Friday, October 31, 2008

Natural Rights

Elsa Dooling, Community Organizer for the Monterey Bay Area from Pesticide Watch, joined us in studio on Thursday.
Shannon Biggs is the director of the Local Green Economy program at Global Exchange. She recently co-authored a book, Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots.
Ben Price, Project Director in the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund's Corporations and Democracy Program.

Global Exchange rights-based organizer, Shannon Biggs, who partners with Elsa Dooling from CELDF to assist communities in passing these new laws, is blazing new ground in California: "Ecuador and U.S. communities—from Santa Cruz, California to rural Pennsylvania—are passing laws that assert the rights of nature to be wild, and boldly changing the way we protect the environment." Biggs is organizing with Monterey, Nevada City and Santa Cruz, which are among the first California communities working to pass local laws to change not only nature's legal status nature, but also its culture. Local Nevada City, California concerned resident Debra Weistar: "For 150 years, the entire Sierra Nevada mountain range has been exploited for profit. There is still a "gold rush" mentality here that implies that there are riches in these hills for the taking. Ecuador is leading the way on a national level, and it has created momentum that may evolve into a movement.

AMP Media was mentioned, Ben and Shannon will have discussions broadcasting on our local cable station
Telephone: (831) 333-1267 for information.

Elsa Dooling can be reached by E-Mail (Elsa@pesticidewatch.org) or call her at 831-236-8538

Ben and Shannon's Addresses are respictivly
Ben@globalexchange.org
Shannon@globalexchange.org

Assert your local rights!

Jeff

Thursday, October 30, 2008

YES on prop 2





Campaign Manager for Prop 2 and Humane Society's United States Chief Economist Jennifer Fearing, joined us Wednesday by telephone.

We need Basic minimum standards on the treatment of animals.
Now, laying hens have cages with a floor of wire, 2/3 the size of a piece of paper for several 4 lb. chickens. they cannot turn around or spread their wings.
Natural feed and environment brings better looking and tasting, more nutritious, chicken, eggs, beef, pork, etc.
"The current industrial farm animal production (IFAP) system often poses unacceptable risks to public health, the environment and the welfare of the animals themselves, according to an extensive 2½-year examination conducted by the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP), in a study released today."(04/29/2008)
Mentioned on the show,
"Norco ranch video, Mercy for animals"
Michael Pollan's book "Omnivors Dilema"
Downer cows to school lunch programs!!!
This practice led to a big beef recall!!
Labeling information

Communities are being polluted by these industries!
Unsafe foods are never a good deal!
Look through the lies!
Be outraged!

What can we do?
Use the 3 "R's"
Reduce the amount you consume,
Refine your use, buy cage free, antibiotic/hormone free, humane care standards, organic
Replacing, with other proteins.
You can E-Mail Jennifer ( jen@YESonProp2.com)

Jeff

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Crude Impact




James Wood, Producer, Director, Crude Impact, joined us by phone on Tuesday.

Link


"Crude Impact is an award-winning documentary film which Chris Vernon of TheOilDrum.com called " a terrific film... the best documentary I have seen on the subject." This feature film explores the interconnection between human domination of the planet, and the discovery and use of oil. Crude Impact has been an official selection at over thirty film festivals around the world and has won numerous awards. The film has been translated in to French, Spanish and Czech. Crude Impact was awarded the Best Environmental Feature Film at the 3rd Annual Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film screened at the famous Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. Crude Impact captured the Grand Jury Prize at the 2nd Annual Cinestrat Film Festival in Finestrat, Spain."
"To produce Crude Impact, James assembled an inspired team with a common purpose, which included his wife and co-producer Jennifer Wood."
Trailer
Link TV
Another
The Pachamama Alliance
Hafsat Abiola

Books mentioned,
At Play in the Fields of the Lord (2pc) (1991)
Our ecological foot print
The Green Collar Economy
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

You Tube video by Peakmoment TV
Oil and Gas - The Next Meltdown?

Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP)

And, as Thom Hartman says "Tag your it!"

