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Missing Voices Heard: Visionary Eco-preneurs Share Lessons Learned

On May 1, founders and leaders of socially and environmentally responsible businesses gathered at the Church Center at the United Nations to explore the opportunities and obstacles of growing an equitable green economy for all, reacting to the RIO+20 summit on sustainable … Continue reading

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First-Ever New York Food Book Fair from May 4-6

The New York Food Book Fair is taking place Friday, May 4th – Sunday, May 6th at the soon-to-open Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Founder Elizabeth Thacker Jones is bringing together over 50 participants and 15 panels and talks ranging in subjects: “Why Food? Why Now?” by Dr. Marion … Continue reading

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05/12 Brooklyn Food Conference

Brooklyn Food Conference Saturday May 12, 2012 Brooklyn Technical High school, 29 Fort Greene Place (between Lafayette and Dekalb) Over 5,000 people are expected to attend Brooklyn Food Conference. It’s free! This all day event will be filled with keynotes from notable food activists, workshops, … Continue reading

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Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase

April 22, 2012 3:00-5:00 pm - Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase: Slow Money and Local Investment Opportunities Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Press Release (with Images): PDF | Word TICKETS $75 at Stone Barns Website (http://bit.ly/EarthDayEntrepreneur) Featuring Woody Tasch, Author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money and Eliot … Continue reading

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Tasch & Gussow at 92d St Y

April 19, 2012 at 8:00 pm – Woody Tasch and Joan Gussow discuss  “Investing Sustainably” at 92d St Y, 21395 Lexington Avenue, New York NY “On the shoulders of giants,” is a way to acknowledge the legendary people who have made the path … Continue reading

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Small Farm Summit

Upcoming Events in April 2012: April 14, 2012 - Small Farm Summit - Hofstra University The Small Farm Summit is focused on strengthening the local food system and increasing community awareness of and access to more locally grown food. This is the second annual … Continue reading

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Earth Day Entrepreneurs at Stone Barns

  Click here to sign up!   Slow Money NYC and Stone Barns Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture present:Earth Day Entrepreneur Showcase: Slow Money and Local Investment Opportunities Featuring Woody Tasch, Author, Inquiries into Nature of Slow Money and … Continue reading

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Wed, Feb. 15th: Responsible Endowments Coalition Celebration with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz & Oakland Institute Director Anuradha Mittal

Today’s post is courtesy of Annie McShiras, Development Director of the Responsible Endowments Coalition: Nobel Laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz will be the keynote speaker at Endow the Future, the Responsible Endowments Coalition (REC) Winter Celebration and Fundraiser, honoring Anuradha Mittal … Continue reading

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Nona Brooklyn Covers 2011 SMNYC Entrepreneur George Weld & His Slow Money Mission

We love this article from Nona Brooklyn, a website about all things food related in the borough sweet borough of Brooklyn. Slow Money NYC recently hosted a dinner with Slow Money founder Woody Tasch at George Weld’s upcoming restaurant, Parish … Continue reading

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SMNYC Potluck to Support NOFA-NY and Dine In Irene: The Recap

By Sam Kressler Our intimate potluck last Sunday was a delicious success. While the meal was initially planned as SMNYC’s contribution to NOFA-NY’s Locavore Challenge, we felt a certain duty to the region’s farmers who were so detrimentally affected by … Continue reading

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