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School Raised Vegetables…
Posted in July 22nd, 2009
A few months after we started the feeding program at the Banawa Elementary School in Cebu, I noticed that the school started growing vegetables in the school yard. It was actually amazing how healthy and prolific the vegetables seemed, particularly since they seemed to make a conscious choice of planting these “above ground” either in recycled plastic containers, plastic bags and most intriguingly, bamboo poles. I am sure this agricultural effort was part of their class lessons on nutrition or
National Grid Recognizes Queensborough’s Expanding Role in Service Learning and Environmental Sustainability with Substantial Grant Award
Posted in July 22nd, 2009
Bayside, New York — Saluting an impressive record for applying what is learned in the classroom to the needs of the community, National Grid has awarded Queensborough Community College with a $20,000 grant to support service learning courses that will focus on environmental sustainability. With this grant, faculty members and student leaders will work with local community-based organizations in the 2009-10 academic year to plan and develop service learning courses and campus-community projects
Kopali Organics: Good For You. Good For Farmers. Good For Earth.
Posted in July 22nd, 2009
I’ll admit it, I set out to write this post raving about the unexpected delivery of Kopali samples we just received, but I got distracted for a good ten minutes because I was so enjoying my snack of chocolate covered cocoa nibs. Kopali was founded by two pals who were living on a farm in Costa Rica. They watched as low-flying planes sprayed pesticides over not just the farms, but the town’s homes and water supply as well. They witnessed the abusive labor practices of the large-scale agrobusine
Home Office: Loving Your Work With Your Lover
Posted in July 22nd, 2009
July 22, 2009 | By Rick London In Seo | by Rick London“Congratulations, Ms London. It’s a Realtor, I used to joke in a bittersweet fashion, that the nurses had told my dear late mother after giving birth to me. I was the oldest male child in a third generation thriving real estate business in the Deep South. As it turned out, after trying it several years in my twenties, real estate was not my thing and I later learned after indulging in big market media and public relations in New Yor
