Posts Categorized: Loon Commons blog

Local Control & the Capitol’s Dangerous Double Standard

Posted February 27th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

Nice irony: when a key committee passed House File 389 last Wednesday, it was by a 9 to 5 vote, which is less than the two-thirds majority the bill imposes… Read more »

Capitol Update: Here we go again with the rollbacks

Posted February 27th, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Health, Legislature, Loon Commons blog, Policy Update, Water.

It’s disheartening when our legislative leaders are so out of step with Minnesotans. Statewide polling done earlier this year by a professional bipartisan polling team found that the majority of Minnesotans want strong environmental protections.

It’s CSA Time

Posted February 24th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

Okay, maybe winter hasn’t quite given up the ghost yet, but spring really will be upon us before we know it. A sure sign of that is CSA farms are… Read more »

[VIDEO] Steve talks about a bad bill that repeals protections of our water, health, more

Posted February 21st, 2012 by Minnesota Environmental Partnership & filed under Civic Engagement, Funding for the Environment, Health, Legislature, Loon Commons blog, Policy Update, Water.

MEP’s executive director Steve Morse was interviewed by the Cucking Stool yesterday after he testitfied in the state Senate’s Government Innovation committee against Senate File 1922.

Tell Mpls. City Council by March 1 to Support Market Gardens

Posted February 17th, 2012 by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project & filed under Food and Sustainable Agriculture, Loon Commons blog.

By Anna Cioffi, Land Stewardship Project The Minneapolis City Council will be voting on the complete Urban Ag Text Amendments on March 1 during the Zoning and Planning Committee meeting…. Read more »