The Sustainable Table


	The Sustainable Table

bignosemousie

3-29-2008 1:27 PM

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agriculture, sustainable, farming, eating, health, food

bignosemousie says:

There are many links, and much information at this website for getting started.

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3-29-2008 5:48 PM

AcesLucky

Sustainable Table promotes the positive shift toward local, small-scale sustainable farming.

Getting smart! Local means less transportation, less energy, less dependent, less expensive overall.

Now if they could only apply this concept to energy!

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