December 2006
Monthly Archive
Monday 04 Dec 2006
How Food Finds its Way to Your Plate
Talk of the Nation, November 24, 2006 · Where does your food really come from, and what should you have for dinner? Chances are that your food traveled hundreds of miles before it landed on your plate. But some experts say eating local might make us healthier, and better stewards of the environment.
We talk about the business of agriculture with author Michael Pollan, author Brian Halweil and Jennifer L. Wilkins, a Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellow at Cornell University.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6534839
Monday 04 Dec 2006
NWF’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat (BWH) program
Take your garden to the next level!
Turn your backyard into a wildlife-friendly habitat and help celebrate 70 years of conservation!
Through NWF’s Backyard Wildlife HabitatTM (BWH) program, you can take a hands-on approach in helping wildlife – wherever you live!
It doesn’t matter if your home is a farm in the country, a house in the suburbs, or even an apartment in the city; it’s easy to create a habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Our BWH program gives you all the information you’ll need!
For over 30 years, NWF’s Backyard Wildlife Habitat sites have helped to make a place for wildlife in the modern world, while at the same time helping both kids and adults connect with the nature just outside their door.
To date, we’ve certified over 60,000 habitat sites-special places that provide the essentials for attracting enjoyable wildlife.
And now, in celebration of the National Wildlife Federation’s 70th anniversary this year, we’ve set forth a goal of certifying the 70,000th Backyard Wildlife Habitat site. Certify your yard today and you can help get us there!
nefits!
- Recognition – Receive a Certification Packet and a personal Certificate of Achievement suitable for framing.
- Enjoyment – Be rewarded with a beautiful yard filled with colorful butterflies, sweet-singing songbirds and other fascinating wildlife.
- Satisfaction - Feel good about nurturing wildlife all year long by providing food, water, cover and places to raise young.
- Useful Tips – Receive a free subscription to the quarterly email newsletter, Habitats, with tips on improving your yard and attracting wildlife year after year.
- Unique Sign – Be eligible to purchase a special yard sign to show your commitment to nature and wildlife.
- Free Membership – Get a complimentary membership to NWF including a full-year of the award-winning National Wildlife magazine, a $15 value in itself!
Click here to complete the application. It costs only $15! Once your application is accepted, you’ll begin to enjoy the benefits listed above.
Help Us Reach Our 70,000 Goal Certify Today!
We’re getting
so close!
Help us hit our 70,000 goal in 2006!
Friend of Wildlife, in the U.S., 63,525 citizens have already certified their backyards.
Certify your yard today and receive many benefits, including a free NWF membership.