Japan (March 2017)

Sampling Japanese sweets and pastries.

#Japan #kyoto #food #travel #localfood #sweets #pastries #wanderlust

Planning a trip to Fordhall Organic Farm?

Enjoy a walk around the farm, stop by the café, browse the farm shop and butchers, and discover locally produced food.

Start your visit in Market Drayton for coffee or breakfast before heading out to the fields.

👉 https://makeitmarketdrayton.com/visiting-fordhall-farm/

#MakeItMarketDrayton #FordhallFarm #ShropshireDaysOut #MarketDrayton #SupportLocal #LocalFood

#CanaanME - #MEFTI Tour Registration: #Maine-grown #Grains in Schools and Institutions

May 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:15 pm

The Good Crust
210 Main Street
Canaan, ME

Free. Registration required.

"Description:
Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 colleges, K-12 schools, and universities throughout New England and qualifies for Maine’s #LocalFood Fund. From there, we will visit Maine Grains for a tour of the #Gristmill where we will explore the #milling process of Maine-grown grains to learn how #StoneMilledFlour is made and dig into Maine’s local grain economy."

FMI and to register:
https://www.mofga.org/event-calendar/maine-grown-grains-in-schools-and-institutions/

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineGrains #MOFGA #FoodSecurity #LocalFood

MEFTI Tour Registration: Maine-grown Grains in Schools and Institutions - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

Description: Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn how Maine-grown grains are making it into schools and institutions across Maine. We’ll begin at The Good Crust, where doughs and bread products including frozen dough balls, pre-sheeted rounds, and half-sheets are made for your food service program. The Good Crust is served at over 100 […]

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

Green Gym
"Green Gyms are fun, free outdoor volunteering sessions offered across the UK transforming local green spaces"
https://www.tcv.org.uk/greengym/

#SolarPunkSunday #Volunteering #Gardening #GreenGym #Voluntee #CommunityBuilding #UK #BuildingCommunity #Growing #LocalFood #Education #Food #Sustainability

Green Gym®

Green Gyms are fun and free outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as planting trees, sowing meadows and establishing wildlife

TCV

"Incredible Edible is a community-based initiative that aims to grow local food, support local businesses, and educate people about food sustainability." (Wikipedia)
https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/find-a-group/#list

#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #IncredibleEdible #Community #Growing #LocalFood #Education #Food #Sustainability

Hungry for Democracy? Here’s a flavour of France’s local solutions for food sovereignty

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.arc2020.eu/hungry-for-democracy-heres-a-flavour-of-frances-local-solutions-for-food-sovereignty/

#ClimateResilient #Gardening: Stories and Examples

Growing food #locally is a #ClimateChange solution

Updated: April 1, 2026

"How are #Maryland gardeners adapting their #gardens and #GreenSpaces to climate change? We posed this question to our colleagues in the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and they shared examples of everything from #composting and food gardening to #PlantingTrees and #NativePlants, installing #RainGardens, and more!

"Action on climate change is needed on a large scale, and our individual daily actions add up also. Check out these stories and take our quick poll at the end. Tell us how you're doing climate-resilient gardening!"

Learn more:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/climate-resilient-gardening-stories-and-examples/

#SolarPunkSunday #LocalFood #BuyLocal #GrowYourOwnFood #GYO #Gardening #GardeningChallenges #ClimateChangeGardening

Climate-Resilient Gardening: Stories and Examples | University of Maryland Extension

Maryland residents are adapting their gardens and green spaces to climate change. These are stories and examples from faculty, staff, students, and volunteers from the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

#FoodMiles: Transportation accounts for a small fraction of food system #emissions, most arise from production & processing. Plus, #LocalFood systems do not always guarantee environmental or economic efficiency, esp. where growing conditions are suboptimal: doi.org/10.22004/ag.... #Sustainability

More Than Food Miles: Rethinki...