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Many of us in the nonprofit field will be pleased to read this report by Meredith May in the November 11, 2008 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle:

Bay Area social entrepreneurs are looking to President-elect Barack Obama to keep his campaign promises to invest in the nonprofit world.

Obama has pledged to create a Social Entrepreneurship Agency within the Corporation for National and Community Service, to generate more venture capital for socially conscious startups. The new agency would make it easier for small nonprofits to get federal grants, plus come up with a results-driven accountability system so government officials could make better decisions about which charities to fund.

Reflections on a Historic Election

Another inspiring moment I experienced at the 2008 Bioneers conference was listening to Greg Watson, Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

 

While attending the 2008 Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California, I noticed something that has connected me deeply to the Bioneers mission and reminded me of my own roots in the environmental movement...the same roots that connect me to the work and mission of Collective Roots .

 

 

 

How many of you know what a "Bioneer" is?

I found this story on the back page of the San Francisco Chronicle. I don't know about you, but to me, this shocking story seems like front page news!

It's not just the American dollar that's losing value. A government agency has decided that an American life isn't worth what it used to be. The "value of a statistical life" is $6.9 million in today's dollars, the Environmental Protection Agency reckoned in May - a drop of nearly $1 million from just five years ago.

Get a hold of this documentary and then watch it.

Click here to view the official website of The 11th Hour Documentary.

My food system bookshelf is getting heavier by the day. I thought it might be helpful for some of you who might be interested in exploring this subject to know about some of the great titles that are are out there on the subject of food system change. I am going to start listing them here to make it easy for you to find some of these books that explore the many subtopics of food system change. My list is far from comprehensive, and I greatly appreciate any suggestions for new titles to add to the list. The titles listed are hyperlinked either to the author's website or to Amazon.com.

I recently met with Lisa Hellerich, the founder and director of The HEAL Project based in Half Moon Bay. HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, Learning) is a "unique, hands on, award winning program that instills healthy lifestyle habits in elementary school children while inspiring environmental and agricultural awareness through a comprehensive, interactive curriculum."