Is Hydroponic Food as Healthy as Traditional Soil Grown Food? by Rachel Tinker-Kulberg, PhD The USDA estimates that 23 million people have inadequate access to healthy and affordable food and as a result food-related illnesses such as Type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and obesity are currently on the rise in this country. Organically soil…
Pepperfest Kickoff! Farm-to Fork Dinner
Pepperfest Kickoff
with Chef Geoff, Piedmont Biofarm & Fair Game Distillery• Sept 26, 6 – 9 PM:
Join us in kicking off Pepperfest with an unforgettable, magical Farm to Fork dinner at The Plant in Pittsboro. We will pair a delicious, Biofarm-sourced, five-course pepper-themed dinner with locally-made spirits and wines…..
Money & Meaning Summit
An ABUNDANCE NC & SLOW MONEY EVENT • SEP 10-12, 2015:
Since money it is such an easy thing to measure, it tends to be the first and only yardstick we use when it comes to assessing our place in the world. Because meaningless and abstract financial capital is what we focus on, it’s easy to lose sight of the natural, social, human and spiritual capitals which sustain us. At this conference we are going to take a crack at fusing money and meaning together…
Watching seeds grow, organically, with Judy Lessler of Harland’s Creek Farm
Judy Lessler is a the owner and proprietor of Harland’s Creek Farm, a certified organic farm specializing in flowers, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and pasture-raised chicken eggs, located four miles west of Pittsboro N.C. She is also a panelist on this Thursday’s pre-Climate Conference “Amuse Bouche” evening gathering, hosted by WUNC’s Frank Stasio, at Fearrington…
