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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_30597_20048598.1175727145252 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Joan, I'm glad you brought it up. I have read some about the export/import industry and how it relates in the past few National Geographic magazines and I'm glad to see people are discussing it here. I will not be able to make it to the meeting, but I do hope a website will be set up with the ideas so that I can review and perhaps make some personal changes as far as local food is concerned. On 4/4/07, Joan Czapalay <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi, naturens subscribers - I have been thinking since Feb 21st a lot about > my grocery purchases and how what I buy and what I eat impacts upon th e > earth. Probably some of you have read the 100 Mile Diet series of books > (first published in 2005.I just now Googled it, feeling guilty for buying > asparagus and strawberries. Now I feel even worse. > This series written by J.B. MacKinnon <http://thetyee.ca/Bios/J_B__MacKinnon > > and Alisa Smith <http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Alisa_Smith> details their > commitment to only eat food produced within a 100 mile radius of their home. > > Here in Nova Scotia a group called Spirit Nova Scotia has formed to do > something to alleviate the huge environmental footprint left by importing > exotic foods year around. The next meeting will be in the Antigonidsh area > 17 May. Contact Ralph > Martin at the Agriculture College for meeting details. > The goals: > > 1) Appropriate regions to develop specific "beacon" projects. We welcome > your suggestions and ideas for implementation > (I have concerns regarding over packaging. Also for creating sustainable > fisheries. Joan) > > 2) Develop a focus on Farmers Markets in NS and use farmers markets as > leverage points to achieve our Vision: > To have rich top soils, resilient and thriving farms, and fresh, local, > healthy food for Nova Scotians * all with a small environmental > footprint. We will engage individuals and organizations in community > networks * rural and urban * to participate in bringing this about. > > Is this a topic for naturens? I think so. Cheers, Joan > ------=_Part_30597_20048598.1175727145252 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>Joan, I'm glad you brought it up. I have read some about the export/import industry and how it relates in the past few National Geographic magazines and I'm glad to see people are discussing it here.</div> <div> </div> <div>I will not be able to make it to the meeting, but I do hope a website will be set up with the ideas so that I can review and perhaps make some personal changes as far as local food is concerned. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/4/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joan Czapalay</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:joancz@ns.sympatico.ca" target="_blank">joancz@ns.sympatico.ca </a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi, naturens subscribers - I have been thinking since Feb 21st a lot about my grocery purchases and how what I buy and what I eat impacts upon th e earth. Probably some of you have read the 100 Mile Diet series of books (first published in 2005.I just now Googled it, feeling guilty for buying asparagus and strawberries. Now I feel even worse.<br>This series written by J.B. MacKinnon <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://thetyee.ca/Bios/J_B__MacKinnon" target="_blank"> http://thetyee.ca/Bios/J_B__MacKinnon </a>> and Alisa Smith <http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Alisa_Smith > details their commitment to only eat food produced within a 100 mile radius of their home.<br><br>Here in Nova Scotia a group called Spirit Nova Scotia has formed to do something to alleviate the huge environmental footprint left by importing exotic foods year around. The next meeting will be in the Antigonidsh area 17 May. Contact Ralph <br>Martin at the Agriculture College for meeting details.<br>The goals:<br><br>1) Appropriate regions to develop specific "beacon" projects. We welcome your suggestions and ideas for implementation<br>(I have concerns regarding over packaging. Also for creating sustainable fisheries. Joan) <br><br>2) Develop a focus on Farmers Markets in NS and use farmers markets as leverage points to achieve our Vision:<br>To have rich top soils, resilient and thriving farms, and fresh, local, healthy food for Nova Scotians * all with a small environmental footprint. We will engage individuals and organizations in community networks * rural and urban * to participate in bringing this about. <br><br>Is this a topic for naturens? I think so. Cheers, Joan<br></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_30597_20048598.1175727145252--
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