Jeff

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Yes on Prop 1A

Robert Cruickshank, proponent of Prop 1A joined us by phone on Monday.
His High speed rail blog
"220MPH bullet train/160,000 New construction jobs/450,000 non-out-soarcable maintenance jobs and divert average estimated 12 billion tons off Carbon Dioxide out of our atmosphere."
"2.5 hours from San Fransisco to Los Angelos."
More info.
Voterguide
Daily Kos
California High Speed Rail

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Within Reach


Ryan Milarsck and Mandy Criegton joined us via Pay-phone from L.A.
Ryan and Mandy are Co-producing/creating "Within Reach" from the road.
Some Youtube,
"Our Mission is to film and document how sustainable communities function throughout the United States. We will “bikepack” to the East Coast and back to California, using our custom design solar electric assist bike trailer. The result is a feature length documentary film, tentatively scheduled to release at the end of 2009. The film will present a realistic experience of seeking out and living as part of a sustainable community."

600 Mi. and counting 12,000 mile total, 1 year
Check out the Mind map Mandala from their July blog
Regenerative communities not just sustainable.
Funded by Organic Athelete, $17.000 donated so far

Templeton (dance of dears) project, Eco-villages
Santa Cruz ecovillage
Intentional Communities
Hope Dance
N st. Davis CA.
Spiral Dynamics

What can we do?
10 Ways to Take Action Now
Create your world, change your attitude, be happy, share
Trust yourself, Think right brain
Smile more, Bike more, your closer to the earth and people.

Jeff

Friday, October 24, 2008

Dreaming green?



Kathleen Sullivan, A Dream and Life Coach and a former radio host, joined us in studio on Thursday.
Pick up Kathleen's books: Recurring Dream Symbols and
Recurring Dreams , A Journey to Wholeness at your local book shop or online.
Dreams are a message from the deep innersole, you can reprogram intention.
Define your own terms for symbols, don't use just any Dream dictionary, create your own.
Call Kathleen (831-372-8534) for ongoing consultation in Pacific Grove.
Lucid dreaming, change what frightens you.
When you have a dream, discuss and write it down ASAP!!!
Jeremy Taylor's work was mentioned as well.

Clear your psykee!!

Jeff

Thursday, October 23, 2008


Will Craven, Media Officer for Forest Ethics, joined us by phone Wensday.
Support a Do Not Mail Registry
"Just as the Do Not Call Registry freed Americans from telemarketers, a Do Not Mail Registry would give us the choice to stop junk mailers from violating our privacy, wasting our time and damaging the environment."
Sign the petition!!!!!!!!!Send it to another friend!!
Halloween is a social time, use it to our advantage. Let's turn halloween green.

"Founded in 1994, Forest Ethics is a nonprofit environmental organization with staff in Canada, the United States and C­hile. Our mission is to protect Endangered Forests and wild places, wildlife, and human wellbeing – one of our focus areas is climate change, which compromises all of our efforts if left unchecked. We catalyze environmental leadership among industry, governments and communities by running hard-hitting and highly effective campaigns that leverage public dialogue and pressure to achieve our goals. Our current campaigns focus on wild places in Canada, Chile and in California’s Sierra, and on industries that use products that come from these places. Our efforts have transformed the environmental practices of Fortune 500 companies including Dell, Staples, Office Depot, Victoria’s Secret, Williams-Sonoma, and many others. In 2008, we launched two major new initiatives – Do Not Mail, which calls for a national registry to stop junk mail"
Do not mail.org registery
20% of global heating is associated with deforestation.

Forest Ethics is also fighting for the Boreal Forest in Canada,
400 ton trucks???
Some interesting links;
forestethics
tarsandswatch
greenpeace
guardian

You can E-mail Will anytime (Will@forestethics.org)

NOW THE BAD NEWS
Thursday thru Saturday
"Weather permitting, the Army will conduct a prescribed burn this week on nearly 140 acres at Fort Ord."
Call Sam Farr in protest (831-424-2229)
If you have ash for analasis call for help (831-521-6042 or 831-899-5716)
Be aware of the wind direction.
There has never been a Enviromental Impact Study done on this health risk!

Jeff

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

No on Z?


Blue Planet Run, a large "coffee table book" is the amazing pictorial documenting the race around the globe, to provide safe drinking water to the world.
Take the 30 mile challenge.
The Objectives:
"Provide safe drinking water to 200 million people by 2027."

