Regional Projects http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu daily 1 2007-06-29T11:00:49Z The Benefits of Eating Locally Discussion http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/melissamcewen/the-benefits-of-eating-locally-discussion Eric Wilson and Julie Zielinski recently completed a month long experiment of only eating food grown within 100 miles of Champaign- Urbana. At this month's Green Tea, they will be discussing their experience and where to find local ingredients. Come and learn how eating locally can benefit the environment, economy, and your health. No publisher melissamcewen Discussion 2007-10-09T05:55:00Z Event Eating Locally Forum http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/melissamcewen/eating-locally-forum "Where can I buy locally-produced, organic food?" "What area groups are working to alleviate hunger in C-U?" "What does 'fair trade' mean?" "Where can I get a good vegetarian meal?" "Are there any local, sustainably-run farms in this area?" Get the answers to these and other questions at our panel discussion, where we will look at alternative models of food production, and how we can spend money to ensure food justice by purchasing from fair trade, local, and slow food models. No publisher melissamcewen Discussion 2007-10-17T19:35:50Z Event Call for Papers: Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/ASFSPapers Theme: Resilient Culinary Cultures: Disaster, Innovation and Change in Foodscapes Conference too be held June 4th-8th, 2008 DEADLINE for event proposals Feb 4, 2008 No publisher michellewander Conference 2007-10-09T15:59:49Z Event Conservation, Green Payments, and the Politics of Farming Seminar http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/LauraWitzling/.personal/farmpoliticsseminar Seminar on ag politics and how the way Americans view farming is changing. Presented by Bridget Holcomb. No publisher LauraWitzling Seminar 2007-10-11T16:06:35Z Event Powershift http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/youthsummit All across the country, tens of thousands of young adults are rising to confront the global warming challenge. Power Shift is designed to build off of the momentum on campuses and catapult the youth global warming movement to the next level. On Nov. 2nd, thousands of youth leaders will converge on the Washington, D.C. area for Power Shift 2007, the largest climate conference ever held. No publisher pom Conference 2007-10-25T17:25:23Z Event Bridget Holcomb http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/bridgetholcomb No publisher bridgetholcomb 2007-10-15T20:23:34Z Folder National Academies release biofuels brief on water http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/biofuelandwater Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States No publisher pom Environment: Energy 2007-10-17T18:45:10Z News Item Weekly ASAP Soup October 18 http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/2007/weekly-ag-soup-october-18 What is going on in Illinois sustainable agriculture? Find out with my weekly links. No publisher melissamcewen 2007-10-25T05:28:47Z News Item Blue chip business http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/blue The September issue of Top Producer Magazine featured an interesting profile of Randy Hughes, a WI farmer innovator who produced 5000 acres of organic and conventional crop in 2007 (1,200 acres of organic corn, hay and soybeans, 300 acres of processing vegetables and 3500 acres of conventional grains). No publisher Joel Gruver Tag: Organic 2007-10-22T12:58:45Z News Item Bryan Endres http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/bryanendres No publisher bryanendres 2007-10-03T16:58:16Z Folder Evolution of the Organic Sector Chart http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/bryanendres/organicsectorevo No publisher Demeter 2007-08-26T03:03:11Z File Organic and Agronomy Day Resources Available http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/2007/organicagronomyday07 Missed us? Take a look at our resources. No publisher Demeter 2007-08-27T01:21:32Z News Item Alternative Swine Producer Support & Technical Services Manager http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/jobunc A full-time manager is needed to provide technical support to small, independent farmers raising hogs on pasture participating in NC Choices marketing initiatives and to implement professional training workshops on pasture-based hog production. No publisher pom Dir: Jobs 2007-08-29T18:51:41Z Page Prairie Rivers Student Volunteers http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/members/michellewander/vol Champaign's own Prairie Rivers Network needs student volunteers!!!! No publisher michellewander Dir: Student 2007-09-03T18:26:33Z News Item Vegetable Disease Management CoP http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/groups/eorg/vegetable%20systems/disease%20management/disease%20management%20cop No publisher laneselman 2007-09-07T11:45:34Z Page