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by Caitlin Zera                                                              January 19, 2016 Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective is a documentary film permeated with a refreshing sense of serenity and possibility. Inhabit is foremost a documentary…

By: Melissa A. Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator On August 5th and 6th, 2015, MCE’s Executive Director Heather Navarro, Clean Water Policy Coordinator Alicia, and I spent time in Kansas City to meet with several environmental and sustainable food system organizations. I met specifically organizations working in KC’s thriving local food scene. Five of the organizations I met…

By Caitlin Zera                                                              January 12, 2016 Divide in Concord is the perfect documentary film for anyone who wants to get fired up about local politics and…

By: Melissa A. Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator On August 3rd, Food and Farm Coordinator Melissa Vatterott and summer 2015 intern Divya Babbula visited Sunfarm Food Service Inc. to learn about their launch of the new Farmplicity, a website where institutional buyers, such as restaurants, can search for and then order available farm products. According to the…

By Caitlin Zera                      January 5, 2016 You may have read the book, but have you seen the movie? Last week, Michael Pollan’s “eaters’ manifesto” In Defense of Food came to the small screen and premiered as a television documentary film on PBS stations across the country. In Defense of Food Directed by Michael Schwarz Runtime: 1 hr…

By Caitlin Zera                      January 1, 2016 There is little use for the calendar year outside of the human need to keep time. The ringing in of a New Year on December 31st means nothing to the Great Horned Owl or the Hellbender. The great rhythms of the Earth fall in line with the turning of…