"We run because, in the words of the Iroquois thanksgiving prayer printed on the baton we carry with us: "Water is life."

"We give thanks to all the Waters of the world for quenching our thirst and providing us with strength. Water is life. We know its power in many forms - waterfalls and rain, mists and streams, rivers and oceans. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the spirit of water."

"Now our minds are one."


Mentioned on the show today,
Obama's "Dreams of my father"


In the second segment
NO ON Z
Richard Rosenthal, (Monterey County)Measure Z opponent joined us in studio .

Sales tax is regressive (targets spenders)
A very extensive argument, with lots of information.

Jeff

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Mardy McGraw, Green building Designer with emphasis on air Quality and Jim Stroupe, Green Architect joined us in studio on Monday.
"Every architect has their own way of doing things. They borrow from past employers and develop new ideas with each client. But childhood experience plays a big part in who we are. I grew up in an old stone farmhouse outside Philadelphia. My mom was an artist and my dad was a scientist. I discovered I wanted to be an architect in the third grade. I've spent my whole life designing spaces for people to live in. I've been a licensed architect in California since 1981, and a licensed general contractor since 1984. I've had over 200 projects built in the San Francisco Bay Area. I don't have one particular style, but enjoy tailoring each project to each client. I have no employees and enjoy doing everything myself. I do my own structural engineering, grading, and landscape design. I can help with all interior finishes and furnishings. I am not trying to get rich, I just want to do good work."
They shared their green checklist and preferred subcontractors with us.
Phone Mardy at 925-787-2471

What can we do?
Tube skylights, more windows, counter top windows
low/no VOC paints, recycled paint, more insulation under your floors.

Keith Severson, Marketing Service Manager With Graniterock, also joined us in studio, Keith is following the green trends in paving.
Improving water runoff issues with pervious concrete, VS impervious concrete. Pervious concrete looks like a rice crispy treat, water soaks in, instead of running off into storm drains, also gives the opportunity to design micro water tables to more effectively capture and recycle rain water.
Keith is also speaking at the ACEexpo.
Cal stones was mentioned, they have pavers that are also pervious

Other ways to recycle concrete is to recrush it for baserock use.
E-mail Keith with questions about pervious concrete and flyash issues.
Mainoffice@graniterock.com

Jeff

Friday, October 17, 2008










Beth H. Harrison, The Truth About GMO's.
"Genetically Engineered Food Quick Facts: No crops on the market today are genetically engineered to increase crop yield, resist drought, or reduce chemical fertilizer use. They haven't helped third world countries, they aren't feeding the world, and they haven't lowered food prices at all. GE food has never been proven safe for human consumption; scientists have no idea what it will do to people who eat it. There is a significant body of scientific evidence that has proven serious human health risks associated with it. As far as U.S. regulatory agencies are concerned, if a biotech company says its products are safe, that is enough for approval. Genetically engineered food is not labeled in the United States. At the same time, more than 40 countries have either banned GE food outright or have laws requiring the labeling of it giving citizens in those countries the freedom to choose not to eat it."
"The GOOD News?
You don’t have to eat GE food again. This book explores why and how you have been kept in the dark about GE foods and the risks, why these foods continue to go unlabeled, and outlines what foods to avoid and how to take action.
As a consumer, your dollars wield the most influence. Eating GE food contributes to multinational corporations that are interested in profits over your health."

Blog, shedding light on genetically engineered foods,

What can we do?
Don't buy GMO foods, use the power of your dollar
GMO's must be labeled, demand it! Be informed,
look at labels, call manufacturers, demand organic

Jeff

Thursday, October 16, 2008


Arlos Anderson, Grey Water Makes Cents
Our mission is to provide industry with its high tech water needs while providing clean drinking water to municipalities, villages and individuals.

Arlos will be speaking at the ACE Expo, Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds event oct.25-26

Grey water recycling, tankless water heating systems, solar/tankless hybrids, hydronic heating and much more.
Get your discount today, just say you heard it on Tommorrow Matters.

Arlos is also involved in algae for bio-oil and The waste from our power plant (moss landing), combined with salt water, creating cement!!!
Workshops are offered, just drop Arlos an E-mail.
Turn halloween green! Stop junk mail!

