1. NSAC – Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act

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    Farming for the Future:A Sustainable Agriculture AgendaFor the 2013 Food & Farm Bill

    The 2013 Farm Bill debates are underway, and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is fighting for better food and farm policy.  The perfect storm of economic, environmental, and health crises currently gripping our nation demands decisive farm policy reform that will ensure a sustainable future for American agriculture.

    NSAC’s farm bill proposals will expand opportunities for family farmers to produce good food, sustain the environment, and contribute to vibrant communities.  NSAC’s farm bill proposals are the culmination of two years of policy work within its broad, diverse coalition of over 90 grassroots organizations from across the country.



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  2. AMEX Lounge at McCarran Airport » GSky Plant Systems, Inc. -

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    more photos found at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.560643727290055.1073741828.123932234294542&type=1

    American Express had officially opened The Centurion Lounge for its VIP guests at the McCarran International Airport, the principal airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Centurion Lounge offers a delightful escape from the airport rush with a freshly-scented living Green Wall that welcomes guests immediately upon entering. For more informtion, please visit the project profile: http://gsky.com/projects/amex-lounge-at-mccarran-airport/


    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://gsky.com/projects/amex-lounge-at-mccarran-airport/

    more details at 

    http://www.prweb.com/releases/GSky_Plant_Systems/Living_Green_Wall/prweb10663184.htm
    GSky Living Green Wall Offers Escape for Travelers Inside American Express Centurion Lounge at McCarran International Airport

    A Living Green Wall designed by GSky Plant Systems, Inc now adorns the American Express Centurion Lounge at MCarran International Airport. The newly installed wall, which spans 150 square feet, houses 735 plants made up of seven different species


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  3. Dare To Imagine

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    What will the world look like 50-100 years from now?

    “We are quickly becoming a global neuro-network. The power of a correct idea in this interconnected age spreads so quickly that scale can happen on a never-before-seen pace,” says Premal Shah of Kiva.

    In this futuristic short video created for the opening of the 10th Anniversary of the Skoll World Forum, we asked friends and members of the Forum community such as Elon Musk, Arianna Huffington, Sakena Yacoobi, Joi Ito, Shaifali Puri, Sarah Caddick, Geoffrey West, and junior genius Tanishq Abraham that very question. 

    The problems facing our world are so large that they demand disruptive thinking. We don’t have time to think in incremental terms. It’s time to challenge the status quo, and dare to imagine what we can do.

    http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=3d61a72ed68f57b047aeb67aa&id=4bae362f57&e=65d70d045a


    Rick Passo’s insight:

    How do we deliver healthcare, education, nutrition, financial inclusion and other social goods in a sustainable manner to the populations that need them most? As part of an anthology of essayspublished by McKinsey & Company in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Skoll World Forum, we asked over 25 of the world’s leading thinkers, policymakers and entrepreneurs to share their views. +Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, believes we’re on the verge of an emerging science of delivery.  +Tony Blair reveals three essential lessons about how to deliver real change in government.  +”If you’re reading this in the United States or the United Kingdom, then congratulations: you live in one of the unhealthiest nations in the world,” declares Jamie Oliver.  


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  4. SunWater Crowdfunding Campaign

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    Paul Polak and his team in conjunction with volunteers from Ball Aerospace have developed a revolutionary technology that harnesses sunlight to irrigate crop…

    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sunwater-affordable-solar-powered-pumps-for-poor-farmers/x/519136

    Paul Polak and his team in conjunction with volunteers from Ball Aerospace have developed a revolutionary technology that harnesses sunlight to irrigate crops in rural villages in a sustainable, affordable way.


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  5. How Food Tank’s Danielle Nierenberg Wants to Save the World

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    Follow Danielle Nierenberg, and you will end up in interesting places.

    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zester-daily/how-food-danielle-nierenberg_b_3220656.html

    People around the world seem to be far more aware of the issue of food quality and food security. What has caused this awakening?

    I think that since the food and economic crisis began in 2007 and 2008 there’s a growing movement around how not just to feed people, but nourish them. Most of the investment in agriculture is on starchy staple crops and less has been invested in leguminous crops, protein-rich grains or indigenous vegetables. These are crops that are not only more nutritious, but tend to be resistant to drought, disease, pests, high temperatures, etc.


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  6. Data Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture [INFOGRAPHIC] | Sustainable Cities Collective

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    Design Trust put together a metrics framework that measured the associated activities of urban agriculture with the known benefits derived from various studies to convince city officials of urban farming’s positive impacts.

    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/big-city/133921/data-farming-demonstrating-benefits-urban-agriculture

    Ensia ‏@ensiamedia

    Data Farming: Demonstrating the Benefits of Urban Agriculture (infographic) http://soa.li/4a5tjUV  #foodsecurity


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  7. Find A Free Desk In Someone’s Office, And Feel More Creative

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    Nick Couch describes Free Desk Here—his new service linking people who want a change of scenery with people who have desks to spare—as a “physical LinkedIn.” It’s a way for people to meet new people, but “in a more meaningful way than just adding…

    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681863/find-a-free-desk-in-someones-office-and-feel-more-creative

    Combining interesting freelancers with established companies can result in collaborative experiences no one would have imagined.

    see also http://openstudioclub.com/free-desk-here

    Open Studio Club is a free listing site for artists and designers to find affordable studio space.


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  8. STEM Day Aquaponics in North Georgia Schools

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    We had an exciting STEM Day, the celebration in Georgia of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in the Georgia School System. HATponics participated in STEM Day through the unveiling of sustai…

    Rick Passo’s insight:

    http://hatponicsblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/stem-day-aquaponics-in-north-georgia-schools/

    Our next stop was Rossville Elementary where an Aquaponics system now runs the entire length of the school cafeteria. Ryan presented the students with a lesson on sustainable growing practices and the importance of caring for our environment and we will return on Monday with plants and fish to make the system operational. The students expressed overwhelming enthusiasm at the idea of being able to watch their food grow in the same room they eat in every day. The clear majority preference of food to grow was strawberries, except for an adamant group of third graders who demanded basil, and one fifth grader who wanted to plant a fig tree.


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  9. Tommie Brown Academy | Facebook Aquaponic installation for kindergarten class

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    Tommie Brown Academy | Facebook Aquaponic installation for kindergarten class

    from .

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/HATponics/359446094161346

    HATponics- Hydro-Aqua-Terra ponics - providing sustainable agriculture solutions.


    Rick Passo’s insight:

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=364698650302757&set=a.364697010302921.1073741834.359446094161346&type=3&theater

    from a media set at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.364697010302921.1073741834.359446094161346&type=1

    Tommie Brown Academy received an aquaponics growing system as well as hands on educational experience from Inner City Aquaponics, a sustainable farming organization in Rossville. The installation was on Wednesday and combined aquaculture fish farming with strawberry plants grown hydroponically.

    Tommie Brown kindergarten teacher Andria Powers organized the donation of the new system which will be used to engage students ages 4-6 in active learning about plant life cycles and how caring for plants helps the Earth and the important role that sustainable farming practices play.

     


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About me

“Dream of Mindanao of being independent economically will remain an elusive dream if present Mindanao leaders will always forget to empower the poorest of the poor in Mindanao. This is the reason why armed conflict always flourish in the country’s second biggest island because the mass based are always forgotten” - Beverly Del Valle, urban poor leader in Caraga region.

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