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Community Food System Definition
SAREP > Community Food Systems > Defining Community Food Systems A sustainable community food system is a collaborative network that integrates sustainable food production, processing, ... and working conditions for farm and food system labor; Creation of food and agriculture policies that promote local or sustainable food production, processing and consumption, ...
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UC SAREP Publications: Growing a Community Food System
Search Contact Us Growing a Community Food System 1999 This publication presents the practical steps and processes communities interested in building a community food system need to take in ... design and implementation. Included are in-depth descriptions of two community food system project models—The Tahoma Food System (based in Pierce County, Washington) and PlacerGROWN (based in Placer County, ...
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Sustainable Human Development DRIVING AND RESTRAING FORCES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM
THE FOOD SYSTEM EAP Publications | Virtual Library | Magazine Rack | Search Join the Ecological Solutions Roundtable EAP Publication - 28 Sustainable Human Development DRIVING AND RESTRAINING FORCES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM A ... restraining forces are identified. Although these are being considered in relation to the food system, any development proposal may be examined in the same way. 15. AGRICULTURE Most ...
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Environmental Commons: States Introduce Bills to Support Local Food Systems
Using government purchasing power, the bills represent an important stride in tweaking the global food system ...
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May 9, 2005: Oil and Food: A Rising Security Challenge
Threats to our oil supply are also threats to our food supply. As food undergoes more processing and travels farther, the food system consumes ever more energy each year. The U.S. food system uses over 10 quadrillion Btu ( ...
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FAQ - What is a Food Balance Sheet?
Feedback What others say heilig@iiasa.ac.at FAQ What is a FAO Food Balance Sheet? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome has for many years collected ... so-called Food Balance Sheets (previously called: Supply-Utilization-Accounts), which provide essential information on a country's food system. They provide a complete balance for all agricultural commodities (including food crops) ...
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Environmental Commons: Local Food
Labor in a local food system can be meaningful and fulfilling. There are strong relationships between producers and ... food system, the average meal travels 45 miles.f In the conventional food system, the average meal travels 1,500 miles.g Eating is an act of communion with the Earth. Preparing and eating food ...
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Vermont Food Education Every Day | Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
Food Education Every Day Vermont Food Education Every Day (VT FEED) is a community-based approach to school food system change in a rural state through the collaboration of three Vermont non-profits: Food ... more about VT FEED, please visit their website. Home | Grow Organic Food | Market Organic Food | Find Organic Food | Our Programs | About NOFA-VT | Annual NOFA-VT Events | Upcoming Events | Books ...
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Premiers Food Award
Industry award against a strong field including the state's pre-eminent organic dairy food company. The Food Forest's strong ethical base gives rise to thorough attention to sustainability in ... system for generation of solar electric power and a high efficiency dehydrator built locally. All waste water from the home and certified organic food processing facility is recycled using reedbeds. The Food ...
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photovoltaic system
The system for the production of green electric power at The Food Forest comprises 30 thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic panels arrayed ... make use of the system Homepage The Food Forest Maps..how to get to The Food Forest Permaculture Short Courses Building with Strawbales Consultancy Tours Education Service Fact Sheets & Info Food for Sale ...
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