Application deadline: Thursday February 12, 2009 @ 5:00 pm EST. Start date: late-March Location: Parkdale, Toronto, Canada
Greenest City is a community-based organization dedicated to solutions that inspire diverse communities to green Toronto. Our innovative programs connect people to local food, to each other, and to opportunity. In the past three years Greenest City has focussed on growing local food and local leaders as a key to healthy community development in Parkdale. In 2008, Greenest City was one of 10 organizations chosen to receive The Wellesley Institute’s “10 in 10″ Urban Health Award that recognizes the “unsung” heroes that have made a significant contribution to the health of urban communities in the GTA from 1998-2008.
Greenest City has four integrated program streams: urban agriculture, youth, healthy communities and jobs & skills. Programs focus on making Parkdale a more food secure & sovereign neighbourhood. The Urban Agriculture Manager will be responsible for the management and delivery of the urban agriculture program.
Urban Agriculture Program
The Greenest City urban agriculture program seeks to promote urban agriculture in Parkdale, engage volunteers, and connect people to each other and to food. Urban agriculture components include three community gardens, the H.O.P. E. (Healthy Organic Parkdale Edibles) garden (a plotted garden), the Milky Way (a market garden), and the Dunn Garden (a programmed garden for youth and public education). In addition, we also maintain several native plant gardens, work with the local high school to support their garden, run workshops, field trips, and an in-depth youth leadership program.
Responsibilities:
Develop, implement and evaluate existing and new urban agriculture programming
Run existing gardens, including providing advice and education to gardeners
Organize educational workshops, field trips, and community potlucks
Help design and deliver agricultural workshops for the youth summer staff (the Youth Green Squad)
Expand gardens and programs when appropriate
Reach out to the community to involve people in the above programming
Develop and maintain relationships with program partners
Facilitate the HOPE Community Garden steering committee
Involve and empower volunteers
Assist in securing funds for the urban agriculture program, including grant writing
Provide written content for the website and other communications materials
Assist in hiring other staff
Report to the Greenest City Director of Development
Be available to work some evenings and weekends
Qualifications:
· Extensive experience with organic agriculture and gardening
· Experience in the development and delivery of local food and environment projects
· Experience designing workshops and teaching experience
· Excellent facilitation and community development skills
· Highly motivated, resourceful and passionate – demonstrated commitment to issues of environmental, social and economic justice
· Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse community (people of different ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds)
· A positive and kind way with community volunteers and partners
· Self-starter that can work with minimal supervision when needed
· Excellent interpersonal and written skills
· Experience writing fundraising or grant proposals
· Experience working in an office environment
· Ability to speak a language relevant to the South Parkdale neighbourhood considered a strong asset
Salary: approximately $32,000 (pro-rated)
Hours: 40 hours/wk
Start date: late-March 2009
(full-time, 8-month contract, with possibility of extension. It is our intention to turn this into a year-round position)
Please submit your cover letter and résumé by Thursday February 12th at 5:00 p.m. to:
Graeme Hussey
Director of Development
Greenest City
c/o Masaryk Cowan CRC
220 Cowan Ave, Toronto ON, M6K 2N6
graeme [at] greenestcity dot ca
We will not accept late applications.
Greenest City is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applicants from equity seeking groups. We regret that only those applicants being considered will be contacted.
Want a movie that really takes the Mac vs. PC attack ads to a whole new level? (With a Transformers and Terminator undertone?) Here you go! Check this out!
Being a Mac user I just had to put this up for anyone to see. (Yes even I have vices)
Want to know what’s in your food? Not just what’s in your wallet (as Capital One commercials like to quip)? Take a look at the Institute for Responsible Technology’s “must have” guide to NON-GMO SHOPPING.
When I take a look at most ingredient lists I see plenty of GMO created ingredients – particularly soy and corn. If you’ve ever seen the movie King Corn, you know that corn is found in practically every food that’s ever been processed by a machine (or sweetened by one).
Eat whole foods gents. Something that hasn’t had a needle punched into it or gone through a meat tenderizer (and tastes like it has).
