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Current Issue - June/July 2008

• Wal-Mart may be the largest purchaser of locally grown foods
• Book: Me to We
• Tint of Green: How to Green your Home
• Links of the Month

Wal-Mart may be the largest purchaser of locally grown foods

With increasing fuel costs, buying local has become financially viable for large retailers like Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart plans to purchase and sell $400 million worth of produce grown by local farmers in the US. Read more here.

Book: Me to We

Me to We is about living our lives as socially conscious and responsible people, engaging in daily acts kindness, and building meaningful relationships with others. Some may see this as a step forward, a fresh way of looking at the world. Others might see it as a step backward, a return to the simplest, purest, and most basic impulse of humanity to reach out to each other for survival. From either perspective, this philosophy represents a change in focus, a shift from the inside out. Check out their site: Me to We.

Tint of Green: How to Green your Home

Just in time for summer yard work... this Canadian resource is designed to help you green your home in a way that is practical, stylish and fun! Go to their site: here.

Links of the Month

• Calgary HR Initiative (www.calgarycvo.org/hr_initiative.html) is about building a vibrant nonprofit sector capable of attracting and retaining a workforce today and in the future.
• Young Environmental Professionals Calgary (www.yepcanada.ca/calgary/index.html) is a network of sustainability practitioners, students and engaged citizens.

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