This year we will celebrate the 2017 Snailblazer honoree June Russell, head of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket Regional Grains Project. The ‘Snailblazer’ award is a designation granted to those leaders in the farm-to-table movement committed to a local, sustainable, and fair food … Read More
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October 16: Dance for Puerto Rico: Broadway Stars Lead Garjana Fundraiser for Hurricane Relief
Join the happy-hour fundraiser “Garjana” to help hurricane survivors in the Caribbean. Led by Broadway stars, this immersive dance experience will raise support for relief efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominica through #GiveHealthy, Feeding America and World Food Program USA. … Read More
Demand Investigation of Monsanto; Ask Congress NOT to Slash the EPA; Vote NO to Perdue; Join the Slow Food Movement!
Truth About Monsanto’s Weed Killer Roundup Revealed in Unsealed Documents The New York Times reported last Tuesday that a former EPA official, Jess Rowland, may have assisted in the cover-up of a toxicology report on Monsanto’s Weed Killer Roundup, in … Read More
Field to Frock: Lessons from the Slow Food Movement
Learn how practices developed by the Slow Food Movement may also benefit the fashion industry. Panel moderator, Summer Rayne Oakes, speaks with chef Daphne Cheng, a pioneer in plant-based cuisine; fashion designer Jussara Lee; and Richard McCarthy, executive director of … Read More