154, or info@nongmoproject.org
mailto:info@nongmoproject.org
Canada Contact: Asa Copithorne, The Non-GMO Project,
(416) 466-2129 ext. 638, or asa@thebigcarrot.ca <mailto:asa@thebigcarrot.ca> | Indiana:
Biotech Bullying in the Heartland From:
Democracy Now http://www.democracynow.org/article.
pl?sid=05/05/06/142202
Friday,
May 6th, 2005 Biology Prof.
Resigns Over Government Use of Plant Research
We speak Dr. Martha Crouch, a
former biology professor at the University of Indiana. She ran a lab dedicated
to cutting edge plant research but decided to end her career when she found out
that biotechnology companies were co-opting her research for profit. We
are broadcasting from Bloomington Indiana on our Unembed the Media Tour. We are
joined in the studio this morning by Dr. Martha Crouch. Dr Crouch used to be a
biology professor at the University of Indiana. She was once a pioneering biotechnologist
who studied her entire life to reach the top of her profession. She earned a Ph.D.
in developmental biology at Yale before going to Indiana University, to teach
and run a lab dedicated to cutting edge plant research. But she decided to end
her research career when she found out that biotechnology companies were co-opting
her research for profit. ? Marti Crouch, former professor of Biology at Indiana
University in Bloomington, Indiana.
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE |
| | The
Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington has been accepted as a Green Sanctuary
and received official certification during the Unitarian Universalist Assembly
plenary at the June, Portland, Oregon Convention! For local information check
the UU website at http://www.uubloomington.org | | The
Local Growers Guild will present at the November 9th and 10th, 2007 "Simply
Healthy: Creating Sustainable Communities" Simply Living Fair and Wellness
Expo of the Indiana
Holistic Health Network, The
Center for Sustainable Living and the Caldwell
Center for Culture and Ecology. The event will take place in the Unitarian
Universalist Church of Bloomington. For more details visit the "Simply
Healthy" website. | |
Check the Center for Sustainable Living for other Community Workshops and events. | Check
out this gallery of images from the Bloomington, IN Winter Market by photographer
Steve Wallace
http://www.ssw.smugmug.com/gallery/2536056#
133278204 | | The
Organic Consumers Association (OCA) represents a half million people, like you,
working together to support family farms, sustainable agriculture, safe food,
and a healthy environment. Without you, there is no OCA. Together we are bringing
about positive change! | | CLICK
FOR AN OVER-VIEW OF WATER PRIVATIZATION
Updates include resources for Monroe County Indiana
and current news!
-Public Citizen site - Water for All Campaign
-Clean
Water Action - a national citizen's organization working for clean, safe, and
affordable water | | 20
December 2005 - Tap water in 42 states is contaminated with more than 140 chemicals
lacking safety standards. Public health officials have not set safety standards
for these chemicals, even though millions drink them every day. A national assessment
of tap water quality. Published by Environmental Working Group. | The
Coalition Opposed to PCB Ash in Monroe County
http://www.copa.org/2006/cic/jan5.html
Warning!
Eat no fish from Clear Creek, Pleasant Run, Salt or Richland Creeks. | The
Storm Drain Marking Program (SDMP) (MonroeCounty)is a consolidated effort by many
local agencies and volunteers to limit the amount of pollutants that enter our
waterways and hence, help keep our water clean. As time goes by, you will notice
markers being placed near certain storm drains and will be hearing more about
this important and timely project. http://www.bloomington.in.gov/egov/
apps/services/index.pl?path=details&
action=i&id=2401&fDD= | Indiana
Water Resources Association, 2006 Annual Symposium will be held
June 21-23,
2006 at Purdue University
http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~frankenb/iwra2006/ | Did
you know ? - Once
GMO's are released into the environment they can never be recalled.
- We
have been eating GMO food since 1996
- The
United States grows 75% of the world's genetically engineered crops
- Most
GMO crops are engineered to require the use of toxic weed killers
- Labeling
of GMO foods is required in Europe, Japan, Russia and Australia, but not in the
US
At the top of the
world wide news is Genetic Engineering of the food we eat. Altering genetic makeup
of species undermines and destroys the genetic foundation of agricultural systems
world wide. Local Food believes that with the use of world altering technologies
being applied to what we eat, that it is a small thing to ask that all GE foods
and modified food products be labled. Monsanto and other American mega food corporations
are spending six million to defeat the measure. Local Food supports your right
to know what you are consuming and support the choice of consumers being knowledgeable
about their food. The Organic
Consumers Association have been lobbying against these giants with less than
$150,000, yet the volunteer effort is strong and excellent work is resulting.
