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  • It Takes a Green Village

    It Takes a Green Village

    May 14, 2010 20:43

    by Eileen Weber Girl scouts help to measure out the garden plots and break ground for the raised beds Joining the ranks of...

     
  • Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration

    Fairfield’s Earth Day Celebration

    May 6, 2010 20:54

    Win two nights in Maine, a GE Energy Star appliance (up to $500.00 in value, shipping incl.) a bike,  a family pass to...

     
  • April Declared National Gardening Month at Roger Ludlowe Middle School

    April Declared National Gardening Month at Roger Ludlowe Middle School

    Mar 30, 2010 19:07

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amie Guyette Hall E-mail: amieghall@aol.com Phone: 203-256-0426 Fax: 203-256-0323 April Declared...

     
  • Checking the Box on Local Food

    Checking the Box on Local Food

    Mar 29, 2010 8:37

    By Eileen Weber Michelle McCabe, event organizer and Chair of the Fairfield PTA Council Fuel for Learning Partnership The...

     
  • Food for Thought Expo Spotlights Locally Grown

    Please click here for the Food for Thought Expo 2011 event post. The post below refers to last year’s event! A celebration...

     
  • All He Wants for Christmas Is a Farm

    All He Wants for Christmas Is a Farm

    Nov 20, 2009 13:27

    Charlie presenting to his fourth grade class about the role of local farms and importance of supporting and preserving them. Charlie...

     
  • The Real Costs of Cheap Food

    The Real Costs of Cheap Food

    Aug 29, 2009 12:40

    Time magazine ran and excellent article on August 21 entitiled “Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food”...

     
  • FRESH Panelists and Exhibitors

    FRESH Panelists and Exhibitors

    Aug 14, 2009 18:01

    From left to right, guest Michelle McCabe, Hostess Analiese Paik, and Bill Duesing of CT NOFA Guests panelists Annelise McCay,...

     
  • Eat Local Challenge: 10 Ways to Eat FRESH

    Eat Local Challenge: 10 Ways to Eat FRESH

    Aug 14, 2009 16:27

    Nick Mancini's organic vegetables at the FRESH screening I announced an Eat Local Challenge at the FRESH screening on...

     
  • FRESH: Getting Back to Basics

    FRESH: Getting Back to Basics

    Aug 13, 2009 19:12

    by Eileen Weber Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms. Photo courtesy Ripple Effect Productions, producer of FRESH Joel Salatin...

     
  • Green Food Movement Fueled by Films and Resolutions

    Green Food Movement Fueled by Films and Resolutions

    Jul 28, 2009 11:21

    Our nation’s awareness of the need for healthy, sustainable food is growing and the documentary food films Food, Inc....

     
  • Drowned Tomatoes and Exploding Cabbages

    Drowned Tomatoes and Exploding Cabbages

    Jul 28, 2009 8:27

    Slow Food Connecticut's Tomato Tasting 2008, Courtesy Urban Oaks Organic Farm Extreme weather is wreaking havoc with...

     
  • FRESH is Coming to CT!

    FRESH is Coming to CT!

    Jul 24, 2009 15:31

    The First FRESH Screening in Connecticut Was Held on August 12, 2009! Read Full Story: FRESH: Getting Back to Basics, by...

     
  • If You Give a Friend Some Rhubarb

    If You Give a Friend Some Rhubarb

    Jul 18, 2009 20:14

    A delicious, local strawberry-rhubarb pie You might make some pie or tarts or compote together and have a great time eating...