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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: Compelling Reasons to Buy Local

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Friday, November 27, 2009. Compelling Reasons to Buy Local. By Mike Stolte - originally published in the. Nov 27, 2009. Minor Soccer, give to the CT Scanner, and donate to countless community causes. Is on the cutting edge of think and buy local movements:. A well-crafted Shop-Local campaign ( shop-nelson.com. And District Credit Union is promoting its 100 Mile Mortgage. The NDCU’s whirling dervish Bradley Roulston has made numerous presentations and radio appearances to extol the virtues of buying...

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: The Incredible Case of Plessisville, PQ - Nurture the Youth and...

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Monday, July 20, 2009. The Incredible Case of Plessisville, PQ - Nurture the Youth and. The higest rate of. In Canada, no youth vandalism, 90% youth voter turnout - Read about a Quebec community that listened and empowered their youth. By Silver Donald Cameron. DARRELL DEXTER wants to keep young people here by creating a province where they can make a living, and where they will also want to live. Me, too. So I’d like to take him to Plessisville, Que. Read the rest of the article in The Nova Scotian.

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: Media Frenzy at CIEL

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Media Frenzy at CIEL. Now we know how Brad and Angelina feel. Several aspiring radio personalties from Kootenay Co-op Summer Youth Radio Camp. Stopped by CIEL`s Nelson, BC office to ask Mike Stolte a few questions today. What do you do? Had to do be the toughest question Mike said later. `Try explaining helping communities or getting communities going (from constipated) to some curious, young minds.`. Mike was also asked some other toughies:. What`s your favourite food? 8220;Beyon...

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more than a thousand grains: Conferencing: Luxury Rice: benefiting people and planet

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More than a thousand grains. Musings of a social anthropologist researching water tensions, climate change and labour processes in Guyana's rice fields. Conferencing: Luxury Rice: benefiting people and planet. In October 2014 I presented a paper, "Luxury Rice: Benefiting People and Planet" at a conference sponsored by the Guyana Ministry of Agriculture: Consolidating Food and Nutrition Security in the Region - Increasing Economic Opportunities and Entrepreneurship for Rice and Agriculture. Eventually, th...

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more than a thousand grains: When will you be done? What will you do?

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More than a thousand grains. Musings of a social anthropologist researching water tensions, climate change and labour processes in Guyana's rice fields. When will you be done? What will you do? When people learn I'm in a doctoral program the responses are pretty standard, and have become so that I know by the response what kind of person I'm dealing with. Or vice versa. They are:. Looks of bewilderment, as though seeing a strange and perhaps perplexing rather large insect. What kind of job will you get?

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more than a thousand grains: Amautas

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More than a thousand grains. Musings of a social anthropologist researching water tensions, climate change and labour processes in Guyana's rice fields. Amauta is a Quecha word that means master or wise. The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is a research unit at York University, there are others, follow this link. I had been keen to talk about mu sic or agriculture but Abu, our incredible coordinator, wanted me to do the introduction - no small task! International Rice Rese...

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: “Beyond Economic Survival – 97 Ways Small Communities Can Thrive – A Guide to Community Vitality” Released

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Friday, July 24, 2009. 8220;Beyond Economic Survival – 97 Ways Small Communities Can Thrive – A Guide to Community Vitality” Released. More Needed to Survive in a Post-Recession Economy - Economist. ALSO ATTACHED – MINI COMMUNITY VITALITY INDEX. 8211; How Does Your Community Rate? Does your community believe in itself? Do women consider it safe to walk alone downtown at night? Do young adults 25-34 consider your community a desirable place to live? Stolte, CIEL’s Executive Director, says that most ...

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: June 2009

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Friday, June 19, 2009. Continuing the discussion about innovative, affordable housing strategies. Many folks left the last 100 Mile Ideas Diet conversation café with their heads spinning. So much information was exchanged in 2 hours, and since affordable housing is such an intricate topic, many participants expressed interest in using an online forum for continuing on with the conversation. Click to see more. Photos from the event. More Related Links and Ideas. Provided by Lileth Swetland. If you have so...

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: Brace Yourselves - Unless we Learn from Others, the Long, Bumpy Ride for Rural Communities Has Just Begun

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Monday, October 26, 2009. Brace Yourselves - Unless we Learn from Others, the Long, Bumpy Ride for Rural Communities Has Just Begun. Originally published in the. October 23, 2009). 8220;The best chance of survival for the human race is self-reliant local development.”. John Bryden, President, International Rural Network at the 2009 OECD Rural Development Conference. Recessions traditionally affect rural first and most severely. Up until now, central governments have supported them through the tough t...

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CIEL- inspiring vitality and entrepreneurship in communities: October 2009

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Monday, October 26, 2009. Brace Yourselves - Unless we Learn from Others, the Long, Bumpy Ride for Rural Communities Has Just Begun. Originally published in the. October 23, 2009). 8220;The best chance of survival for the human race is self-reliant local development.”. John Bryden, President, International Rural Network at the 2009 OECD Rural Development Conference. Recessions traditionally affect rural first and most severely. Up until now, central governments have supported them through the tough t...