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  • Urban Farming….. on the ground and on the rooftops

    michelle victoria February 9, 2010     1 Comment     Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Agriculture

    Can you imagine an actual large scale farm in an urban environment? How about in a city that has lost over half of its population since the sixties, has been pretty much abandoned and has a really tough reputation? Well it looks as if the vision of one financial manager to bring a working 70

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  • Friends of Slow Money Take Action

    michelle victoria October 6, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Climate Change, Farmers Markets, Industrial food practices, Investing, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Businesses

    Friends of Slow Money are at it….. Are you fighting to protect the environment? Mitigate climate change? Save the oceans? End oil dependency? Improve health? Improve food systems? Preserve freedom? Imagine if your $5 contribution (coupled with thousands of others) could launch a whole new movement — one that fixes our food system, empowers social

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  • Sustainable Investing and Slow Money

    michelle victoria September 14, 2009     No Comment     Changing Habits, Gardens and Farms, GMO-GE Information, Investing, Sustainable Agriculture

    Only two days after the Slow Money conference ended here in Santa Fe and the media is talking about it. What is different about Slow Money’s approach? After attending the conference and gaining a deeper understanding of the organization’s goals I would have to say it is its sincere commitment to make a fundamental change

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  • Slow Money-A system of “Nurture Capital”

    michelle victoria August 26, 2009     No Comment     Films to see, Gardens and Farms, Sustainable Businesses

    I just learned of this wonderful organization, the Slow Money Alliance. They are presenting a new economic vision that is committed to building local food systems and local economies. This is an emerging network of serious investors, donors, entrepreneurs, farmers and activists who are committed to a sustainable future, from the ground up. Read their

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