This is terrific. Thanks Jon Tony Del Plato On 2/26/09, Jon Bosak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Local food production and distribution are objects of concern for > many on this list. Almost as important, however, is local food > processing, for this determines to a large extent how food > produced locally is preserved and made available independent of > the seasonal production cycle. > > In this month's TCLocal article, "Food Processing in Tompkins > County," Seph Doliner has written a comprehensive overview of food > processing methods and the facilities currently available in our > area. Like all TCLocal articles, it approaches the subject in the > context of local responses to energy descent. You can find it at > > http://tclocal.org/2009/02/food_processing_in_tompkins_co.html > > The TCLocal web site is specifically designed to get your feedback > on plans for local policy responses to energy descent as they are > being developed. As usual, we invite responses from readers > coming at these issues from different perspectives. Please visit > the site and let us know what you think. > > ABOUT TCLOCAL > > Every month TCLocal brings you another in our series of articles > addressing various aspects of energy descent in Tompkins County. > Contributors to TCLocal are members of the community committed to > helping prepare for a future with less available energy. Articles > that have appeared so far in this series can be found at > tclocal.org. They include: > > Food Processing in Tompkins County > by Persephone Doliner (February 2009) > > Wasting in the Energy Descent: An Outline for the Future > by Tom Shelley (January 2009) > > Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry > by Angelika St. Laurent (December 2008) > > Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment (Part 1) > by Bethany Schroeder (October 2008) > > Preparedness Basics (Part 1) > by Katie Quinn-Jacobs (September 2008) > > Post-Peak Land Use Part 1: Ecocities and > Post-Peak Land Use Part 2: The Country > by Josh Dolan (July 2008) > > Water Treatment, Water Power > by Jon Bosak (May 2008) > > Roads and Bridges in a Post-peak Tompkins County > by Simon St. Laurent (March 2008) > > Fruits in a Post-Peak Tompkins County > by Angelika St. Laurent (January 2008) > > Articles scheduled for publication in 2009 include: > > Local foodsheds (Chris Peters) > Local wood heat (Tony Nekut) > Local biofuel production (Tycho Dan) > Househould preparation, Part 2 (Katie Quinn-Jacobs) > Health care resources, Part 2 (Bethany Schroeder) > Food production systems (Karl North) > > Articles appearing at tclocal.org are published under the Creative > Commons license and are owned and managed by the contributors as a > group. People interested in becoming TCLocal contributors should > first check the Terms of Reference at > > http://ibiblio.org/tcrp/process/terms.htm > > and then contact the TCLocal editor at the address below to sign > up. > > Jon Bosak > Editor, TCLocal > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org >
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