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Resoures & Reviews - From Vol. 1, No. 1, Winter 2002/2003 Eastern Old Growth Clearinghouse - A project of Appalachia - Science in the Public Interest, Wild Earth, and Yggdrasil Institute. It’s directed by Mary Byrd Davis editor of Eastern Old- Growth Forests: Prospects for Rediscovery and Recovery (Island Press, 1996). PO Box 131, Georgetown, KY 40324; www.old-growth.org. Redefining Progress - What’s your ecological footprint? Also info, links, & projects on sustainability. Contact: 1904 Franklin St., 6th Fl., Oakland, CA 94612; 510-444-3041; www.redefiningprogress.org. neRAGE - Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering. Vermont-based activist group fighting GE through education and actions. Contact: 1118 Mapple Hill Rd., Plainfield, VT 05667; 802-454-7138; www.neRAGE.org. The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods National group, excellent information/links, comprehensive e-mailings. Contact: PO Box 55699, Seattle, WA 98155; 425-771-4049; www.thecampaign.org. True Food Now - Greenpeace project - supermarket campaign, comprehensive listing of GE/non-GE foods at www.truefoodnow.org, compiled primarily from direct communication with food producers; phone: 1-800-326-0959. The Northern Forest Forum - If you want to know what’s happening in the northern forest region (ME, NH, VT, NY) this is the publication to get. Contributors include folks who have been on the front lines of the forest movement in the northeast for years. Quarterly, tabloid format. $15/yr. Contact: Northern Forest Forum, POB 6, Lancaster, NH 03584. White Mountain National Forest Quarterly - Published by the Forest Service. Provides complete schedule of proposed actions. If you want to know what’s going on in the Whites so you can make your voice heard, get on the mailing list. Free. Contact: WMNF Supervisor’s Office, 719 Main St., Laconia, NH 03246; 603-528- 8769. Wild Matters - Radical, eclectic, refreshingly honest, and always fun. Great monthly publication from Vermont. Published by Food & Water, edited by Michael Colby. $25/yr. Contact: PO Box 543, Montpelier, VT 05601; 802-229-6222; www.wildmatters.org. The Heron Dance - Beautiful and colorful quarterly magazine. Subtitled: “Wild Nature Watercolors and General Unadulterated Thought”. Interviews, poems, inspirational quotes and passages. An unusual publication perfect for that quiet moment when you want to relax and contemplate nature — human and otherwise. $15/yr. Contact: 52 Seymour St., Middlebury, VT 05753; 888-304-3766; www.herondance.org. The Return of the Light: Twelve tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice, Carolyn McVickar Edwards, Marlowe & Co., 2000 - For thousands of years people on every continent honored the Winter Solstice. In fact, the universality of the celebration made it the perfect choice for Christmas. Here are stories from many traditions to savor and to read aloud, myths explaining the darkness and heralding “the return of the light”. Includes Norse and Inuit stories and stories from India, Uganda, Italy, and more. Kindred Spirits by Jesse Wolf Hardin, Swan•Raven & Co., 2001 - The most recent book by Gaian Voice contributor. Gorgeous, soft- cover, coffee-table format illustrated with Wolf’s amazing drawings. Moving and inspired essays and stories explore the wonders of the Earth. Examples: “Condor at the Western Gate”, “The Howl”, “Pan & the Green Man”, “The Burden Basket”, “Salmon”. A wonderful gift for any Earth lover. Available from the author (see “Contributors” address), $20.00 plus postage. | ||||
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