by ddorband | Jun 22, 2012 | Education, Food, People Profiles, Publication, Staff Blog
Ann Cooper and the Lunch Box Ann Cooper has a vision. Her vision is to “transform how we feed our children in school each day, from highly processes to highly nourishing food – one school lunch at a time.” She is widely known as “The Renegade Lunch Lady,” is an...
by ddorband | Jun 21, 2012 | Education
Our Introduction to Indoor Sustainable Agriculture class is going wonderfully this week, and it’s keeping the staff here very busy! I spent yesterday teaching vermiculture, pest management and harvesting techniques to a wonderful group of entrepreneurs. The...
by ddorband | Jun 21, 2012 | Business
It’s been exciting to see more and more people visiting our site every day, and we thank you for your patience as we update and make changes. You’ll notice that this site isn’t perfect yet, but bear with us as we work with our new formatting. We are working hard on...
by ddorband | Jun 20, 2012 | Education, Food, People Profiles, Webinar
Ann Cooper is the Director of Nutrition Services for Boulder Valley School District, an author, chef, and activist. She founded the Food Family Farming Foundation and the educational online toolkit www.thelunchbox.org. Her goal is to “transform how we feed our...
by ddorband | Jun 20, 2012 | Food, Multimedia, People Profiles, Video
In this video series, Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is interviewed by Deborah Kane of the nonprofit organization Ecotrust about his book In Defense of Food and the idea of “real food.” This interview provides and introduction...
by ddorband | Jun 18, 2012 | Aquaponics, Publication, Staff Blog
Aquaponics may seem daunting and not the most at-home friendly project, however these systems can actually be very low maintenance and very artistic. Check out the pictures below from a little aquaponics system that one of our members, Michael Butts, has in his...
by ddorband | Jun 15, 2012 | Livestock, People Profiles, Publication
The Brand Name Bandwagon By Jo Robinson By the year 2005, industry experts predict that half of all the fresh meat products in the supermarket will carry a brand name. No more anonymous, shrink-wrapped beef, lamb, and pork....
by ddorband | Jun 14, 2012 | Aquaculture, Aquaponics, Business, Sustainability, Webinar
Next week is an exciting one for us here at Nourish The Planet – we are teaching our the first session of Intro to Indoor Sustainable Ag to a group of very interested Ecopreneurs! We will be exploring the whys and hows of aquaponics, aquaculture, indoor growing...
by ddorband | Jun 13, 2012 | Ecology, Food, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Foraging
http://www.businessinsider.com/overfishing-decline-of-oceans-2012-6 “…For perspective, in 1950, the total catch of fish in the ocean was at 18.5 million metric tons. Just half a century later that number spiked to 73.5 million metric tons, an increase of...
by ddorband | Jun 13, 2012 | Food, Multimedia, People Profiles, Video
In this video series, Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, is interviewed by Deborah Kane of the nonprofit organization Ecotrust about his book In Defense of Food and the idea of “real food.” This interview provides and introduction...
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