A must have for every trip to the supermarket. No more confusion about which brands to buy or what ingredients you need to cross off your list. This guide is a joint project brought to you by the Institute for Responsible Technology and the Center for Food Safety. Tell your friends!
Purchase in bulk (Priced just to cover our costs)”
An acquaintance of mine in green marketing, Tad Hargrave (www.tadhargrave.com) is looking for a place to host his Green, Grub and Gather Party. For people in Toronto who are in the holistic health or environment field it’s a great networking event (with limited space) – if you were to host it at your place it would be to your benefit!
Tad’s also looking for a caterer or a fantastic chef!
So take a look at Tad’s email below!
PS. If you have any ideas contact me on Twitter (@sunnylam), email me, comment to this post or contact Tad Hargrave.
Tad’s Email: Place & Food Needed!
hey all,
i’m having a dickens of a time finding a venue for a Saturday night
(Jan 31 @ 8pm – mindnight) party.
people’s homes are ideal – snug community spaces can be great.
restaurants are a bit constraining.
Here’s my criteria:
- central
- exclusive use
- mixed seating
- can hold 40 people (and seat at LEAST half of them at a time)
- good vibes
- beautiful to be in
- either can cater inexpensively or allows external catering
- free or cheap (less that $100)
anyone have any ideas? let me know!
–
warmest,
tad
radical business
P.S. Please consider the environment before printing this email – Thank You!
FREE 195 PAGE “THE WAY OF THE RADICAL BUSINESS” EBOOK: www.tadhargrave.com (sign up on left hand side)
Valuing the Invaluable: The Economic Value of Family Caregiving, 2008 Update: “In 2007, about 34 million family caregivers provided care at any given point in time, and about 52 million provided care at some time during the year. The estimated economic value of their unpaid contributions was approximately $375 billion in 2007, up from an estimated $350 billion in 2006.”
(Via AARP.)
“The volcanic eruption of global financial networks has been fiery and dramatic. For most Americans, however, the real impact will be its aftermath, the equivalent of clouds that travel far and shroud the horizon. Among the first to see the looming darkness will be family caregivers — the 34 million Americans who each year provide an estimated $375 billion worth of unpaid care to aging and ailing relatives and friends.
Family members are the bedrock of the health care system in ordinary times, but these are extraordinary times. Unless policy makers address the economic threat to this invisible work force, the American health care system could undergo its own meltdown.
Hospital and nursing home resources would be further strained by patients whose family members are no longer able to provide or manage care at home. “Safety net” resources, especially Medicaid, would be hard-pressed to accommodate an influx of new beneficiaries needing expensive long-term care. Most people taking care of an older or chronically ill relative or friend already stretch their financial limits. Even when money comes in, more of it flows out for all the necessities of life and health care not covered by insurance.“
(Via the Times Union http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=747056.)
Mind you “the 34 million Americans who each year provide an estimated $375 billion worth of unpaid care to aging and ailing relatives and friends” is 34 of 300 million in the US. That’s 10% of the population providing support for older relatives (at least 10%+ more) – that’s 20% of the US population that could be affected by my quick guessing – if not more.
The CBC has apparently disqualified a Green leaning candidate, Camille Labchuk on a “technicality” from their “Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister contest”. Of course several other candidates may also have technicalities which disqualify them and yet they remain in the contest. Is there some sort “misunderstanding” going on?
The CBC has been particularly hush, hush. One must wonder…
Is there some sort of political interference at work? Camille will have lost well over 200 hours of work. If this sort of thing happened to you, how would you feel?
Give the CBC a gentle (or somewhat civil) reminder about fairness or transparency of process
(and I know her to be an honest individual who does her homework)
ACTION ALERT: CBC has kicked me out of the contest! I need your help to expose this injustice.
I just received the shocking news that CBC has disqualified me from the Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister contest. They say it is because I ran for Parliament in 2006, but when they asked me to enter the competition in November (yes, they recruited me) I raised this point with the producer and asked if it made me ineligible. The producer told me (in writing) that I was “good to go”.
