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- May 20, 2013 – Economic analysis of local and regional food systems: Taking stock and looking ahead
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- May 20, 2013 – Economic analysis of local and regional food systems: Taking stock and looking ahead
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Ron Revord: First ASAP Scholar
The Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Scholars Program is seeking applicants for fall 2013. To give you an idea of the kinds of things students might do we thought we’d tell you about the 2012 ASAP Scholar, Ron Revord. Ron is … Continue reading
New Website for WPP Research Site!
Check out the new website for the WPP Research Site at WPPRESEARCH.ORG! The Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site is a new large-scale research site on the South Farms of the Urbana-Champaign campus that studies the agricultural and ecological characteristics … Continue reading
GMO’s: Labels, or no Labels?
As the world’s population expands, we require more and more food, which necessitates ever more effective technology and robust yields. In this country, one of the ways we have come to deal with this problem is through Genetically Modified Organisms, … Continue reading
Student Sustainability Committee Funds Permaculture Study
This past spring, ASAP helped setup and partially fund the new Woody Perennial Polyculture research site here on the Urbana-Champaign campus (see article with more information here). This site, with its 3,200 young but quickly growing plants, aims to quantify … Continue reading
Local agriculture experiences welcome growth at Hendrick House
Alisa DeMarco’s first year at Hendrick House has been marked with huge strides towards more sustainable food options and integration more local foods on campus. Hendrick House has been a privately owned residence hall on the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign … Continue reading
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Tagged Alisa DeMarco, Hendrick House, organic
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New Urban Gardening Research And More – Get Up to Speed!
Article by Laura Witzling The first community gardening literature review has been published, a massive quantitative research study on urban soil in New York community gardens is underway, Mother Jones just featured a powerful spread of photographs from a Chicago … Continue reading
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What’s in a Word?
For the consumer who shops for food with an emphasis on questions like “who grew this?” and “how was this grown?” life can sometimes be difficult. Let’s face it, oftentimes it takes a degree in chemistry to recognize all the ingredients … Continue reading
In Case You Missed It
This week ASAP’s Heather Faivre posted a video, focusing on the Restoration Agriculture Project, which she worked very hard and you should watch! Just click here or here or even here to watch it. Hope you’re having a swell weekend.
Farm Bill: Drought Puts Pressure on GOP
One in a continuing series of posts concerning the 2012 Farm Bill Up to this point, the strategy of the GOP House leadership concerning the proposed 2012 Farm Bill has been one of apathy; afraid of showing splits in their … Continue reading
Restoration Agriculture Project. Check out the video!
Article and video by Heather Faivre This spring students at the University of Illinois initiated a study of permaculture design at the Sustainable Student Farm on the South Farms of the Urbana, Illinois Campus. The study is called Restoration Agriculture, … Continue reading
