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Scott Murray


Organization

President - Slow Food San Diego


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Subject Matter Expert

Scott A. Murray, an organic farmer for 32 years, was a delegate to the 2004 and 2006 Terra Madre conferences in Turin, Italy. As agriculture program director and teacher at San Pasqual Academy for Foster Teens, he created the school’s Organic and Sustainable farm project with funding from Slow Food San Diego’s 2005 and 2006 annual Orfila fundraising events and other sources. Scott consults on the conversion of chemically managed farms to Organic and Sustainable agricultural practices.




Resilient San Diego and a Platform for Other Cities

Submitted by c.bernhardt.14 on Thu, 08/28/2014 - 16:39
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Cameron Bernhardt

For the past decade, the concept of “sustainability” has dominated climate change conversation around the world. Sustainable development, which aims to meet present needs without sacrificing future well-being, has been an appropriate focus toward the threats that climate change and natural resource depletion pose to our society. However, sustainability is not strong enough, or resilient enough, to stand alone.

Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 1990-2010

Submitted by c.bernhardt.14 on Thu, 06/05/2014 - 14:01

"This figure shows worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2010. For consistency, emissions are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. These totals include emissions and sinks due to land-use change and forestry.

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How to fix the 10 worst wastes of water

03-18-2014

Heather Clancy

From the drought dilemma in California to extraordinary snowfall across the Northeast, the unpredictable nature of water supplies is prompting a high-profile conversation across the United States.

More Crop Per Drop

03-18-2014

Danielle Nierenberg

This Saturday, March 22nd, the world celebrates World Water Day. Water and agriculture are inextricably interlinked and interdependent.

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