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Excess dog poo has inspired a new up-and-coming green business in the East Bay that should be on the radar of all serious organic gardeners. Rainbow Worms was launched April 1st by Bob Swan, founder and chief worm wrangler, from the front porch of hi
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Healthy Hospital Event

Good, Clean and Fair Food in Hospitals?There is a food revolution going on in American hospitals. And, just like Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, it has not always been easy or welcome. In the Bay Area, Kaiser Permanente is often viewed as the leader
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"Green" finishes

There are many shades of green, but the green finishes I would like to talk about today are environmentally preferable finishes for your home or office.

Here is a bullet list to remember:
  • FSC certified wood (Forest Stewardship Council Wood- Google it
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Update on PACE funding

The FHFA just issued a white paper saying that they are instructing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, etc. to tighten their grip on any loansthat have a PACE lien on them. Link to FHFA Statement below. At heart is theissue that these lending institutions are

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Cooking Fresh for the Bay Area

Here in the Bay Area, where the eating local and organic movement first started in Alice Waters' Berkeley restaurant garden, we still have farms that grow the fresh and fabulous ingredients that inspire some of the best chefs in the world. Now Eating
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San Ramon Community Gardens

The folks who till the soil at the San Ramon Gardens (officially known as North Gardens) have a long history of mixing individual expression with producing a bounty of delicious, fresh, locally raised vegetables.

Originally located adjacent to now def

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Eating Local, a cookbook of seasonal foods

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a popular way for people interested in "eating local" to buy fresh, seasonal food direct from farmers in their area. The catch is you have to learn to cook and enjoy the food delivered in your weekly box as it
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Folks in the East Bay are busy and even though they want to eat organicand local, may not have time to stop at a Community SupportedAgriculture (CSA) farm or Farmers' Market for their weekly purchase offruits and vegetables. What's the solution? Dire
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Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for people interested in "eating local"to buy fresh, seasonal food direct from a farmer in their area.Typically the farmer sells a fixed number of "shares" to members of thecommunity who
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