These links represent just a selection of resources. Find out more about the Slow Food Movement! Get involved in a discussion group or forum! Visit links to local farms, farmers markets, stores and restaurants to create in itinerary for a slow food day! Or inform yourself about organizations concerned with our health, land, and the environment!
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| Sustainable Greensboro
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A citizen-based organization to push for positive changes towards a more Sustainable Greensboro. It is the goal of Sustainable Greensboro to provide this leadership.
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Earth Matters
Charlie Headington's Project
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Seeks to teach others how to live sustainably, that is, how to build community with nature and one another in a solar driven society. It offers classes and workshops, practical ideas and designs for restoring and greening our cities, farms, schools, and homes. |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
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Promotes sustainable agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. Our events include Farm&Garden Tours, On-Farm Dinners and our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference.
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| Project Greenleaf
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Dedicated to sustaining local agriculture by strengthening community between farmers and consumers, thus providing for better quality of living. |
| Pesticide Education Project |
Goal: To get rid of pesticide pollution, in our water, our food and our bodies. Check for programs, Toxic Free NC News and Toxic Free NC Action Alerts
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| Piedmont Environmental Alliance
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A nonprofit organization formed to facilitate environmental sustainability in the Piedmont Triad community of North Carolina through education, networking and outreach. |
| Piedmont Land Conservancy
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Read the current issue of Landlines, the Piedmont Land Conservancy newsletter for latest updates and events
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| Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA
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RAFI-USA cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms |
| Sierra Club Piedmont Plateau Group
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Promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions
Meetings are the new environmental library, Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch in Price Park, Greensboro
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| Chef's Collaborative
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The nation's leading network of chefs and members of the greater culinary community committed to sourcing and cooking with local, sustainable, and delicious ingredients |
| Eat Wild:
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- Comprehensive, accurate information about the benefits of raising animals on pasture.
- A direct link to local farms that sell all-natural, delicious, grass-fed products.
- A marketplace for farmers who raise their livestock on pasture from birth to market and who actively promote the welfare of their animals and the health of the land. |
| The Edible Schoolyard
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A non-profit program located on the campus of Martin Luther King Junior Middle School in Berkeley, California. The cooking and gardening program grew out of a conversation between chef and author Alice Waters and former King Middle School Principal Neil Smith |
| Local Harvest
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Links to online stores, farmers markets, CSA, restaurants, groceries and Co-ops
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The Society of St. Andrew
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A grassroots hunger relief ministry that relies on volunteers to glean nutritious produce from farmers' fields and orchards after harvest and deliver it to people in need across the United States |
| Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library |
located in the 98-acre Price Park. Includes a
bird and butterfly meadow ,
reading garden , walking trails, ponds, and wetlands |
| The Sustainable Table
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Celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food |
| EpiCourier
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Online Magazine, Greensboro |
