Environmental Cost of Shipping Groceries Around the World
From the New York Times, an interesting article on the environmental impact of our global food economy. Read the article here.
We are introducing a new program at the market in 2008: The Politics of Food series. We are inviting area politicians to speak at the market about different food issues and how they can be addressed through policy changes.
May 31, 2008 - The Politics of Food: State Senator Jeff Smith
At 11:00am Senator Smith will be speaking about corn subsidies and the effect they are having on state agriculture. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions following the speech.
May 31: State Senator Jeff Smith We are inviting area politicians to speak at the market about different food issues and how they can be addressed through policy changes. At 11:00am Senator Smith will be speaking about corn subsidies and the effect they are having on state agriculture.