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Hundertwasser?

2008-03-28T09:23:33Z

Are you all familiar with him?

He's an Austrian artist & visionary architect who devoted a good part of his career to espousing rooftop trees & gardens.

Really good stuff - I hope his ideas become taken a lot more seriously in the international desgin community than they seem to have been thus far.

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Patrick Blanc: Living Walls / Vertical garden walls

2008-01-06T16:05:22Z

http://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/

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Anybody out there?

2007-07-23T20:27:20Z

Last night my lovely tomato's were beat down by an Oklahoma thunderstorm and are now all bent :( I'm so sad I don't know what to do I had the biggest plants this year ever. And I have the biggest tomato cages I could find around them. There are other big storms headed my way so anybody gt any ideas on how I can help them to survive the winds?!! Any ideas would be helpful

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csa job in Los Angeles

2007-01-19T17:36:22Z

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- POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT -

Center for Food & Justice, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute,
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA

COORDINATOR, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FARM TO INSTITUTION PROGRAM

About the Organization

The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute (UEPI) is a community
oriented research and advocacy organization based at Occidental
College in Los Angeles, CA. UEPI serves as the umbrella for a variety
of affiliated programs addressing work and industry, food and
nutrition, housing, transportation, regional and community
development, land use, and urban environmental issues. UEPI functions
both as an academic center with strong community ties and a
community-based organization with a strong research and policy
development capacity.

The Center for Food & Justice (CFJ) is the largest division of UEPI.
The mission of CFJ is to foster a more just, democratic and
sustainable food system. CFJ seeks to improve access to fresh and
healthy foods in all communities, particularly those where access is
most limited, and to facilitate environmental, health promotion,
community development, social justice, and land use strategies that
empower local communities and strengthen the capacity of small
regional farmers.

Position Description:
UEPI is seeking a candidate for the position of Southern California
Farm to Institution Program Coordinator to advance the work of CFJ's
farm to institution programs. The Program Coordinator will be based at
CFJ, with the primary responsibilities of assessing the potential for
linking local Southern California farmers with institutions such as
schools, colleges, hospitals and others, and working on developing a
model for local produce distribution in Southern California that works
for these institutions and farmers. This work will build upon CFJ's
past experience in farm to school and farm to hospital work in the
Southern California region. The Program Coordinator will collaborate
closely with existing farm to school and farm to hospital program
staff at CFJ, as well as other CFJ projects that work towards
improving the access of healthy affordable foods in schools,
institutions and communities.

Job Responsibilities

· Identify a local farmer base to supply produce to Southern
California institutions.

· Assess the feasibility of various distribution models to
supply local produce to institutions in the region.

· Work with farmers and institutions to create a model produce
distribution structure to supply produce to institutions throughout
Southern California.

· Increase farmer awareness of institutional markets, build
understanding of institutional market needs.

· Build institutional awareness of local purchasing, promote
local and sustainable food purchasing among institutions.

· Offer technical assistance to schools, hospitals, and other
institutions implementing local and sustainable purchasing programs.

· Develop publications and information materials related to the
work outlined above.

· Serve as program manager; fulfill grant reporting
requirements, grant writing, and fundraising as related to the
project.

· Participate and assist with planning and implementing farm to
school and farm to hospital projects undertaken by CFJ, and other UEPI
activities and projects as required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in community food
systems, farming and/or farmers' markets, food distribution systems,
institutional purchasing or food service.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Ability to make presentations to and engage diverse groups of
people, including farmers, food service professionals and distributors

· Detail-oriented and well organized

· Self motivated, hard working, and dependable

· Strong computer competencies including Microsoft Word and Excel

· Must have own transportation, and be willing /able to work
some evenings and weekends, and travel to conferences around the state
and country as needed.

Desired Qualifications

· Experience working with institutional food service and/or
produce distribution

· Familiarity with program development and grant writing

· Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Community Food
Systems, Public Health, Nutrition, Urban Planning, Social Work,
Environmental Policy, Business Administration, Economics, or related
field

· Business and/or economic analysis experience

· Proficiency in a second or third language

· Other computer skills such as desktop publishing and web management

Starting annual salary ranges from $32,000-35,000 based on
qualifications, with benefits including health, dental, and vision
plan; paid vacation; and retirement benefits. This is a one-year
full-time position with possible extension based on funding
availability.

How to Apply
Please, e-mail resume and cover letter to resumes@oxy.edu .
Deadline for applications is February 6, 2007.

If you do not have access to e-mail, please fax or mail your resume
and cover letter to:

Human Resources
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Fax: (323) 341-4957

For more information about UEPI and CFJ, visit www.uepi.oxy.edu .

Occidental College is an equal opportunities employer.

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documentaries about urban garden design?

2006-12-15T02:47:20Z

Hello,

I am interested in documentaries about environmental issues. My biggest interest is in those that are about business and lifestyle strategies that are good for the environment. I was wondering if people on this listserv had seen any documentaries of this kind (or about environmental issues in general) that they recommend. I showed my mom Bill McDonough
and Michael Braungart's "The Next Industrial Revolution" documentary. She told me afterwards that she thought McDonough was a little cocky and she did not like his bowtie but that he explained things very clearly and that the film really made her understand some of the ideas I had told her about that I study! In this era of Michael Moore (whether you like him or hate him) and other such actors documentary films seem especially revelavent.

Some films I have seen are below. Please add to the list if you know of
good ones...

1. The Next Industrial Revolution (www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org/)
2. Biomimicry
3. The Corporation
4. Exporting Harm (documentary about e-waste in China)

check it out (unrelated) - www.tsdesigns.com - organic cotton apparel that is grown COLORED (Sally Fox's breed); the company uses a worker's cooperative, uses solar power for their offices and uses fast food grease to run their cars

thanks!

Matt

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Global Relocalization – A Call to Action

2004-12-31T06:49:58Z

Join this very important call to action!

"The imminent peaking of global oil production and the fact that natural gas production has already peaked in North America could be the catalyst for positive transformation of industrial society. It could also be a recipe for disaster...
"...seeking like-minded organizations, volunteers, and activists to create a coalition to support community relocalization projects and experiments, as well as online database access and community tools that can help streamline the relocalization process. We are also organizing conferences and creating a speakers bureau with energy, biosphere, and localization experts to help spread the word."

Check this link for full article and a list of ways you can get involved!
http://www.postcarbon.org/index.php?page=relocalization

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where in Sweden were you referring to?

2004-09-11T23:19:18Z

Which area in Sweden were you referring to as having a great eco urban design?

(I live in Lund, Sweden)

curious

Matt

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Hi

2004-08-27T02:21:54Z

Thank you for starting this tribe, i love rooftop gardens, had one at my last appartment, it was awesome!!! any experiences to share? i grew tomatoes, broccoli, green and red peppers and leeks...they grew great because there is so much sun that hits the roof..i would get up before sunset to water them or if i missed that then when the sun would go down...here in canada there is the rooftop garden association in British Columbia and they are doing lots of projects like what you're interested in Michelle. check out : www.cityfarmer.org

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