Until today, I was a front runner in the contest. Thanks to your support, my entry video got more votes than any other contestant.
I devoted all of my free time to this competition over the past two months. My campaign team and I spent over 200 hours researching policy, filming videos, organizing online and encouraging people to vote for me. My efforts paid off and I was slated to become the Web Winner next week when voting closes, meaning I would have automatically advanced to the semifinals.
Another contestant has run for Parliament yet has not been deleted from the CBC’s website, like I have. There are 31 additional contestants whose videos are either too short or too long to comply with the entry rules and, according to the rules, should be disqualified too. I don’t think these candidates should be kicked out and I don’t think I should be kicked out either. CBC let us enter this competition, allowed us to spend two months of our lives on it, and they should let us finish it. I have asked CBC if they will disqualify these other candidates and they refuse to answer me.
The intent of the Next Great PM contest was supposedly to encourage youth political engagement. This outrageous treatment of a contestant who has poured her heart and soul into the contest sends an opposite message: “get involved, get kicked out”. I am appalled that our publicly funded broadcaster sees fit to backtrack on its word. I am also shocked that major sponsor Magna, run by former MP Belinda Stronach, would accept this. Ms. Stronach had to fight every step of the way to climb to the top in politics and I can’t imagine that she would support this treatment of a young Canadian who loves politics and simply wants to make a difference.
CBC and Magna chose to disqualify the wrong young Canadian. I am launching a major campaign to draw attention to this abuse. I feel utterly crushed that my efforts have been for nothing and I refuse to just quietly go away. I will be retaining counsel and intend, if necessary, to pursue legal action against the CBC for unfair disqualification. Lawyers cost money and this is going to be difficult for me to take on financially, so if you want to contribute to my legal fund, write to me. I feel it’s the only way to hold CBC accountable.
Please help me expose this injustice by contacting CBC and Magna to tell them their actions are reprehensible. Write to:
Toxins Present in One-Third of Toys: “Of the 1,500 toys tested for toxic substances by the Ecology Center, one in three had significant levels of lead, mercury, cadmium or other chemicals.
The chemical makeup of products, especially toys and children’s items, continues to be a major focal point for non-profits like the Michigan-based Ecology Center, environmental groups and parents.
While much of the blame for deadly toys in recent years was placed on Chinese manufacturers, the Ecology Center points out that this year, in its second round of testing for its HealthyToys.org database, it’s not just China making unsafe toys. Twenty-one percent of toys from China had detectable levels of lead, but so did 16 percent of toys from all other countries. And of the 17 toys made in the United States that were tested, 35 percent had detectable levels of lead, with two exceeding the federal limit for recalls.
Overall, lead was detected in 20 percent of toys, and 54 products exceeded the U.S.’s limit for lead paint recalls, and others exceed the new Consumer Product Safety Commission standards that will begin to go into effect in February.
The most contaminated products tested by the Ecology Center were kid’s jewelry. Fifteen percent of jewelry items had lead levels above 600 parts per million (ppm), the federal recall limit. Only three percent of other types of products exceeded that threshold.
“
(Via Greenbiz.com.)
Wow, is this the sort of thing we should be doing to our kids? Giving them poisonous toys? Even the remote risk of doing something terrible them should make most mothers cringe at what corporate America, China or world is doing.
Farmer Michael Schmidt talks raw milk to the media at Queen’s Park
Raw milk farmer Michael Schmidt and his supporters are hosting an International Raw Milk Symposium during January 31st, 2009 in Toronto at OISE auditorium. The plan is to bring in luminaries in the raw milk movement to address a wide range of topics related to raw milk. The legal side of things will also be addressed. Event is sponsored by the Society for Biodynamic Farming and Gardening in Ontario and the Landowners Association.
