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Down East Connect: Bringing Rural Produce to Urban Settings

Creative Use of Internet Expands Local Food Buying Options
by Valerie and Mary Robertson
volume 4, issue 2, pages 3-5
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There’s an exciting new way for Wilmington residents to buy fresh food directly from local farmers. Formerly, area residents either visited a local farmers’ market or specialty grocery store, signed up for a CSA share (see sidebar), or drove to a farmer’s roadside stand for their vegetables. Now, thanks to a computer model imported from Rutherford County, individuals, chefs, and institutional buyers can go online to sign up for weekly delivery of produce, meat, eggs and other products. This new online ordering system matches small North Carolina farmers—primarily in Columbus County—with consumers in Wilmington. Called “Down East Connect,” the program allows people to order and pay for food right from home... >>read more

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Margaret Shelton Earns YWCA Environmental Award

by Mary Robertson
volume 4, issue 2, page 7
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Leland farmer Margaret Shelton was recognized as a “Woman of Achievement” by the YWCA for her work promoting sustainable agriculture and protecting the environment. Panelists cited Shelton’s decades of environmental activism in the area in honoring her at this year’s banquet, noting she was a leader in working against BECO, a high-sulfur crude refinery proposed on the Cape Fear River, and in the campaign to stop the Hugo Neu Landfill in Brunswick County.

In addition to her environmental work, she has been involved in helping bring fresh local produce to area residents. She helped create the Riverfront Farmers’ Market in downtown Wilmington, and works with “Feast Down East,” which helps link small farmers with local markets in an effort to create a sustainable local food supply...>>read more

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Slow Money Comes to Wilmington

by Mary Robertson
volume 4, issue 2, page 10
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A global, grassroots organization, Slow Food today claims over 100,000 members and over 1,300 chapters worldwide. Those ideals of sustainability, local involvement and long-term gain rather than short-term profit have begun showing up in all sorts of places, from home design to air travel, restaurants to fashion. There’s even a “Slow City” accreditation program that evaluates small cities based on categories like regional flavor, local food, and manageable transportation... >>read more

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Scientists Call for International Action to Save World's Oceans

by Mary Robertson
volume 4, issue 2, pages 14-15
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A high-level international workshop convened by the IPSO met at the University of Oxford earlier this year. It was the first inter-disciplinary international meeting of marine scientists of its kind, and was designed to consider the cumulative impact of multiple stressors on the ocean, including warming, acidification, and overfishing.

An expert panel of scientists is warning that unless we change our actions dramatically, we may be on the verge of creating large-scale extinction in our oceans. The report, from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), stems from a workshop that drew scientists from six countries and multiple disciplines to examine the combined impact of many stressors, including overfishing, acidification, warming, pollution, and hypoxia... >>read more

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