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Some challenges to the notion that local = best. Not sure they all resonate with me, but it's certainly food for thought.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/216034

Great article, Bill. Thanks for posting this.

"It is important to realize that the vulnerability of people to climate disasters is socially produced: that is, pushing the world’s farmers to precarious farming conditions is the result of decisions taken in the market, in government, and in the global institutions. … We can decide to build r...

The Co-op has a lot of boxes -- we break them down but they can be put back together easily. As today was a delivery day, we should have a ton of fresh boxes in the alley right now. I'd suggest calling the store and seeing if you can come by.

Hope this helps!
John

"We don't have the luxury of philosophizing about food. With the exhaustion of the soil, the impact of global warming and the inevitably rising price of oil — which will affect everything from fertilizer to supermarket electricity bills — our industrial style of food production will end sooner ...

Ellen, your point is well taken. I'll make sure that at future events, we leave the incense in the box.

Fast-Food Grilled Chicken Contains Dangerous Carcinogen, Laboratory Tests Reveal Doctors’ Group Sues McDonald’s, Burger King, Outback, and Other National Chains Under California Law to Warn Consumers WASHINGTON— Every sample of grilled chicken products from seven national restaurant chains tested p...

"Erectile dysfunction, the truth behind the 'special sauce,' and a burger from 1996. Keep reading if you dare."

Nobody planted them! Morris provided compost which happened to have some tomato seeds in it. Best as I know, nobody's eating those tomatoes.

Someone's finally set about ending the tyranny of overpriced and instantly-obsoleted textbooks. Read more here.

"It is increasingly acknowledged that local water depletion and pollution are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy. Many countries have significantly externalised their water footprint, importing water-intensive goods from elsewhere. This puts pressure on the water resource...

Check it out here: www.mycentraljersey.com/bestofmcj I feel I should mention that there's a "Health Food Store" category, and I just voted for George Street Co-op in that category. Everyone should vote their consciences, but I certainly hope you'll consider voting for the Co-op... Thanks, ...

Both this article and the previously posted "Vermin" article are from Discover Magazine. There's many other articles there that should interest anyone who's keeping tabs on how humankind relates to the environment.

I hesitate to post this, partly because we're a vegetarian co-op and partly because even some meat-eaters find the notion of eating "alternative" animals & insects as distateful. Nonetheless, this article in Discover has some fascinating details of what meat-eaters might be eating (sim...

Catalog Choice:
http://www.catalogchoice.org/

Unfortunately, only available for facebook users:
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/112

gwen wrote:- a 9-drawer low/long dresser

Could you tell me the dimensions of this dresser?

One NiCad mobile phone or power tool battery is enough to pollute 600,000 litres of water, equivalent to a third of an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Much more about battery toxicity here:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... _14263165/

Hey all, I'd like to get together a crew of us and go out for dinner. I know in the past Sunday nights have generally been good, so I'd like to nominate Sunday June 21st. There are two rules for our "VeggieTable" tradition: ⋅ Order vegetarian, unless your life somehow depends on ...