I don't think you should take absence of comments as disinterest. Karl's
article is excellent -- so much so that there is very little to add.
Joel
At 09:19 AM 7/29/09 -0400, you wrote:
Continuing the theme of local food production that's been the
subject of the last two tclocal.org articles, this month's
offering begins a projected three-part series by local organic
farmer Karl North.
Karl brings more than 35 years of real-world experience to his
discussion of sustainable agriculture and local food systems. He
has practiced low-input farming in a variety of sites around the
world and established Northland Sheep Dairy in Marathon, New York
in 1980 to produce organic foods for local markets and serve as an
educational resource for the public.
In "Visioning County Food Production - Part One," Karl introduces
some basic premises and theoretical points of departure to explain
the fundamental changes in perspective he sees as necessary to
envision how and where we produce food in the future. The article
can be found at
http://tclocal.org/2009/07/visioning_county_food_producti.html
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Can New York State Feed Itself?
by Jon Bosak (June 2009)
http://tclocal.org/2009/06/can_new_york_state_feed_itself.html
Examining the potential local foodshed of Tompkins County
by Christian Peters (March 2009)
http://tclocal.org/2009/03/examining_the_potential_local.html
Food Processing in Tompkins County
by Persephone Doliner (February 2009)
http://tclocal.org/2009/02/food_processing_in_tompkins_co.html
Wasting in the Energy Descent: An Outline for the Future
by Tom Shelley (January 2009)
http://tclocal.org/2009/01/wasting_in_the_energy_descent.html
Local and Urban Small Livestock and Poultry
by Angelika St. Laurent (December 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/12/local_and_urban_small_livestoc.html
Health Care in an Energy-Constrained Environment (Part 1)
by Bethany Schroeder (October 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/10/health_care_in_an_energyconstr.html
Preparedness Basics (Part 1)
by Katie Quinn-Jacobs (September 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/09/preparedness_basics.html
Post-Peak Land Use Part 1: Ecocities and
Post-Peak Land Use Part 2: The Country
by Josh Dolan (July 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_1_ecoci.html
http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_2_the_c.html
Water Treatment, Water Power
by Jon Bosak (May 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/05/water_treatment_water_power.html
Roads and Bridges in a Post-peak Tompkins County
by Simon St. Laurent (March 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/03/roads_and_bridges_in_a_postpea.html
Fruits in a Post-Peak Tompkins County
by Angelika St. Laurent (January 2008)
http://tclocal.org/2008/01/fruits_in_a_postpeak_tompkins_1.html
Other articles scheduled for publication in 2009 include:
Visioning County Food Production, Parts 1-3 (Karl North)
Health care resources, Part 2 (Bethany Schroeder)
Biomass options (Krys Cail)
Local wood heat (Tony Nekut)
Local biofuel production (Tycho Dan)
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