Yale Daily News

Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:46 a.m.

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Viertel urges sustainability

Contributing Reporter
Published Friday, February 27, 2009

For Joshua Viertel, sustainable farming does not only mean picking fruits from orchards and buying them from farmers’ markets.

Viertel — the co-founder and former co-director of the Yale Sustainable Food Project and now the president of Slow Food USA, a movement that seeks to encourage Americans to buy local and eat organic — argued on Thursday that sustainable farming should be seen holistically, taking into account its political and environmental implications. In front of an audience of more than 30 at a Jonathan Edwards College master’s tea, Viertel encouraged students to take...

#1 By tdnation 2:04p.m. on February 27, 2009

great article, charlotte!

#2 By Katherine A. 2:00p.m. on February 28, 2009

good job!!! =)

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