Of course they can use your help. Much information can be found on the subject
of GE foods at Genetically
Engineered Food Alert . Another
site, Genetically Modified Food News has a listing of over 2000 news articles
about Genetically Modified Organisms in the food chain. The
Union of concerned Scientist have great articles like
| The Frakenfoods
15 - | | Tell
these companies to remove GE ingredients, including recombinant bovine growth
hormone (rBGH, from their brand name products. | |
| THE FRAKENFOODS
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| Kraft/Nabisco | 800-543-5335 | 847-646-2922 |
| Shaws | 888-431-7429 | 508-313-3111 |
| Kellogg''s | 800-962-1413 | 616-961-2871 |
| Frito-Lay | 800-352-4477 | 972-334-5071 |
| Campbell Soup | 800-257-8443 | 856-342-3878 |
| Quaker
Oats | 800-367-6287 | |
| Nestle | 800-226-2270 | 818-549-6952 |
| Safeway | 877-723-3929 | 925-467-2005 |
| Heinz Foods | 888-472-8437 | 412-456-6128 |
| Procter
& Gambles | 800-331-3774 | |
| McDonald's | 620-623-6198 | 620-623-6942 |
| Coca-Cola | 800-438-2653 | 770-989-3640 |
| General Mills | 800-328-1144 | 612-764-8330 |
| Hershey's | 800-468-1714 | 888-431-7429 |
| | Sustainable
agriculture delivers the crops. Scientists working in Bangkok, Beijing,
Mexico, Sri Lanka, and the U.K. conclude that sustainable agriculture techniques
improve farmers' lives by increasing crop yields and preserving the local environment.
Environmental
Science & Technology. 22 December 2005. | The
Global Spread of GMO Crops
Inherit the Wind
By PETER MONTAGUE
CounterPunch,
January 7 / 8, 2006
http://www.counterpunch.org/montague
01072006.htmlFelix
Ballarin spent 15 years of his life developing a special organically-grown variety
of red corn. It would bring a high price on the market because local chicken farmers
said the red color lent a rosy hue to the meat and eggs from their corn-fed chickens.
But when the corn emerged from the ground last year, yellow kernels were mixed
with the red. Government officials later confirmed with DNA tests that Mr. Ballarin's
crop had become contaminated with a genetically modified (GMO) strain of corn.
http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6106 | TEN
YEARS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FAIL TO DELIVER BENEFITS TO AFRICA
PRESS
RELEASE
African Center for Biosafety and Friends of the Earth Nigeria
January
10, 2006 Johannesburg (South
Africa), Lagos (Nigeria), January 10, 2006 - Ten years after the first significant
planting of Genetically Modified (GM) crops there are no apparent benefits for
consumers, farmers or the environment, and despite renewed promises by biotech
corporations, there has been no impact on hunger and poverty, according to a report
by the African Center for Biosafety and Friends of the Earth International. [1]
http://www.gmwatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=6107 | Water
privatization
Category: Water privatization - Bob @ 7:58 am
Did
you know that more than one billion people do not have access to clean water,
that over 40 percent of the world's population lives in places under water stress
and that bottled water companies get checked just once every six years?
"I
believe it should be fundamentally illegal to privatize basic human needs,"
said Oppenheim, a Northampton resident and former journalism professor who became
suspicious of "public-private" partnerships in the '70s. "Privatization
is taxation without representation."
"When you get a whiff of privatization,
you should immediately mobilize," said Oppenheim. "Privatization runs
counter to democratic values in this country."
http://www.dailycollegian.com/vnews/display.v/
ART/2005/12/09/4398f69f6496d | Why
water privatization is not your friend
"……..Formerly,
water - clean, healthy water was practically a right. It didn't matter who I was.
Turn on the tap and the water flows. If it didn't, there was hell to pay and we
could vote the water commissioners, councilmen, or whoever was responsible, out
of office and even demand that they be heavily fined or jailed for betraying a
public trust.
Once privatized, what was our water isn't a right anymore. It
is a product. If it becomes more profitable to do something else with it than
sell it to us at whatever rate the market will bear, then we'd better get used
to not having any water."http://www.canyon-news.com/artman/publish/article_3763.php
| | Endangered
Species Chocolate recently relocated its headquarters and a production
facility to Indianapolis. The new manufacturing plant is a 43,000 square foot,
fully automated facility that can be expanded to 77,000 square feet. Initially,
the company will employ 38 people, nine of which are coming from Oregon, growing
to about 50 workers in the coming months. The
new facility has been designed to accommodate fieldtrips by schools and youth
groups. Students will not only witness the production of all natural chocolate,
but also participate in educational programs promoting conservation. Plus, ESC
will work closely with food rescue and job training not-for-profit agencies.
Date
Founded: 1993. Address: 5846 West 73st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46278, 1-800-293-0160,
317-844-2886,
CLICK FOR MORE | Are
Persimmons Better Than Apples?