What can we do?
Everyone can help, look to the future, educate, legislate.

These books were mentioned by our guest.
Rachel Carson's book, "Silent spring"

"Cadillac Desert", by Marc Reisner

"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed" by Jared Diamond

Jeff

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Talkin' Water


Shannon Sonenstein, Director, Producer, Talkin' Water
and Briceshanay Gresham, 1 of the stars has joined us by telephone.
"Disillusioned by the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina, four girls –two from New Orleans and two from New York City– set out to tell the “real” story. Armed with video cameras and a sense of responsibility, the project quickly becomes personal as the girls explore issues of race, class and government – and are surprised to discover as much about themselves as New Orleans. Incorporating footage actually shot by the girls, Talkin’ Water follows the summer Rodneka, Suprena, Sade, and Briceshanay spent in New Orleans- exploring their feelings about Katrina, America and what it means to grow up in chaotic times."
Talkin' Water AKA speaking clearly, truthfully.
Thier trip was a very emotional learning experience for these 4 teens, they discovered discrimination and racism in government,
They found New Orleans still not rebuilt, Texas got help fast.
They also found hatred/bigotry upon returning to New Orleans.

A couple of memorable quotes,
Make lemonade from (life)lemons, you can do it! turn it around!
Don't miss the goodness!!!!!

Screening Fri. Oct 17, 7:30 showing at the Bioneers conferance, San Rafael, Marin Center

Another great film "Battle in Seattle" film is now playing (check your local listings)
Controlling world wide water supply with our tax dollars

PG post office has info on "do not send junk mail/ get off lists"
Please remove me from your mailing lists.
Send 3 letters, no more junk mail!!!

ADVO
Consumer Assistance
PO Box 249
Windsor, CT 06095

Mail Preference Service
C/O DMA
PO Box 90008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008

Direct List Technology, Inc.
1950 West Corporate Way
Anaheim, CA 92801-5373

Jeff

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Jeff Barrie joined us by phone on Friday
Jeff's Award-winning film Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America is a timely, solutions-oriented look at one of America’s most pressing environmental challenges: energy. Filmmaker Jeff Barrie offers hope as he turns the camera on himself and asks, “How can I make a difference?” In his journey Barrie explores the source of our electricity and the problems caused by energy production including mountain top removal, childhood asthma and global warming. Along the way he encounters individuals, businesses, organizations, and communities who are leading the way, using energy conservation, efficiency and renewable, green power all while saving money and the environment. This often amusing and always inspiring story shows, “You can easily make a difference and here’s how!”
More info.
Kilowatt Ours will be on public TV (KQED SF) Check your local listings.

After burning all vegetation, 250' holes are drilled, explosives are dropped in (25 tons per day), then comes huge cranes and huge trucks instead of men mining.
This is an ecological disaster, causing flooding, many health issues, rising Asama rates
The facts.
1lb. coal= 1kwHr.=1.5 lb. co2
1 KwHr.= one 100 w bulb for 10 hours

What can we do?
Change your bulbs
New energy star appliances
Turn off all chargers and power sucking appliances, power strips make this easy.
Conserve heat and cooling with insulation.
Seal up windows and doors with weather stripping
Change your mind!

Jeff is now working on a new film "Peddling for a dream" biking across America.
Jeff

Friday, October 10, 2008

On Thursday's show,
Kelly Rivas and Deborah talk on Prop 7
"Requires all California utilities to meet renewable energy production standards that will help put California on the path to energy independence. Utilities will be required to produce electricity from solar and clean energy resources in the following percentages: 20% by 2010, 40% by 2020, and 50% by 2025. Replace half of the fossil fuels used for electricity generation in California with clean energy technologies such as solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, and small hydro. Does not raise taxes or have any fiscal impact on the state budget. Unlike today, all utilities -- including municipally owned utilities like Los Angeles Department of Water and Power -- will be required to comply with renewable energy laws. The Solar and Clean Energy Initiative creates high tech jobs and grows California's economy. Construction and maintenance workers on clean energy plants will be paid a prevailing wage. Solar electric plants generate between 160% and 720% more jobs than a natural gas fired plant."
Some interesting sites,

