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Have you been yet?

Posted: Friday, February 25th, 2011 @ 4:10 pm in Climate and environment, Events, RFA | No Comments »

Worth a visit: Through June 04, 2011 the Palisades Indoor Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Palisades Community Center located at 675 Oak Tree Road in Palisades, NY.
More info can be found here.

Millions Against Monsanto - take action in NY

Posted: Thursday, February 24th, 2011 @ 6:55 pm in Climate and environment, Events, RFA | No Comments »

Found this information while reading about the Organic Consumers Association’s (OCA) Millions Against Monsanto campaign, in the OCA newsletter.
Learn more about OCA related action alerts and other news in NY here. (Rockland County is in Congressional district 17)

Climate Ride NYC-DC

Posted: Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 @ 2:54 pm in Climate and environment, Events | No Comments »

Climate Ride is a non-profit organization that puts on fully supported, charitable bike rides to support sustainable solutions and environmental causes.  You have two events to choose from:  Climate Ride NYC-DC, May 13-17, 2011.
Visit www.climateride.org to learn more!

Save Connecticut’s last large unfragmented coastal forest

Posted: Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 @ 10:43 am in Climate and environment | No Comments »

Close to 1,000 acres, the forest is threatened by a 226 unit private golf course development.
Read more and sign the petition here.

Time for the Public to Reinvest in Food-System Infrastructure

Posted: Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 @ 3:40 pm in Climate and environment, RFA | No Comments »

Time for the Public to Reinvest in Food-System Infrastructure.
Great article from Organic Consumers Association (www.organicconsumers.org). Read more what is going on in Rockland with the Rockland Farm Alliance.

Megamall

Posted: Thursday, April 8th, 2010 @ 6:42 pm in Climate and environment, Events | No Comments »

Read more about the movie Megamall, produced by RC neighbors, and listen to an interview!