Surprisingly, the persimmon, the
tasty fruit with its roots in China and Japan, may be better for you than an apple. In
a recent head-to-head comparison, persimmons had twice as much fiber and much
higher levels of manganese, iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium than apples.
Other recent studies demonstrating the value of persimmons:
· Eating
a persimmon, chock full of beneficial antioxidants, may fight heart disease by
preventing LDL cholesterol from accumulating in the arteries.CLICK
TO READ | COMMENTARY
by
Roddy Scheer
Don't Worry, Eat More Fish
The slickly produced FishScam.com
website seeks to debunk the idea that the public is in any danger from mercury-tainted
seafood. It suggests that mercury levels in the environment have actually decreased
over the last 100 years, adding that scientific studies (conducted by the Smithsonian
and Princeton, among others) reveal declining amounts of mercury in tuna. By Jim
Motavalli | -
loid @ 12:29 pm
Wars do more than uproot families, cities
and nations. It turns out they uproot plants. They uproot plant origins,
seeds of unique species used to maintain genetic diversity among the garden plants
and grains that feed the world. Luckily,
scientist with foresight shipped a
genetic treasure box of seeds out of Iraq before the quagmire hit:
The
box was put together in 1996 in the Baghdad suburb of Abu Ghraib. Known mainly
for its notorious prison, Abu Ghraib was once the home of Iraq's main seed bank
and plant breeding programme. It was here that plant scientists, fearing for the
future of their collection, packed up more than 1000 vital seed varieties - everything
from ancient wheats to chickpeas, lentils and fruits - and shipped them off to
Aleppo for safe-keeping. It was
lucky the scientists acted as they did. In the chaos that followed the US-led
invasion in 2003, the seed bank was destroyed and its equipment looted. "The
black box is a genetic time capsule containing Iraq's agricultural heritage,"
says William Erskine, director of research at the International Center for Agricultural
Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Aleppo, where the box has been lodged. When
the time is right, its contents will form the basis for plant breeding to restore
Iraqi agriculture and end the country's reliance on food aid. The box also has
a global importance, as among the seeds are varieties of crops with inbuilt resistance
to extreme heat, drought and salinity. These could be invaluable for plant breeding
programmes worldwide in the coming century, says Adel El-Beltagy, director-general
of ICARDA.
Garden of Eden, Inc. CLICK
TO READ | New
GM Law Threatens Iraq's Wheat Heritage
The GMO Report Volume 6 Issue
One
January 2006
www.non-gmoreport.com
A new law authorizing the introduction
of genetically modified crops in Iraq threatens to destroy the country's wheat
heritage and diversity and ruin its indigenous agricultural practices, say critics
of the law."Introducing transgenic
wheat means replacing this diversity and leaving it to extinction," warned
Nagib Nassar, a professor of genetics at the Universidade de Brasilia. "It
will be replaced by a monoculture with a very narrow genetic base. This is a problem.
This will be a catastrophe." Order
81, issued in 2004 by Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator L. Paul Bremer,
authorizes the introduction of GM crops and gives intellectual property
rights
to the developers of new GM seeds. The order makes it illegal for Iraqi
farmers
to reuse seed from any crops planted using a GM seed variety, and forces
farmers
who use GM varieties to buy new seed every year. Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) GRAIN and Focus on the Global South say Order 81 is intended
to turn Iraqi farmers into cash crop producers. The NGOs fear that Iraq's ancient
agricultural practices will be lost as farmers are encouraged to replace their
old
seeds in favor of new, patented crop varieties requiring heavy doses of fertilizer
and
pesticide. Since the US-led invasion,
Iraq's agricultural system has been stressed to the breaking
point. While 5
million acres of wheat were under cultivation in Iraq before the invasion,
only
1 million are being farmed today.
(SOURCE: The Scientist) | CLICK
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Paying for CSA Memberships? Consumer
Reports Covers the Organic Standards "Food Fight"New
Study Shows Unborn Babies Could Be Harmed by Genetically Engineered Foods
Slow
Food "David" Slays "Goliath," the McDonald's Fast Food Giant,
in Southern ItalyMore &
More Consumers Turning to Eco-Friendly Building SuppliesHalf
of Young Scottish Children Being Raised on Organic FoodNew
Study: Common Food Additives Aspartame and MSG Damage Nerve Cell | For
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| | | | | | | Iraq's
Crop Patent Law aq, was
the centre of domestication for a remarkable array of today's primary agricultural
crops and livestock animals. Wheat, barley, rye, lentils, sheep, goats, and pigs
were all originally brought under human control around 8000 BCE. Iraq is where
wild wheat was once originated and many of its cereal varieties have been exported
and adapted worldwide. [1] The beginning of agriculture led inexorably to the
development of human civilization. [2] CONTINUE. |
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| USDA
ZONE MAP for Plant Hardiness for use as a guide for planting
in different regions, this site also contains a list of plants that will survive
in different regions. | | |
Community
Supported Agriculture (CSA) |
farms
are now offering consumer memberships for the 2007 growing season! Questions?