Website about fast-track permitting timeline for caller Spencer:

Blog explaining opposition:

California Secretary of State Website for campaign expenditures:

Personally I just don't know yet!
I'll be Googling both sides in the weeks to come.
This issue needs more investigation.
Jeff

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Wednesday

Nina Simmons joined us by telephone,
Nina is Co-Founder and co-producer Bioneers’ annual conference.
This year, she began co-teaching a workshop called Cultivating Women’s Leadership,
to brainstorm about envisioning a broad progressive women’s movement with environment at its heart. The gathering served as an incubator, resulting in the formation of CodePink: Women for Peace.
She previously served as president of Seeds of Change.
In 2002 Nina produced a retreat for diverse women leaders called UnReasonable Women for the Earth, to brainstorm about envisioning a broad progressive women’s movement with environment at its heart.
In 2006, she and her husband and partner Kenny Ausubel, (also Bioneers Co-Founder, and co-produced Bioneers’ annual conference), were awarded the Green Cross Millennium Award for Community Environmental Leadership.

What can we do?
Inspire people to innovate, reinvent, redesign and transform.
Stay connected with your joy, don't freak-out, follow your joy, follow your passion.
The Environment is the mother of all innovation.
Use your 10 year goggles.
Find Indigenous knowledge, localization is the key.
Story telling works well, reach into their own experiences,
Kill your TV, I did!
Jeff

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Wow

Gary Paul Nabhan, Ph.D., is a writer, Seedsman, lecturer and world-renowned conservation scientist. He is the outgoing Director of the Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University, where he catalyzed the Canyon Country Fresh regional food initiative (())on the Colorado Plateau.
Gary Paul Nabhan is Director, Center for Sustainable Environments, and Tenured Professor, Applied Indigenous Studies and Environmental Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, his alma mater.




Gary Nabhan, Where our Food Comes From, In his book, he weaves together Nikolai Vavilov's extraordinary story with his own expeditions to Earth's richest agricultural landscapes and the cultures that tend them.
Has keynoted over 100 national and international research and conservation conferences in 6 countries and 43 states, has guest-lectured at 40 universities and colleges
I found 72 books that he has written that seem to be in print, one that caught my eye, Tequila!: A Natural and Cultural History




Gary Paul Nabhan, prize-winning author and naturalist, lives in Flagstaff. He is the director of conservation biology at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and cofounder of Native Seeds.

Gary is Speaking in Capitola Nov 13 Book cafe

He is also speaking at The Bioneers conferance oct. 17-19 and Green Festival in SF


Wild Farm Alliance and Roots of Change were also mentioned, got more info.

Monsanto investigation book Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods

Seed diversity is a strategy for survival.
32 countries are having food riots NOW, due to too little food
Corn meal has doubled in a year and a half, HERE
There are 1200 types of apples, not many in the stores/farmers markets I've been to find.
There are 1000 foods in danger of being extinct, due to processing and shipping problems
Local food management seems to be the ticket to bio-diversity
Farmers are generally dynamic, responding to adversity, natural obstacles and global warming.

What can we do?
Get involved
Garden at home
Buy fair trade items
Use your local Farmers market

Jeff

Politics today

Our scheduled guest was unable to be with us today.
Instead, we have Robert Cruickshank in studio. E-mail him Robert@calitics.com
Talking about politics is not a "normal" topic for Tomorrow Matters.
Politics does play a big role in being green.
Robert is the Acting Media Director for the
Monterey County Democrats.
Monday is the first day to vote "get out the vote" Early voting Now, Monterey County Election Department, 1370 B South Main St., Salinas
We now have 1 month to vote, compared to 1 day in previous years.
Michael Moore says, ask friends and neighbors if they are registered to vote.
His movies online (slacker uprising)(election day the movie.com)
Lots more young people are registering than ever before. (20% increase?)
We seem to agree that election day should be a paid holiday!
Voter guide http://montereycountydemocrats.org/
More Info. http://www.smartvoter.org/

What can we do?
Get involved, put pressure on our elected officials.
Vote with your dollars.
Talk to your family, friends and neighbors as partners.
Shop sustainably and locally.
Community gardens, barbaques etc. to bring people together
Get involved in your community.
Phone banking?
Be a poll watcher or worker, help non-mobile persons to get to and from the polls, observe counting See ?
Defend your rights, VOTE!

