New Sun Rising

Do you know where your food is grown, and who is growing it?  That is the question the Pittsburgh-based organizers of FarmCorps would like to answer for good.  By recruiting and training the next crop of local farmers, the region's sustainability will improve- making food production local and providing a legitimate career choice to many.  New Sun Rising is excited to announce our support of FarmCorps and looks forward to growing their vision together.  Be on the lookout for their promo video, which was competed with the help of an NSR grant in support of World Environment Day (http://newsunrising.org/project/farmcorps_film_project).  Remember to support local food sources when possible.

NSR is pleased to announce this years First Ray Grant recipient:  " Pittsburgh's Industrial History".  Project leader, Ben Peoples, seeks to 'Explore Pittsburgh's Past from the Skies of the Present'.  Through use of Kite Aerial Photography techniques integrated into the development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; Peoples will select 6 abandoned industrial sites to visually document.  While working with the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area organization, he has identified a list of 40 local sites to survey and consider.  Ben plans for the project to culminate with mapping from the images produced, holding a photography show, compiling a book, and keeping an active website with images freely available.

The children's program of Millvale library has ended to allow the group working to open a library in the community to focus its energy on the new facility....

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09358/1023083-54.stm