Locally grown, Locally shared: A new model for giving in Baltimore, MD
Monday, April 26th, 2010Over a hundred Baltimore residents gathered on Saturday night for the 4th edition of an innovative fundraising event called STEW. STEW is a joint project of Baltimore Development Cooperative and Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse, where attendees pay $10/person for the opportunity to share a multi-course locavore meal and listen to the financial needs of three [...]
Food Access Solutions: Panel Discussion in Anacostia
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010On Friday, April 12th, Food Access Solutions: Urban Agriculture, Local Food, & Community Development, a panel discussion between leaders in the food movement on a regional level and leaders on the local level took place in southeast Washington D.C. in Anacostia. My interest in Urban Agriculture comes from my desire to integrate schools and [...]
Meatless Monday: A Campaign Rooted in Public Health
Thursday, April 15th, 2010The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health embraced the Meatless Monday campaign back in 2003, and the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future has proudly served as the national campaign’s scientific advisor ever since. Today I welcome and laud The Johns Hopkins Hospital for launching its own Meatless Monday campaign. In an effort [...]
Response to Professor Mitloehner
Thursday, April 8th, 2010Dear Professor Mitloehner,
I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my post. What you wrote was informative, but your response also raised additional questions for me. I will lay them out here and you are welcome to respond again.
From your response:
“I did not write the press releases and feel that a lot of the [...]
A leader for a livable Future – Happy Cesar Chavez Day
Monday, April 5th, 2010It wasn’t until I moved to San Francisco after college that I found out who Cesar Chavez was. Being from Pennsylvania, where his birthday is not celebrated as a state holiday, perhaps I knew his name, but certainly not his legacy as a leader and organizer for farm workers rights. But in California, where his [...]
DC Healthy Schools Act
Friday, April 2nd, 2010On Friday, March 26th the DC Council listened to testimony from various concerned citizens and experts from the community on the DC Healthy Schools Act. This bill represents a wonderful first step in improving the health of DC’s children and the role that schools play in the sustainability of our communities. While the bill’s main [...]
