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 It's debate season if you haven't noticed. And the debates are raging, not just  between presidental candidates and their vps, but between scholars and economists over buying locally versus buying globally.
Last week at the University of Vermont, 700 people came out to watch the debate between Bill McKibben,
award-winning writer, environmentalist, and Middlebury College
scholar-in-residence, and Russell Roberts, a well-known economist at
George Mason University and Stanford University's Hoover Institute. The event,"Buy Local or Buy Global: A Debate," was the inaugural match-up in a new debate series featuring thinkers with opposing views on important social and economic
issues that will be taking place at the University. Click on the link to get a blow by blow of the debate, and listen
to a recording of the debate on UVM's iTunes U page. Sounds like an interesting debate I would have loved to attend. I think you might know what side I would be on though! -Jess
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We all know that SUVs sales are wayyyy down in the US (b/c gas prices are wayyyy up, duh). Cars are hardly moving off the lots and car makers are looking for other ways to get rid of their stock. Well,Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. announced yesterday it will start exporting American-made Sequoias and Tundras to Latin America and the Middle East, where the demand for such vehicles has risen. The shipments will begin in December, and this will be the first time both makes are being exported.Although I don't like the thought of all those miles those vehicles will be traveling, at least America is selling we made,rather than importing! -Jess
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One day I was walking down the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville when I saw something I'd never seen before- a lunch cart. Now, if you're in a big city, this is probably in no way a surprising site - in places like NYC they're on every corner! But to see one in lil' ole' Charlottesville, well I had to check it out. And I was very pleasantly surprised to see not the normal cart fare of pretzels and hotdogs, but instead local organic chicken sandwiches and local Twin Oaks tofu kabobs. And this began my addiction to Hamdinger's.
The food is healthy, and many times organic and locally sourced. Chef and owner Patrick Critzer makes all the food for his cart earlier in the day at a professional kitchen then loads up his cart and wheels it to the mall. Karen and I both have a serious addiction to the grilled tofu kabob and veggie sandwiches. Everything is amazing, including the homemade sweet tea! If you're ever on Cville's Downtown Mall, then look for the long line in the middle of the mall - it's the line for Hamdinger's! -Jess
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Boooo! More American job layoffs were annouced yesterday courtesy of Whirlpool. The largest manufacturer of home appliances in American cites the terrible state of the American economy and the rise of material costs as the reasons for the cuts. Whirlpool will shutter the company's plant in Jackson, Tennessee and raise the prices of its products sold in North America by 8%-10% in the first month of 2009. Ugh, this sucks all around! -Jess
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A topic coming up in Vermont's election for governor is the support the government gives to Vermont farmers. Independent candidate Anthony Pollina claims that incumbent governor Jim Douglas shows a lack of support for Vermont farmers, although he preaches the need to buy local. Pollina goes on to say that the state government often uses out-of-state vendors instead of sourcing locally. Pollina's solution? Obviously electing him and allowing him to initiate his idea of a Vermont credit card with rewards to support Vermont agriculture. Governor Douglas's camp responded by saying that they have increased its investments in agriculture, and that the governor had pushed for an $11 million agriculture rescue package 2 years ago. Interesting topic in the Vermont race. I can't wait to see who comes out on top and what is done to support Vermont farmers! -Jess
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