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Seasonal awareness a traditional way of life

By Guest PostFebruary 8, 2014Cultureannual cycle, Britain, candlemas eve, church, ecology, english rural traditions, februus, latin februa, pagan god, professor nick groom, seasonal awareness, traditional, underworld, university of exeter, way of life

A celebration of the traditional connections between human lives, the seasons and the natural world form the basis of a new book by University of Exeter academic, Professor Nick Groom.

The book, called ‘The Seasons: An Elegy for the Passing of the Year’, is an urgent plea for English rural traditions not to be forgotten, and investigates not only how society is becoming cut off from the rhythms of the natural world, but also the ways in which the annual cycle has been celebrated for centuries. (more…)

Making Farm Fresh Affordable

By Guest PostNovember 22, 2012Economyagro ecology training, barbara brkovich, bernard lolly, church, csa, dan reyes, delaware, food bank program, grocery store, guatemala, highland orchards, lipton iced tea, low income community, nick rockwell, patricia beebe, potatoes, snap, st stephen, ud alumnus, university, usda, wilmington

New Food Bank program makes local produce accessible to low-income community

“We want to make sure you have access to the best produce,” says University of Delaware anthropology senior Dan Reyes. “To locally-, naturally- and organically-grown fruits and vegetables. Pesticide-free. Herbicide-free. The kinds of food normally too expensive to buy in grocery stores.”

The kinds of food that low-income households can now — thanks to the Food Bank of Delaware’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, developed by two UD students — purchase using their federal food benefits. (more…)

Student’s Summer Internship Taught Her the Value of Elm Trees

By Guest PostSeptember 24, 2012Education, Environmentamerican, ann boleyn, archbishop, Argentina, autumn, biodiversity, bioethics society, China, church, climate change, conservation foundation, council, david shreeve, david smith, disease, dutch elm, elm city, elm tree, England, Environment, environmental charity, environmental issue, environmental work, essex, gold, harlow, hyde park, Israel, kingman brewster, london, michelle bayefsky, new haven, ocean, odds award, queen, sapporo, singapore, uganda, uk, united kingdom, yale junior

Michelle Bayefsky hopes that London’s future will be filled with elm trees.

The Yale junior spent part of her summer in that city helping to ensure that will be the case.

An International Bulldogs Internship allowed Bayefsky the opportunity to work for an environmental charity called The Conservation Foundation, which among other initiatives is engaged in a project to re-establish elm tree populations in the United Kingdom (U.K.). For Bayefsky, the experience was not only an introduction to environmental work, but also confirmed that small actions can sometimes have a big impact. (more…)

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Seasonal awareness a traditional way of life

Making Farm Fresh Affordable

Student’s Summer Internship Taught Her the Value of Elm Trees