Call or e-mail them. | | Brambleberry
Farm, Darren & Espri Bender-Beaureguard, 1668 E. County Road 100 N, Paoli,
IN 47454, 812-723-5259, dwren5@yahoo.com | | Center
Valley Organic Farm and CSA Aaron Zeis -- Farm/CSA Manager, 8364 S SR 39 Clayton,
IN 46118, phone/fax 317-539-4317, cvofcsa1@yahoo.com. Our mission is to help consumers
gain access to reasonably-priced, organic food. | | Core
Farms CSA. Andy/Amy Hamilton 812-219-0187 or
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Core CSA Farmers: Deer Heart Woods Certified Organic Farm, Heartland Family Farms,
New Growth Gardens, Nd Musgrave Orchard | | Cooley
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CSA project at Miller Farm,
765/983-2982- Earlham College · 801 National
Road West · Richmond, Indiana 47374-4095 | | Earth
Works Inc., Heather Potts, 9815 Union Rd, Plymouth, IN 46963 , Phone 1: 219-935-4164,
Fax: 219-935-1718earthworks3@juno.com | | FarmFresh
CSA, 407 Merkel Road, Batesville, IN 47006, 812-933-0762, farmfreshcsa@aol.com,
A CSA run by the Laughery Valley Growers and offering naturally grown local food | | Field
Day Organic Farm, Ivor Chodkowski and Jana McNally, 7646 Chapel Hill Road, Borden,
IN 47106, 812-923-1466, ivorc@kih.net | | J.L.
Hawkins Family Farm, Jeff Hawkins, 10373 North 300 East, North Manchester, IN
46962, 260-982-4961,info@hawkinsfamilyfarm.com, Wabash County, IN | | LongHouse
Farm, Barbara Middleton & Nancy Strack, Lafayette, IN, csa@longhousefarm.com,
A small farm focused on organic, local, naturally grown food | | Lost
Pond Farm CSA, Pete Johnson & Leslie Smith, 8021 Hardinsburg-Livonia Rd. Hardinsburg,
IN 47125, 812-929-2209. A new CSA in Washington County. Pick-up at Bloomington
Saturday Market or in Louisville, KY (call for details) | Michaela
Farm, Sisters Carolyn and Ann Marie, P.O. Box 100, Oldenburg, IN 47036, 812-933-0661
michaelafarm@seidata.com | Mill
Race Center Farmers Market and CSA, Beth Neff and Zelda Stoltzfus,
201 N.
22nd St., Goshen, IN 46526, 219-533-7936, Fax: 219-533-7936, zebe2@juno.com | | Miller
Farm, any current Miller farmer, 1405 Abington Pike, Richmond, IN 47374, 765-973-2982,
miller_farm@earlham.edu | | Nameless
Creek Growers Association CSA, Cristie Wentz, 9692 N. State Road 109, Wilkinson,
IN 46186, 765-445-5452, A CSA run by the Nameless Creek Growers Association near
Cumberland | | New
Growth Gardens and Grace's Garlic Ranch, Anj and Amy Hamilton, 4965 E SR 46, Bloomington,
IN 47401, 812-332-5116, grace72301@aol.com | | Old
Growth CSA, Jon Navota & Keith Uridel, 3627 T.C. Steele Road, Nashville, IN
47448, 812-988-0579, wuridel@aol.com. A newly formed CSA focused on heirloom vegetables
and maintaining our agricultural heritage | | Pennington
Hollow Farm CSA, Lisa Spencer, 765-265-6115, A small farm focusing on naturally
grown heirloom vegetables | | Ring
Family Farm CSA, Dave & Sara Ring, 12660 E. Eaton-Albany Pike, Dunkirk, IN
47336, 765-789-4489 | Seldom
Seen Farm Winter CSA
John Ferree, 252 N C.R. 425E, Danville, IN 46122, 317-509-7828,
A new CSA operating in November and December. Contact John Ferree at info@seldomseenfarm.com
for additional information | | Sharritt
Market Gardens, Roger Sharritt, 6572 W. Reformatory Rd., Fortville, IN 46040,
317-485-6718, rlsharritt@aol.com | | Victory
Acres CSA, Terry Himelick, 765-988-2590, Indianapolis/UplandA 114-acre farm in
Upland that works with Victory Inner-City Ministries to bring people from inner-city
Indianapolis to experience good work in the country | | White
Violet Center for Ecojustice CSA, Sister Ann Sullivan, One Sisters of Providence,
St. Mary of the Woods, IN 47876, 812-535-3131 Ext. 430, Fax: 812-535-4551, wvc@spsmw.org | | Eat
Wild - Clearing House for Pasture Based Farming | |
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