The Greater Everglades Foodshed

a hub for local, just, sustainable food

Welcome

The Greater Everglades Foodshed is an online social network for anyone passionate about growing a sustainable local food economy and culture in southern Florida.

Join us, dig into your bioregion, and find your place!

Members

Please submit Local Food Initiatives for mapping!

We are creating a map and listings of Local Food Initiatives throughout southern Florida that will be available on this site in the near future!

Please fill out one survey for every initiative you know about.

 

"The most radical political act you can take is to eat from within 25 miles of where you live."

- -Vandana Shiva

Latest Activity

Catalina Jaramillo joined Lady of the Woods's group
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Pembroke Pines/Hollywood Gardeners

This is a group for gardeners in Pembroke Pines, Hollywood and Davie areas to network together what we are growing to barter, to share, create farmers markets or simply to drive to each others homes to barter/share in that way.See More
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Catalina Jaramillo joined Judy Pokras's group
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Raw Vegan Enthusiasts

We're into the raw vegan/raw foods lifestyle: recipes made from fresh organic fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and herbs--not heated over 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Restaurants serving this fabulous cuisine: LifeFood Gourmet in Miami, Darbster in WPB
May 9
Profile IconDavis Graham and Catalina Jaramillo joined The Greater Everglades Foodshed
May 9
Davis Graham shared a profile on Facebook
May 3
South Florida Survival posted a blog post
Apr 21
Alisa Battaglia - Schiff posted photos
Apr 19
Cristina Gonzalez is attending Mario Yanez's event

Earth Harvest Festival at The Farm @ Verde Gardens

April 22, 2012 from 12pm to 8:30pm
Earth Learning, the creators of EarthFest, invites you to the first annual Earth Harvest Festival, a free all day celebration of Permaculture in the Greater Everglades on Sunday, April 22nd from noon to sundown at The Farm @ Verde Gardens, a 22-acre Permaculture farm. Enjoy Spam Allstars and various fun cultural performances …Savor delectable, locally-grown foods, lovingly prepared …Explore Permaculture, including food preservation and cooking classes… Experience The Permaculture Farm @ Verde…See More
Apr 19
cherie fortis is now a member of The Greater Everglades Foodshed
Apr 19
Profile Icondavid guerra, Perry Borman, J. Key and 1 more joined The Greater Everglades Foodshed
Apr 16
Mark Cassini posted a status
"Can someone tell me where to get red wiggler worms for my compost? Does anyone have organic plant food for sale?"
Apr 13
Nancy Murphy commented on David Brookes's group Compost Group
"How do I find a place to go and scoop up cow or horse manure?  I will even take it out of stalls.  I don't have a truck so it would be buckets in the back of a car. . .multiple small trips.  I am between Homestead and South Miami…"
Apr 11
Nancy Murphy joined David Brookes's group
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Compost Group

community wisdom on composting in Miami
Apr 11
Lourdes MacDonald posted photos
Apr 4
Alisa Battaglia - Schiff posted blog posts
Mar 27
Profile IconMelissa Binig and Natalia Gomez might attend Mario Yanez's event

Edible Forest Gardens Design Intensive with Eric Toensmeier at The Farm @ Verde Gardens

May 18, 2012 at 12:30pm to May 22, 2012 at 5:30pm
How can you design an edible garden that works like a healthy ecosystem? Learn simple guidelines, based on real experience, for designing mixed-species polycultures of useful perennials. Small-group design exercises will give you the tools to create productive harvests and positive relationships between plants in your forest garden.   The weekend portion of the course will introduce basic concepts, the design process, useful species including underutilized natives, and take on a planting…See More
Mar 22
Stephen Hill posted an event

Green Market at The Urban Farmer Florida at 1730 N. Powerline Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33069

April 15, 2012 from 10am to 3pm
Come enjoy local food, produce, and products in the wonderful Florida Spring sun on Sunday April 15, 2012 from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm at a real urban farm located at 1730 N. Powerline Road in Pompano Beach.See More
Mar 22

Blog Posts

Monsanto's Roundup may actually pose a threat to the global food supply.

Monsanto's Roundup may actually pose a threat to the global food supply. Find out why:
http://www.naturalnews.com/035221_Roundup_soil_health_food_supply.html

Posted by Alisa Battaglia - Schiff on March 27, 2012 at 2:41am

Obama seizes control over all food, farms, livestock, farm equipment, fertilizer and food production across America

Obama seizes control over all food, farms, livestock, farm equipment, fertilizer and food production across America

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035301_Obama_executive_orders_food_supply.html#ixzz1qIQNn1SE

Posted by Alisa Battaglia - Schiff on March 27, 2012 at 2:30am

Indoor urban farm in New York helps feed hundreds of families

Flowering displays are replacing urban decay all across America, with recent reports out of New York illustrating the power of creative, resourceful thinking in implementing successful, city-based farming initiatives. New York Daily News reports that a food pantry in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., has successfully created a 250-square foot indoor farm…
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Posted by Alisa Battaglia - Schiff on March 27, 2012 at 2:29am

Eco-Village Demonstration Project

http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M2933

 

South Floridians who are interested in permaculture or have expertise in the area are invited to submit project proposals and ideas for inclusion in a plannig document that is being developed by Urban Resource Strategists, Inc. Participation in the project is open to organizations, individuals, universities, scholars,…

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Posted by Alisa Battaglia - Schiff on January 5, 2012 at 10:30pm

 
 
 

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