Wealth-in-action can be a beautiful thing, with resonance far beyond the scope of the original gift. Consider Charles F. Feeney and his Atlantic Philanthropies, in the news yesterday for being identified as the anonymous donor of $350 million to Cornell thereby helping them win the competition to build [...MORE...]
Label states: "Certified Organic Grown in New Paltz, NY, traveled 18 miles to Kingston NY where it was washed, sliced and frozen"
Last August, shortly after Hurricane Irene did its damage, I wrote about "agricultural time" and mentioned Hudson Valley Harvest, a new company developing a local food distribution model in which [...MORE...]