The symposium will take place Saturday January 31, from 10 am to 5 pm and will be followed by a wine and cheese party from 5 to 8 pm . Speakers will include Scientists Dr. Ron Hull, Dr. Ted Beals, Dr. Carol Vachon, Mark McAfee and Michael Schmidt, Pam Killeen, Judith McGill, Jamie Kennedy. The symposium will be the weekend following the Guelph Organic conference January 23 and 34th at Guelph University and will be in the middle of Michael Schmidt’s trial on charges laid in connection with the raid on Glencolton Farms in November of 2006. The Bovine will be reporting further details as they become available.
Subject: Free environmental films at U of T. Please forward this information in the Toronto area – thank you!
To:
Please circulate widely – all are welcome
Free environmental movie showings at University of Toronto in January
In chronological order. Full descriptions and contact info. below
1) Jan. 7 – documentary on tar sands
2) Jan. 9 – documentary on Exxon Mobil & climate change
3) Jan. 15 – documentary: Sharkwater, overfishing and the state of the world’s oceans
4) Jan. 16 – documentary: Rio Blanco and community resistance to open-pit mining
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1) Film Screening: To the Tar Sands
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
7:00pm – 10:00pm
George Ignatieff Theatre, University of Toronto
The UTSU Sustainability Commission, ASSU, and UTERN are proud to announce a screening of the film To The Tar Sands on January 7th, 7pm at the George Ignatieff Theatre.
To The Tar Sands is a documentary about the stories of 19 young environmentalists who travelled to Alberta by bike to understand how the tar sands have impacted communities in both positive and negative ways. The Toronto screening is part of a nation-wide tour with the goal of sharing the stories of the cyclists and, more importantly, the stories of those they met along the way. The Toronto screening will also feature the launch of the book Journey To The Tar Sands by cyclist Tim Murphy. An interactive discussion will be had after the documentary with some of the trip cyclists.
This event is recommended for all those interested in any of the following: youth activism, cycling, Alberta, the oil industry, journalism, storytelling, First Nation issues, labour issues, food, social justice, grassroots organizing, personal change, group living, climate change, the environment, the economy, and saving the world!
Bike Trip Background:
During the summer of 2007, nineteen young environmentalists traveled Alberta by bike, attempting to understand how the Alberta tar sands have impacted the lives of individuals and communities in positive and negative ways. The 3-week long bike trip was a fact finding mission, a story telling adventure and a life-changing experience for all involved. The culmination of that trip is the recent release of a documentary and book entitled Journey To The Tar Sands
(www.tothetarsands.ca) co-authored by 12 of the cyclists and edited by project organizer Tim Murphy, as well as a feature-length documentary called To The Tar Sands (www.tothetarsandsfilm.ca) filmed, directed and pedaled by Jodie Martinson.
Organized by UTSU Sustainability Commission
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2) Free showing of film Out of Balance: Exxon Mobil’s Impact on Climate Change
An exposé of the world’s largest corporation and major funder of climate change denial. Should be of interest to anyone concerned with the fate of life on Earth. Post-film discussion on possible courses of action re: Imperial Oil, Exxon’s Canadian subsidiary.
Date: Friday, January 9
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hart House, East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto
“Out of Balance: ExxonMobil’s Impact on Climate Change” shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming.
While the Earth’s climate is pushed further out of balance by increasing use of fossil fuels, ExxonMobil continues to assert undue influence around the world— making record profits while ignoring climate science for which there has been overwhelming consensus for over ten years.
“Out of Balance” does not just critique ExxonMobil, it also offers challenging, large-scale ideas for the global social changes that must take place if there’s any chance of having a livable planet for future generations.
See http://www.worldoutofbalance.org/
What is the connection between Exxon Mobil and the University of Toronto? Find out at the post-screening discussion.
Organized by Students Against Climate Change
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3) Free showing of documentary Sharkwater and talk
To bring attention to the plight of sharks, overfishing and the state of the world’s oceans
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Hart House, University of Toronto East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle
About the film: Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.
Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Their unbelievable adventure together starts with a battle between the Sea Shepherd and shark poachers in Guatemala, resulting in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, corrupt court systems and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.
Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth’s history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed.
