Grow- the series

I recently came across a series put out by Whole Foods on You tube, where they visit a number of Urban Farms... very nice little video reports on people growing their own...
GROW EPISODE-6- "FARMTINA:

GROW- Episode 1-Roundtable Farm
GROW- Episode 2- Pluck and Feather
GROW- Episode 3- Dog Island Farm
GROW- Episode 4- Itty Bitty Farm in the City
GROW- Episode 5- Yellow Tree Farm

TED - Roger Doiron - A Subversive Plot

I love TED talks... I learn so much.

Like Roger Doiron, founding Director of Kitchen Gardeners International. He, like other TED speakers teaches with intelligence, and does so in minutes. So take a few minutes and watch his talk about his "Subversive Plot" to take over the world, one garden at a time :
 

Roger Doiron is founding director of Kitchen Gardeners International, a network of people taking a hands-on approach to re-localizing the global food supply. Doiron is an advocate for new policies, technologies, investments, and fresh thinking about the role of gardens. His successful petition to replant a kitchen garden at the White House attracted broad international recognition.

Dave's Killer Bread

If you have never tasted Dave's Killer Bread... I am so sorry. Nutty Seedy bread. My favorite way to use is breakfast- toast with peanut butter. My favorite DKB is Dave's Powerseed. bread. I never thought much about it. Until I saw a video telling Dave's story. Very moving.
The Story of Dave and his Killer Bread. Best bread you have ever tasted.

Empty Bowls and Full stomachs

Well I went to the Empty Bowls event at our community center, and Romeo got a new bowl! I had a great bowl of spicy Habanero Chili from the Elliot Bay Brewery, a local eatery that makes the best chili's and soups. And like I said, I got to keep the bowl, a handcrafted pottery dog bowl, that Romeo got to eat off of Friday night! The Event raised a whole lot of money for our two local food banks- over $8,000 for each food bank last year alone. I figure they did even better since I heard all 1150 bowls were gone, and a number of folks brought their bowls from last year or bypassed the ceramic bowl and had a paper one instead!

The City Car

From Spain, we have the newest entry into small electric urban vehicles - "The City Car", a car that folds itself up and turns around. Very Cool!

TEDx MANHATTAN: HOW TO CULTIVATE A LOGO

Found this on Green Roof Growers- Best information video on making SIP's I have seen! Enjoy and Grow~
TEDxManhattan: How to Cultivate a Logo from Sybil Dessau on Vimeo.

Links:
Slippery Slope Farm 
Inside Urban Green
Real Food Campaign

Empty Bowls 2012

What do the 909 Coffee & Wine, Ace Hardware, Angelo’s Ristorante, Azteca Restaurant, Archies Mexican Restaurant, B-Town Blog, Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services, Clay Art Center, CC’s Lounge, Day Star, Discover Burien Association, El Dorado West Retirement, Elliott Bay Brewery & Pub, Emerald Cove Catering, Fred Meyer, Grand Central Bakery, Highline Medical Center, Ivars Seafood Restaurant, Kayak Bar and Grill, La Costa Mexican Restaurant, Mark Restaurant & Bar, Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub, Normandy Park Senior Living, Osteria da Primo, Panera Bread Company, Puget Sound Skills Center, SideStreet Kitchen and Bar, Sterling Savings Bank, The Company, The Tin Room Bar & Grill, Waste Management, and the amazing Moshier Potters all have in common? Well they are this years generous sponsors of the Highline Empty Bowls fundraiser, on Friday, January 27th.

Really cool- You pay a $15 donation, you get a handcrafted artisan bowl, filled with soup, bread beverage and a dessert. All the proceeds go to the Highline and White Center Food Banks to help feed the hungry. So you  A) get a great lunch or supper and B) Get a great Artisam Bowl, and C) get to help  less fortunate brothers and sisters... that truly is a "HAT- TRICK"!!!
More info about the Highline Area Empty Bowls here
More info about empty bowls (national) here!