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Buy Local - Rebuild Haiti (Wall Street Journal Article)
There was an interesting article in the WSJ regarding Haiti and how aid is hurting small businesses. See link below.
Global Aid Is No Relief for Small Haitian Businesses by David Luhnow
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704486504575097783544905868.html
Posted on March 4, 2010 at 7:18pm
Books That Impacted Me
As my heart began growing for the poor/oppressed, and injustice - there were two books in particular that stand out for me.
Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--and How We Can Fight It by…
ContinuePosted on March 4, 2010 at 4:47pm
Social Innovation Secret - Understand
The secret most helpful for me to remember is the importance of understanding the full context of who you are trying to help - culture, resources, environment, mentality...
I learned this first hand as I was working with a orphanage in Haiti who was trying to develop sustainable food sources. After looking into a varied approach and preparing to implement agricultural programs and a tilapia farm, we quickly discovered that as people removed form their daily life we failed to…
ContinuePosted on March 3, 2010 at 7:28pm — 2 Comments
Hero - Pierre Tami
The hero I selected is Pierre Tami of Hagar International. Hagar seeks to combine social programs with social enterise to develop long term, sustainable solutions.
Pierre and his wife founded Hagar. Hagar seeks to rescue women from the evils of human trafficking and provide opportunities for them to rebuild their lives and become healthy contributors to their communities.
They have established several enterprises (businesses) to provide career paths for these…
ContinuePosted on March 3, 2010 at 7:11pm — 2 Comments
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
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I have this dream to create a network of sustainable back-yard gardens to 1) provide local fresh produce to food banks, and 2) recreate a sense of community amoung neighbors as they share their harvest with each other.
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