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Growing Alternatives

@GrowingAlts

Not-for-profit that aims to support small farmers around the world with microloans. Co-founded by @kylamckee and @haramshaw.

 Guelph, Ontario
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Joined June 2012
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Fox@Fox_L1nda8 Dec 2014
Perfect teacher gift supports #fairtrade from @VillagesCanada AND #breakfast4learning #giftswithglobalimpact
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Earth has lost half of its wildlife in the past 40 years, says WWF #organic ow.ly/EX79E
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Marie@mmamarie4 Oct 2014
Access to savings --> finance is critical for youth in entrepreneurship not by choice but necessity worldwide #TIMS14
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@foodtank4 Oct 2014
IMAGE: "Real food doesn't have ingredients, real food IS ingredients" @JamieOliver ow.ly/i/75zrY
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Food Tank
@foodtank19 Jul 2014
Great Infographic: What is a Food Hub? bit.ly/1mRFY7A @foodfuelfuture
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Organic Lifestyle@OrganicLife15 Jul 2014
The 5 Best Summer Foods organiclifestylemagazine.com…
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Foodlink@FoodlinkBLBF11 Jul 2014
Now we're talking! fb.me/1WSGYjmjD
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TheFarmer's Daughter@afarmdaughter28 Jun 2014
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@GrowingAlts @FairTradeGuelph @transitnguelph looking forward to today! We get to talk #food in #guelph
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GreenHouse@uwgreenhouse22 May 2014
Launch of community garden @UWStPauls a social purpose startup that will sell food to @WatsonsEatery #socent
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Kyla M@kylamckee22 May 2014
I had an awesome time at @UWStPauls new community garden as part of the @UWGreenHouse! #eatlocal #eatfresh #socialenterprise
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YES! Share this image: "Eat Seasonally!"
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One of the greatest threats to #foodsecurity is the worldwide loss of crop diversity over the past 50 years. ow.ly/viBCE
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Findit Fresh@FinditFresh12 Mar 2014
Check out @GrowingAlts - a great organization supporting small farmers through microfinance - look forward to working together! #eatsmart
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From the European Microfinance Network: "The Impact of Microfinance as Active Inclusion Strategy" ow.ly/u4VFM
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Women worldwide are having a PARTY and WFTO are CELEBRATING! #Women #IWD2014 #FairTrade International Women’s... fb.me/2xbo5jeNy
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Kyla M@kylamckee20 Feb 2014
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@GrowingAlts I like to support local brewers! Also, it's a sweet label :)
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Camino@caminolala6 Feb 2014
Replying to @haramshaw
Thanks - we appreciate that! We believe #goodchocolate is good anytime! #chocolateforbreakfast @haramshaw @GrowingAlts
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Fairtrade Foundation@FairtradeUK2 Jan 2014
"The more things change, the more they don’t always stay the same" - two key moments for #Fairtrade in 2013...ow.ly/scPA3
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UN Women
@UN_Women18 Nov 2013
#Ethiopia: Micro loans help make women business savvy entrepreneurs in forestry communities owl.li/qUtsk v @guardian
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Oxfam International
@Oxfam11 Dec 2012
How we fed the world & ended rural poverty: looking back from 2050. Our Future of Agriculture debate oxf.am/3Pk #agfuture
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