News & Views
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Notes from Gary
Mar 20, 2020
Working Without Going To Work
In my prior posting about a week (now feels more like a lifetime) ago, when people were just starting to...
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Notes from Gary
Mar 13, 2020
A letter from AmpleHarvest.org to America’s gardeners
The nation, along with the rest of the world, is facing a monumental crisis. And like similarly scary and challenging...
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Notes from Gary
Mar 12, 2020
If They Told You To Work From Home, I’ve Done It For 40 Years
In 1976, I built a computer from a kit. It had 512 bytes of memory, connected to my TV’s rabbit...
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Notes from Gary
Jan 23, 2020
When is a Gardener Not a Gardener?
When an “accidental gardener” grows food they never planted. Visit any online real estate site and you are asked to...
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Notes from Gary
May 18, 2019
May 18, 2009
For most people, May 18 2009 was a lifetime ago. The President was Obama, we were listening to Black...
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Notes from Gary
Feb 20, 2019
How Did George Washington Carver Inspire Gary Oppenheimer to Create Positive Change?
I’m a child of the 60’s. The Vietnam War, women’s rights, civil rights, hippies, rock and roll – the list...
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Notes from Gary
Mar 8, 2017
A Day Without Women
On this International Women’s Day, some reflections on the important contributions of women in and to the work of AmpleHarvest.org....
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Food Waste, Notes from Gary
Oct 11, 2016
America’s Clergy: The Overlooked Champions In The Fight Against Food Waste
For the past several years, an increasing number of “foodies,” non-profits (including AmpleHarvest.org), government officials and others have explored tackling food waste, yet at every meeting or conference I’ve attended, one key player was left out of the discussion—the faith community.
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AmpleHarvest.org, Notes from Gary
May 18, 2016
Seventh Birthday
Celebrating our Seventh Birthday in the Company of Good Friends and Supporters by Gary Oppenheimer, Founder and Executive Director Seven...