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Local Food SourcesAnd why you need to support
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www.bittersweetcsa.com
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Sharedlegacyfarms.com
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www.cjgrassfed.comJoin our farm club
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Why Grass-Fed is BestMore Fat-Soluble Vitamins – A, D, E, K - in the fat.
More CLA - anti-cancer/weight loss compound - in the fat.
More minerals - mostly in the fat.
To get the benefits of grass feeding... you must eat the fat!
Invest in your health! And the health of the environment.
I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat
and be satisfied. Deut 11:15
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Eatwild.com
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12 reasons why organic agriculture can feed the world:
1. Soil health is key to sustainability.2. Petroleum product usage differs greatly in the two models.3. Organic produce is actually cheaper to grow because they
do not need to buy expensive fertilizers and pesticides4. The model of small organic farms is one that also grows a
more diverse array of crops as opposed to the monocrop culture of conventional farming, which depletes the soil.
5. In times of challenging growing conditions it was found that the organic crops actually produced higher yields than the conventional crops.
6. Farmers who cultivated GM varieties earned less money over a 14-year period than those who continued to grow non-GM crops.
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12 reasons why organic agriculture can feed the world (continued):
7. Agroecological farming methods could double global food production in just 10 years
8. Numerous independent studies have shown that small scale, organic farming is the best option for feeding the world now and in the future.
9. Small scale, organic farming is the best option for feeding the world
10. Organic agriculture promotes job creation, 11. The organic systems used 45% less energy than the
conventional systems.12. Our food production system is impacting human health
in a very negative way.
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The High Cost of Cheap Convenient Food!
• Driven most farmers off land
• Destroyed small communities
• Poor quality foods
• Destroyed nutrient value of foods
• Environmental disaster
• Made us food insecure
• Shifted costs to government, future generations
• Contributes to global warming
• Low wage jobs
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Benefits in investing in high quality food
• Better health
• More satisfying meals
• You eat less
• Often lose excess weight
• Often spend less
• Support ethical producers of high quality food
• Family is happier
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www.WAPFToledo.org
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Local Food Sources
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www.Local
Harvest.org
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Local Urban Ag:Toledo Grows
Oneida Greenhouse ProjectOwens College Urban Ag Program
Multifaith Grows
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Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Certificate
Oneida Greenhouse Project
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www.ourcityinagarden.org - lots of links to info about our local community gardens, gleaning, etc.
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MultiFaith Council Family PicnicCompassionate Living through Knowledge of Other Faiths
SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2013, 3-7 PMSylvania United Church of Christ (UCC) (7240 Erie Street, Sylvania, OH)