Veganic Workshop with Will Bonsall - Radical, Self-Reliant, Veganic Gardening

Danby, NY; April 29, 2017
 
From Club Veg:

How can we eat and farm better, using natural ecosystems as our model? Join veganic farmer Will Bonsall, author of "Will Bonsall’s Essential Guide to Radical, Self-Reliant Gardening" to learn about innovative techniques for growing vegetables, fruits, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds with minimal fossil fuel and animal inputs.

Realizing that livestock are not a NET producer of fertility, Bonsall turns directly to the pasture and even more to the forest to provide the materials to build, not merely maintain, his soil’s tilth. By focusing on high levels of long-lasting humus, he avoids the need for imported materials to feed the soil and adjust the pH. Learn how to become eco-efficient by eliminating off-farm inputs like fertilizers, minerals, and animal manures by practicing plant-based agriculture.

Topics will include compost making and using green manures plus several other ways to build soil fertility, intensive planting, improving soil drainage, avoiding pests and disease problems, seeds and seed saving, and more.

Whether you’re looking to minimize outside inputs, become as eco-efficient as possible, or gain a new market of vegans, veganic permaculture can save on expenses and result in new income streams.

Introduction and dedication by Club Veg President Amie Hamlin and Vegetarian and Vegan Association Outreach Director Claire Holzner.

Brian Zbriger - The Palm Oil Boom: Why It Matters and What You Can Do

 

Endicott, NY; May 17, 2016

From the Organizers:

Brian Zbriger is a PhD candidate in Sociology at Binghamton University. He will discuss why palm oil plantations are expanding in Southeast Asia, how this is negatively impacting the environment, and how citizens and consumers are working to address the problem.

Sponsored by Sierra Club - Susquehanna Group.

Dr. Jonathan Latham - GMO Hazards to Health and Ecosystems

Central United Methodist Church, Endicott, NY; April 19, 2016

How Dangerous are GMO Crops to Your Health and to the Environment?

British Scientist Dr. Jonathan Latham talks about the new and old research into the hazards of GMOs and the lack of regulatory supervision in the United States.

 

Dr. Latham is with the Bioscience Research Project.

Read the paper to which Dr. Latham referred:
Transformation-induced Mutations in Transgenic Plants

How Not to Die - Michael Greger, M.D.

 

Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

Ithaca, NY; March 12, 2016

Co-sponsored by Club Veg and the Tompkins County Public Library

Mickey Z. on Food Justice, GMOs, & the Vegan Option

 

New York City; May 25, 2013
Washington Square Park

Eat Like a Revolutionary

Mickey Z. 's workshop immediately followed the NYC March Against Monsanto. This is the best talk I have heard on the subject...informative, highly conscious, and impassioned. The peace and justice community desperately needs to tune into the message presented here.

Viewer Advisory: Some content may be unsuitable for minors.

Read a synopsis of Mickey Z.'s talk.

Mickey Z.'s Blog: http://www.mickeyz.net
Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/y2rm5d9

March Against Monsanto - New York City

 

 

And the 2013 OVOC F-Bomb Award goes to.....(envelope, please)..... March Against Monsanto, for the most f-bombs, most f-bombs per minute, and most people dropping the f-bomb. In other words: Some content may be unsuitable for minors.

Speakers: Bonnie Lane Webber, Sierra Club, New York City; Jon Stepanian, Long Island Food Not Bombs; Eric Weltman, Food & Water Watch; Bob Klein, Safe & Healthy School Food Coalition; Christine Segal, Holisitic Health Coach - WakeUP & Live; Julieanna Hever, The Plant-Based Dietician; Luke Nephew, Peace Poets

Mission Statement

by March Against Monsanto
 

On May 25, activists around the world will unite to March Against Monsanto.

Why do we march?

• Research studies have shown that Monsanto’s genetically-modified foods can lead to serious health conditions such as the development of cancer tumors, infertility and birth defects.

• In the United States, the FDA, the agency tasked with ensuring food safety for the population, is steered by ex-Monsanto executives, and we feel that’s a questionable conflict of interests and explains the lack of government-lead research on the long-term effects of GMO products.

• Recently, the U.S. Congress and president collectively passed a law nicknamed the “Monsanto Protection Act” that, among other things, bans courts from halting the sale of Monsanto’s genetically-modified seeds.

• For too long, Monsanto has been the benefactor of corporate subsidies and political favoritism. Organic and small farmers suffer losses while Monsanto continues to forge its monopoly over the world’s food supply, including exclusive patenting rights over seeds and genetic makeup.

• Monsanto's GMO seeds are harmful to the environment; for example, scientists have indicated they have caused colony collapse among the world's bee population.

What are solutions we advocate?

• Voting with your dollar by buying organic and boycotting Monsanto-owned companies that use GMOs in their products.

• Labeling of GMOs so that consumers can make those informed decisions easier.

• Repealing relevant provisions of the US's "Monsanto Protection Act."

• Calling for further scientific research on the health effects of GMOs.

• Holding Monsanto executives and Monsanto-supporting politicians accountable through direct communication, grassroots journalism, social media, etc.

• Continuing to inform the public about Monsanto's secrets.

• Taking to the streets to show the world and Monsanto that we won't take these injustices quietly.

We will not stand for cronyism. We will not stand for poison. That’s why we March Against Monsanto.

 

BRSC Food Co-op Presentation

An invitation to become involved in the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition's planned food co-op.

Narrated by David Currie.

Update 5/19/13: Many Hands Food Co-op

Growing A Sustainable Community: Sustainable Food Systems

 

Broome Community College; April 18, 2009

Statement from the Organizers:

Across the nation and the world, the distance between farmers and consumers is growing, and both groups are increasingly struggling to make ends meet. However, there is a growing movement to create a food system that meets the needs of all of its participants - a food system that is environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. This plenary brings together a variety of individuals representing different sectors of the food system to discuss the current state of our food systems and their vision for how we can create a sustainable food system in our community.

Moderator: Amelia LoDolce, Sustainable Development Planner, City of Binghamton

Panelists: Clifford Crouch, Assemblyman, NYS 107th District; Lisa Bloodnick, Bloodnick Family Farm in Apalachin; Kacy Telfer, Director fo Programs & Agency Services of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier; Ray Denniston, BOCES Special Project Coordinator for Food Services

Sponsors: Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition, Broome Community College Center for Civic Engagement

Keywords: NOFA, organic food, community supported agriculture, CSA

Lunch graciously provided by Whole in the Wall Restaurant.