BlogNews (April 23, 2019) By Kim Aman (aka Farmer Kim), a school garden educator in North Texas
I come from a long line of farmers. For several generations, my family farmed the rich soil in the Central Ohio countryside to feed their community and family. My grandfather was very influential in my early years and taught me about the land and the plants that grew there. He was a huge fan of composting…
BlogNews (April 18, 2019) The negative impact on soil from conventional agriculture has become extremely evident in the past few years. Degrading soil not only diminishes its ability to grow food, but it leads to severe loss of top soil itself and has been identified as a major cause of climate change. Soil and climate experts tell us, however, that restoring soil health— and its natural ability to draw…
BlogNews (April 11, 2019) Chocolate bunnies, cute baby animals, brightly colored eggs – these are just some of the cheery images that Easter may conjure up for you. Yet there are dark secrets behind what goes into some of your favorite Easter chocolate treats. Whether you’re observing Easter for religious reasons, making an Easter basket for fun, or simply waiting for Easter candy to go on sale the day…
BlogNews (April 11, 2019) Amazon dominates online retail in the US and cloud-based computing. But the company has not been a leader on climate change, only reluctantly adopting a 100 percent clean energy target for powering its massive servers after pressure from Greenpeace and Green America.
The big problem with Amazon’s commitment is that the corporate giant never said when it would get to 100 percent …
BlogNews (April 9, 2019) Ready to ditch your lawn and embrace the joy of growing veggies and playing in the dirt? Great! Your gut, your social life, your pocketbook, and your planet will thank you.
1. You can eat it!
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Your garden can grow half a pound of produce per square foot. That could mean saving hundreds of dollars on your grocery bills. Good tasting, good for you.
2. You don’t…
BlogNews (April 8, 2019) We have some good news on the animal welfare front. In response to consumer and investor pressure, Darden companies, which owns Olive Garden and many other restaurant chains, agreed to take several important steps forward to ensure better treatment of animals in its supply chain.
Darden has agreed to take the following steps to improve animal welfare:
purchase chicken raised…
BlogNews (April 3, 2019) The spring shareholder season is well-underway, with nearly 400 shareholder resolutions filed at publicly traded corporations on a broad array of social, environmental, and corporate governance issues.
If you own company stock directly, rather than through a mutual fund, you can vote on the resolutions coming before the company. (Mutual fund investors – see the note below.) Don’t…
BlogNews (April 2, 2019) A big thank you to everyone who attended our webinar Designing for Abundance: Planning your Climate Victory Garden, with Nicky Shauder of Permaculture Gardens. We had so many great questions come out of that session, and many that we weren’t able to answer in the time allotted. You can find questions and answers below. If you have more questions or comments, please post them to our…
BlogNews (March 25, 2019) This spring, Green America is teaming up with author and farmer Acadia Tucker to answer questions about Climate Victory Gardening. In this blog, you'll get to know Acadia, what motivates her, and why she's such a great candidate for answering your questions.
Acadia Tucker is a regenerative farmer, climate activist, and author of Growing Perennial Foods: A field guide to raising…
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