Stewart’s remarkable journey of courage and determination changes from a mission to save the world’s sharks, into a fight for his life, and that of humankind.
Length: 89 minutes. Talk afterwords. See http://www.sharkwater.com/
On the plight of sharks Sea Sheppard found Paul Watson remarks, “Sharks have shaped evolution in our oceans for 450 million years, and their diminishment has already been the cause of severe damage to global oceanic eco-systems. Shark species extinctions will cause irreparable damage. If we can’t save the sharks, we will fail to save our oceans, and if our oceans die, civilization and humanity will die. Lush and Sea Shepherd recognize that we need to save the sharks if we are to save ourselves, and we are working together to make this happen!”
About Animal Right Kollective Ark II: ARK II is a non-profit animal rights group which seeks to “promote and protect the rights of all animals and foster their individual liberties through direct action, political action and public awareness campaigns and “strives to build a world where animal liberation and human liberation become one in a fabric of mutual respect, tolerance and compassion.” See http://www.ark-ii.com
Organized by Students Against Climate Change / ArkII Animal Rights Kolletive
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4) Free sowing of documentary Rio Blanco, and workshop on community resistance
With speaker: Ulisses Garcia from Peru, organizer of the Tambogrande resistance
Date: Friday, January 16, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Location: OISE Room 4422, 252 Bloor St. W., above St. George subway
Free showing of “Rio Blanco” – about community resistance to open-pit mining in Latin America, using the referendum tactic successfully employed against the Tambgogrande mine in Peru. Trailer for Rio Blanco: http://vimeo.com/1883514?pg=embed&sec=1883514
Trailer for Mangos Murder Mining (the Tambogrande case):
The film is followed by a talk by Ullises Garcia, an organizer of the Tambgrande resistance. His father was murdered during the non-violent resistance to the mine, by thugs hired by the mine. Garcia will lead a workshop on creating a network of Canadian activists to work in solidarity with affected communities around the world.
This project will involve the creation and distribution of referendum handbooks and movies around the world, followed by sending Canadian delegates as observers of the referenda. If you are interested in going overseas to be an observer, attend this workshop.
Not only resistance to mining will be covered: resistance to hydro-electric dams, logging, oil drilling and any other disruptive industrial development will be discussed as well.
Blurb for the film, Rio Blanco …
On the 21st of April 2004 5000 farmers from Huancabamba province, Northern Peru, marched to peacefully protest against a proposed mine in their area.
The farmers feared possible contamination of their fresh water sources and were angry they had not been consulted over the project. Going with peaceful intentions to establish a dialogue with the mining company and representatives from the Peruvian government, the protesters were met with armed police.
In the ensuing chaos a protester, Reemberto Herrera Racho lost his life. According to the police he fell down a hill; according to eyewitnesses he was hit in the head by a tear gas grenade.
Rio Blanco, The Story of the Farmer and the Mine is an investigation into the events surrounding the protest and it’s tragic conclusion. It draws from footage shot at the time, interviews with protesters who attended the march and the resulting press coverage. The film builds a picture of what happened and how it was portrayed afterwards in the national and international media.
The documentary highlights the autocratic nature in which many multinational companies operate in the developing world and the conflicts that arise from the lack of dialogue between corporation and community.
Article describing the successful Tambogrande referendum, in Peru, which drove the mining company out:
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/news_updates/archive2002/art2763.html
This article describes the Rio Blanco case in more detail:
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39233
Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYgfMqB0RjA
Organized by Toronto Mining Support Group
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Compiled by Students Against Climate Change / Toronto Mining Support Group
AUniversity of Toronto campus club
Students Against Climate Change
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=2537555840
Toronto Mining Support Group
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=38558531045
Indict Bush, Harper and fossil fuel CEOs for crimes against humanity and nature
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=38331713921
TD’s Go Green Challenge is Greenwash
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=39826352716
Resistance to Canadian gold mining in Latin America
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=19201587135
Good books, films and websites on the environmental and economic crisis
http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=721757650&gv=12#/group.php?gid=35232492102
Want something that beats KFC hands down?
