*Community Sustainability Festival* at the Durham Food Co-op. Autumn Equinox: *September 23, 2006, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m*. Read on for particpants, updates and the Press Release; please distribute widely! ...

"The first thing is to remind ourselves that in fact, global companies aren't as pervasive and all powerful as we think," says MICHAEL SHUMAN, author of the recently released The Small-Mart Revolution and 1998's Going Local...

*Come Support Wellness and A Clean Environment* -- Benefit show for the Durham Food Co-op!

"The Droogies w/ Invasion, Sleepsound, Duncan Webster, and Reese Gibbs":http://libraryrocks.com/calendar_event.php?eid=20060911131027139

* on: Wednesday, Octover 4th
* at: The Library, 120 East Franklin St. 8pm
* with: "*Invasion*":http://www.myspace.com/invasionmusic, "*Feast Upon Thy Brother*":http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=98043694 and *Geoff Register & Duncan Webster*

"Michael Pollan":http://www.michaelpollan.com will speak for free on Wed, 10/11 at 7p.m. in Chapel Hill, NC at the "Morehead Planetarium, UNC":http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us - he is a big promoter of environmental sustainability.

*It's all about the food* -- read this article in the Durham News & Observer
"The grow-local trend has strong roots in this region, author Michael Pollan says...":http://www.newsobserver.com/707/story/494638.html

For information on local sustainable agriculture efforts, visit the "Carolina Farm Stewardship Association":www.carolinafarmstewards.org.

*Art, potluck and Culture Crawl*: come and see art by *a local artist* and share food to launch the evening's events!!! *Starting at 7:30 we will be convening at the Co-op to share in the bounty of that which the Co-op stands for...* -- FOOD FOR THE PEOPLE -- come meet some new folks, check out the awesome art and head out to exciting Culture Crawl events with us! For a listing of all Culture Crawl events visit "www.culturecrawl.com":www.culturecrawl.com. Read on for more details...