No longer taken for granted

On several occasions, I have wondered if I would have enough to eat. But, I've never thought that it would end in my being mal-nourished. It simply meant a drive to a food pantry as I waited out my economic crisis. Now, as I look into my fridge, I see an over abundance of vegetables, fruits, and dairy. As I try to shift to local, sustainable, and seasonable foods I feel the connection between my body, food, and nature. It isn't at all predictable. It is ever changing.

"Tomorrow's high-tech farmers will face a very different world. Not only will they be trying to feed more people, but they will be doing so without the benefit of three critical advantages their predecessors took for granted--cheap energy, abundant water, and a stable climate."

Pg. xix

The End of Food by Paul Roberts

Awesome Movie "Home"-Saturday 8/14

You don't want to miss this movie. Invite everyone to the Sulzer library for this phenomenal movie that still inspires.....it's free! Check out the trailer.

Afterword, yummy food, provided by the Lovin Hut, and open discussion.

1:00 p.m.
Sulzer Library
4455 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-2101
(312) 744-7616

Volunteer this Saturday at Air and Water Show

Do you really want to stand out in the sun all day just to get a pain in your neck from staring at super sonic planes flying overhead?

Wouldn't you much rather let the estimated 2 million attendees know that you know our country's future plans to solve our energy crisis?

That's what I thought. So here's the scoop:

http://dirtyoilsands.org/

http://oilsandstruth.org/

Here's how to volunteer:

http://www.meetup.com/RANChicago/calendar/14407132/

Water and Oil Spread-Vogue magazine

Controversy. Support or joke? Judge for yourself.....

New Vocabulary

"Development" is like Shakespeare's virture, "which grown into a pleurisy, dies of its own too-much."
Aldo Leopold
"A Plea for Wilderness Hunting Groungs"-1925

After reading "Hot, Flat, and Crowded", I'm ready to become the next eco-spelling champ! Maybe that's overstating it a bit......but still--

Petrodictatorship
exurb
joules
savannization
outgreening

Film Screening-Carbon Nation-8/10/10

This green party (to be held in Milennium Park) is set to reinforce Chicago's 2020 goal of reducing greenhouse emissions by 25%.

There will be guest speakers, music, and food. Why not see what all the excitement is about?

Even Shrek will be there! http://www.youtube.com/carbonnationfilm

For more info:

http://www.carbonnation.tv/