By Brad Walker, Rivers Director January 27, 2016 Here we go again; another flood and lots of earnest questions about why it happened, who’s to blame, how we can fix it, etc., etc., etc. All one has to do is read old studies, not just ones you can find on the internet, but hard copy…
Read MoreAspects of Our Food System That Keep Me up at Night
This piece comes from a recent application to attend the University of Vermont’s Leadership for Sustainable Food Systems Professional Certificate. I enjoyed the prompt, as it helped to reflect on the issues I am most passionate about in our food system and how I can best contribute to the cause. What Aspects of Our Food System…
Read MorePlastic Paradise: A Film That Shows Us What It Looks Like to Pave Paradise with Plastic
by Caitlin Zera January 26, 2016 In a report released last week, the Ellen MacArthur…
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Read MoreInhabit: A Documentary for Restoring Sense of Place
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…
Read MoreLocal Food Event: MCE Staff Visits Kansas City to Meet with Western Missouri Allies
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…
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