Jeff

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Manyrivers Collective

Kristen ManyRivers and Kem White of Manyrivers Collective joined us by telephone
Manyrivers Collective is a rainwater harvesting business in Santa Cruz County. Partner Kem White is an ecological landscape artist, accomplished herbalist and mother.

Collection, filtering, conveying water(pumping)and site specific storage are some of the hurdles they overcome at Manyrivers Collective

The solar pump mentioned is very cool.

Potters for peace

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape

Here comes the rain and I'm not ready!

24" annuel rainfall
1000 sq.ft. roof
12,600 gallons of rain water each year.
The complex that I work in is around 80,000 sq.ft.
My math may be a little off, but I came up with 720,000 gal!
That's a lot of water!!! Where am I going to put it all?

What can we do?
Shower with a friend, turn off water when soaping.
Water when it's cool outside to prevent evaporation.
Check your water system for leaks.
Support small farms that manage water well.

Jeff

Friday, October 3, 2008

Bill McKibben




Bill McKibben joined us from an Dulles Airport DC, he has written a powerful book "Deep Economy"
"In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy."
Bill is also the founder of the step-it-up foundation,and is also involved in 350.org
350PPM maximum carbon in our air (At 387PPM now) 275PPM safe(history)
Bill has 12 books I can find!
Another book, "The Bill McKibben Reader"

More books from Bill
Bill is a frequent contributor to various magazines
What can we do to help?
We need vast changes in near no time
Build a movement
Organize locally and post to Internet for world viewing,
Change politics locally,
energy Centralizing, Local food,
Local currencies, local purchases,
Manufacturing back to locals,
Smaller families,
Manage decline gracefully.

Next week is ride-share week, so carpool as much as possible!

Jeff

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Shoshone sisters

George and Beth Gage joined us by phone.
Playing at the Bioneers conference film fest, the film "Our Land, Our Life."
"Carrie and Mary Dann, two elderly Shoshone sisters, are engaged in a thirty-year battle for rights to their own land."
"This is a film that reveals shocking information about crimes that continue to be committed against Native Americans."

1974 Feds seized land
, rounded up livestock, let animals starve to death!
1863 treaty "peace and friendship" of (16 million acres)ruby valley, the feds needed passage through the land.

Bureau of Land Management
said Shoshones were tresspassing!and they owed US big money!
Shashone shared lands, feds say no, your over grazing
Massive round-ups from early 90's to 2004
over 1000 heads stolen by BLM, Horses dieing from starvation.
Yucca mountain (NV) AKA Snake mtn. is holy land with burial grounds and other ritual areas.
Land grants for big business interests, Nuclear waste depository and mining for gold.
US sued Carrie and Mary, went to the Supreme court, determined to have lost land.
In 2006 UN decided in favor of the Indians, human rights violation
2006 Geneva visit, went positive, Hope, validation from delegation
US gave no positive response still disagrees with the UN
What can we do to help?
wsdp.org
Spread the word about the film,
Look deeply for the truth, learn about others,
Vote!!!!!
Public support/outcry
Participate in gatherings
Be aware that Shoshone rights are still being steeped on so badly.
Special rules for indigenous peoples?

Jeff

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

A GREATER VISION



Tuesday, Dr. Marylou Shockly,, Chair of the School of Business at CSUMB , joined us in studio. she is also a Board member of Shipper-Grower Foundation
More info
And more info
"A GREATER VISION: THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP
Friday, October 3, 2008 from 9:00am-Noon FREE/donation
"Join us for a discussion defining sustainability from legislative and economic perspectives as well as the future of local agriculture and careers in that field."
For reservations for the seminar call the CSUMB Special Events hotline 831-582-4001, or email specialevents@csumb.edu.

Another resource mentioned by Marylou, Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business.

Did you realize that Agriculture is a 3 billion dollar industry locally?

What can WE do???
It's a great time to support local Agriculture
Express yourself to politicians
Vote!!!
Attend forums
Get involved

Jeff