I think some of us are born agrarian. It is not a choice, it’s in our blood, and it’s who we are.
Posts Tagged ‘Melissa Contreras’
Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part Two
Posted in events, farm, farmer/grower, food, location, tagged Chris Worden, Eva Worden, Melissa Contreras, small farms conference, Will Allen, Worden Farm on August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part One
Posted in events, farmer/grower, location, people, politics, tagged small farms conference, Bee Heaven Farm, UF/IFAS, Margie Pikarsky, Melissa Contreras, Muriel Olivares, Mario Yanez on August 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Hey there Redland Ramblers! This is guest blogger Melissa Contreras, founder of Urban Oasis Project. Last night, a group of Redland and Miami farmers and I returned home after a weekend at the 2nd Small Farms/Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee. I have always been a farmer wannabe, and as such, I grow food for my [...]
Road trip: ECHO and Worden Farm
Posted in agritourism, farm, location, people, photo, tagged Antonio Guadamuz, Art Friedrich, ECHO, Melissa Contreras, Urban Oasis Project, Worden Farm on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
text by Art Friedrich, urban farmer, member of Urban Oasis Project photos by Antonio Guadamuz, member of Urban Oasis Project Saturday, Nov 28, 2009 Getting out beyond SE FL to see what other things are happening in organic and sustainable agriculture in Florida, 16 folks headed out to ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Global [...]
Potluck and FRESH the Movie
Posted in food, location, media, tagged joel Salatin, Melissa Contreras, Michael Pollan, movie, Urban Oasis Project, Will Allen on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you missed seeing FRESH the Movie at last month’s screening up in Broward, you have another chance. The good folks at the Urban Oasis Project are showing FRESH at their September meeting. Also on the agenda is a potluck dinner and a garden tour. The screening/meeting is on Saturday, September 12th. For more details [...]
A Taste of Change
Posted in farm, farmer/grower, food, tagged movie, Gabriele Marewski, joel Salatin, Michael Pollan, Will Allen, Melissa Contreras, John Ikerd, ana Sofia joanes, Alexandra Duffy on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two films about food rolled into town last weekend. Both FRESH and Food, Inc. (which played all around town earlier this summer) cover the same ground of factory farming versus sustainable organic family farming. Both will hopefully make you think twice about what you eat and where it comes from. But the two films differ [...]
