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Locavore Links "Locavore" is the 2007 word of the year according to the Oxford University Press. "The “locavore” movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to grow or pick their own food, arguing that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locavores also shun supermarket offerings as an environmentally friendly measure, since shipping food over long distances often requires more fuel for transportation."
http://www.marylandsbest.net/ Find local CSAs, meats, grains and produce in Maryland. This site has just been updated, so if you haven't looked in a while, check it out. http://buylocalbaltimore.com You can search local products and businesses here. One Straw Farm, Spoutwood Farm and Gunpowder Bison and Trading Company are a few of the local food producers that can be found in this directory. http://www.organicconsumers.org The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is an online and grassroots non-profit public interest organization campaigning for health, justice, and sustainability. The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics. They have an e-newsletter and a number of action campaigns.
http://www.localharvest.org Use this website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies. http://kootenaycoopradio.com/deconstructingdinner/ This is a great podcast from Canada about our food systems, and issues. This is an enlightening (truly eye opening) show. If you want to be able to make better choices about the food you eat, be sure to listen. Buddhist Links www.treeleaf.org Soto Zen Buddhist site. Study with an American teacher who lives in Japan--online! Online dharma talks, meditation sessions and even retreats. http://www.buddhanet.net Good meditation guides, Buddhist study guides and e-books. All free.
www.mro.org Zen Buddhist site. Some meditation instruction. Check out WZEN streaming audio station.
http://www.audiodharma.org Tons of downloadable dharma talks by Gil Fronsdal and others recorded at the Insight Meditation Center since 2000. Good quality, good advice, good refreshers. Listen while you drive (be careful!), walk/jog, use the treadmill, or stare meditatively off into space. Music Links
www.pandora.com This is Alan's newest discovery. You tell Pandora what artists or songs you like and it will select streaming audio of those artists and similar music. Good way to discover new performers. It is like having your own personal radio station. Art Links www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk Saatchi Gallery is an online exhibition of the work of unknown and new artists. Displayed work ranges from serious artists to kids. There are online forums for critiques and just good conversations about happenings in the contemporary art world. |
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