Want something that can be made in the same amount of time – say 45 minutes? (Once you factor drive thrus, traffic jams, long lines and the works)
Look no further, Chef Kevin & Owner of Devotay in Iowa has got that special something just for you!
Here’s what Kevin had to say about KFC’s recent American challenge:
“Recently, the American public was issued a challenge by the folks at KFC (formerly “Kentucky Fried Chicken,” but “fried” just didn’t sound healthy). The fast-food joint argues in its latest commercial that you cannot “create a family meal for less than $10.” Their example is the “seven-piece meal deal,” which includes seven pieces of fried chicken, four biscuits, and a side dish — in this case, mashed potatoes with gravy. This is meant to serve a family of four.
I’m not really a competitive soul, but this was one challenge I could not resist. When it comes to food, America has been sold a bill of goods. We’ve been flimflammed, bamboozled, hoodwinked. We’ve been tricked into thinking that cooking is a chore, like washing windows, to be avoided if at all possible, and then done only grudgingly and when absolutely necessary. On the contrary, cooking is a vital, spiritual act that should be performed with a certain reverence. After all, we are providing sustenance to the ones we love — can anything be more important?“
Kurt’s Seven-Piece Meal Deal
The following recipes were adapted from The Joy of Cooking, 1985 edition.
Pan-Fried Chicken
(pg. 424)
1 young chicken, cut into 10 pieces (cut breasts in half)
8 ounces flour (seasoned with salt and white pepper, or the seven secret spices if you know them)
8 ounces lard, butter, or grapeseed oil (or a mix)
Heat the fat in a large frying pan until fragrant. Meanwhile dredge the chicken pieces in flour, then place in pan. Brown lightly, then turn and brown other side. Turn down heat to medium-low and continue cooking, 35-40 minutes, turning frequently, until cooked through. Serve immediately.
Poultry Pan Gravy
(pg. 341)
1/4 cup fat from frying pan
1/4 cup flour left from dredging
Chopped giblets from the bird, if you like
Enough boiling water from the mashed potatoes to make 2 cups (or boiling stock, if you have it made already)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Heat the oil in a new pan over medium-high heat and add flour to make a roux (a thickener made of equal parts flour and fat). Cook, stirring constantly, for 3-5 minutes. Add giblets and boiling water or stock. Simmer 15 minutes. Season to taste and serve immediately.
Mashed Potatoes
(pg. 318)
This recipe says it serves 6, but I figured 4, since everybody wants more potatoes.
2 pounds russet potatoes (peeled or unpeeled and scrubbed, as you prefer), cut up
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup hot milk
Boil the potatoes in 4 cups of water until tender (about 20 minutes). Strain and reserve water for gravy if desired, and mash potatoes to desired texture with remaining ingredients. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve immediately.
Buttermilk Biscuits
(pg. 634)
Yield: 24 1.5-inch biscuits
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup lard or 5 tablespoons butter (cold, diced)
3/4 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Sift together the dry ingredients, then cut in the butter or lard. Stir in the buttermilk until just incorporated, then turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 30 seconds. Pat down to 1/4 of an inch thick, then cut with biscuit cutter.
Bake on sheet pan 10-12 minutes.
Kurt Michael Frieseis chef/owner of Devotay in Iowa City, serves on the Slow Food USA Board of Directors, and is editor-in-chief of the magazine Edible Iowa River Valley. His new book, A Cook’s Journey: Slow Food in the Heartland, was published in August 2008. He lives with his wife Kim in rural Johnson County.
A philosopher, martial artist, poet, writer, chanter, musician (flute, mandolin), activist and advocate researcher. In addition: a Macintosh Apple power user, a practitioner of Getting Things Done, follower of the Warrior's Diet, social network adept, marketing/green marketing dabbler.
Member of: Green Enterprise Toronto, FoodCycles, Canadian Organic Growers Toronto, Toronto Community Gardening Network and Toronto Community Based Research Network.
A maverick research and management consultant, Sunny Lam and Associates (http://www.sunnylam.ca)
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