{"id":2752,"date":"2010-04-21T06:03:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2010-04-21T06:09:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T11:09:22","slug":"sustainable-farming-and-opportunites-for-volunteers-on-organic-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.webliminal.com\/webliminalblog\/food\/sustainable-farming-and-opportunites-for-volunteers-on-organic-farms","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Farming and Opportunites for Volunteers on Organic Farms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/sp228.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 22px; margin-right: 22px;\" src=\"http:\/\/webliminal.com\/images\/sidepics\/cwdata\/sp228.jpg\" alt=\" Blood root flowers, garden at home, Falmouth, VA\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>These links deal with sustainable and organic farming. The Cornucopia Institute is especially appealing to me because of its emphasis on pairing farms with local consumers. It is an extension of the notion of <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/afsic\/pubs\/csa\/csa.shtml\">Community Supported Agriculture<\/a>. We belong to <a href=\"http:\/\/facsap.wetpaint.com\/\">FACSAP<\/a>. The second link gives ways to volunteer on organic farms throughout the world.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"delicious\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cornucopia.org\/\">Cornucopia Institute<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">Seeking economic justice for the family-scale farming community. Through research, advocacy, and economic development our goal is to empower farmers &#8211; partnered with consumers &#8211; in support of ecologically produced local, organic and authentic food.<\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-tags\">(tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/farming\">farming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/food\">food<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/green\">green<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/health\">health<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/organic\">organic<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/policy\">policy<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/sustainable\">sustainable<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/activism%2C\">activism,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/activism\">activism<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/ernestackermann\/advocacy\">advocacy<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"delicious-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwoof.org\/\">WWOOF &#8211; Willing Workers on Organic Farms<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"delicious-extended\">*WWOOF is a world wide network &#8211; It started in the UK in 1971 and has since become an international movement that is helping people share more sustainable ways of living.<br \/>\n*WWOOF is an exchange &#8211; In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These links deal with sustainable and organic farming. The Cornucopia Institute is especially appealing to me because of its emphasis on pairing farms with local consumers. It is an extension of the notion of Community Supported Agriculture. We belong to FACSAP. The second link gives ways to volunteer on organic farms throughout the world. 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