[imc-st.louis] Fwd: Community Gardens CYCLEbration April 11

[Ben West]

  Join the 2008 SPRING ANNUAL
 Community Gardens CYCLEbration <http://cyclebration.wordpress.com/>
 Sunday, Mother's Day May 11 in communities everywhere:
 A moving Mother's Day celebration for local agriculture and Mother
 Earth! <http://cyclebration.wordpress.com/>

 Can changing the way we eat really help cut climate change? Yes! Every
 time we buy corporate food trucked thousands of miles or burn oil
 driving to Walmart, we feed the insane system of industrial
 agriculture that's a leading cause of greenhouse gas pollution and
 global warming. But with simple steps such as supporting local
 sustainable farmers, growing more of our own food, and riding bikes,
 we can eat and feel better, build healthy carbon-rich soil and cleaner
 air, *and *slash the food miles cooking Earth's climate!

 What else can you do?

 1) Join the Community Gardens CYCLEbration! On May 11 nationally (or
 another day in your community) organize a free bicycle tour of local
 organic farms and gardens. Use the artwork at
 http://cyclebration.wordpress.com to publicize your event. Encourage
 community members to grow your local food revolution by sharing land,
 labor, seeds and knowledge. End the ride with a community potluck,
 film screening, or discussion. Be creative and have fun!

 2) Celebrate the Women's Garden Cycles Bike Tour! In 2007, three women
 embarked on a three-month-long bicycle journey to tour and document
 food-producing garden projects from Washington DC to Montreal and back
 again. Their inspiring film about the Women's Garden Cycles Bike Tour
 will be launched this May. Inspire yourself and others by watching it.
 Present the Women's Garden Cycles documentary film premier in your
 community and visit http://womensgardencycles.wordpress.com to see the
 film trailer!

 Please contact cyclebration at gmail.com for more information and to get
 involved...

 ... and please forward this widely!



-- 
Ben West
westbywest at gmail.com
http://savetheinternet.org