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The Navajo Nation Enacts a 2% Junk Food Tax!
In an effort to improve the health of the(ir) people, the Navajo Nation has made history by passing a tax on junk food! Beginning April 1st, no more cookies, chips or sodas without adding a 2 percent tax for people … Continue reading
Urban and Rural Food Deserts
Have you ever heard about food deserts? No I didn’t mean desserts, I meant Desert as in dry…barren, where living conditions are not favorable for either people or plants. I started working at a downtown office little over a year … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Basic food preparation, Fast Food, Healthy foods, Rural Food Desert, Urban Food Desert
Tagged Arizona, Community, Economics, Gardening, Health, Healthy Food
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Adaptation – Volume 9 – Food Management
How much food do you waste a week? Americans on a whole waste more food than most people in the world. From NPR, the NRDC, as well as CNN reports of food waste by Americans is eye-opening! An estimated 40% … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Food Banks, Food Waste
Tagged Adaptation, Community, Environmental responsibility, Food Management, Recycle, Reduce
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Adaptation – Volume 5 – Thrift Stores and Why Reuseables are better!
One of the great mysteries of life is…How many THINGS do we need? The act of buying new items to wear, to furnish your house, to buy toys or just to get something different, has always been an interesting phenomena … Continue reading
Posted in American Made, Recycle, Renewable, Repurposing, Town of Payson, Upcycle
Tagged Community, Environmental responsibility, Renewable Resources, Reuse, Sustainability
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What it takes to get a 100 Year Water Supply (One Towns Journey)!
Payson, Arizona is a town of 15,000 people that is located in the middle of nowhere. Payson Arizona was settled in the late 1800’s by Ranchers and Miners. These men and women recognized the wealth of natural resources located in … Continue reading
What Tucson does to promote Rainwater Harvesting in the Desert!
Tucson has understood their water issues for years Tucson relied on groundwater for decades while it grew from a small Mission Town to the second largest city in Arizona. The groundwater table was so depleted they began having sinkholes open … Continue reading
Earth Day Again – April 22nd – Has Anything Changed?
Where were you on the first Earth Day – April 22nd, 1970? Ok, maybe you were just a child, maybe you weren’t even born yet. Maybe you are a baby boomer and kinda remember it! There was a time when … Continue reading
Food Conservation and Wise Use!
Food Conservation is something that we deal with daily. I know this is a cruel post to publish on Easter Day when families are gathering and feasts are going on. It is also an appropriate day to reflect on what … Continue reading
Posted in Food Banks, Gardening and Composting, Human Character
Tagged Community, Gardening, Grow locally
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AZ Gives – How can we help Habitat for Humanity?
There are lots of different ways…This one involves Donating money! Habitat for Humanity in Payson Arizona is in the midst of a fundraising campaign. One of Habitat’s goals is to help build strong communities. This goal is shared by TTP! … Continue reading
Posted in Human Character, Recycle, Transition Town Payson, Working Together
Tagged Community, Payson, Transition
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President Obamas Inaugural Speech
What President Obama said about Climate Change in his Second Inaugural speech! “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, … Continue reading
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