{"content":[{"text":"“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow","bbox":{"left":0.063922,"top":0.049408,"width":0.309866,"height":0.017761000000000006}},{"text":"Page Page 2 2","bbox":{"left":0.895392,"top":0.049939,"width":0.04113800000000012,"height":0.017761}},{"text":"critically affected.”","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.086754,"width":0.12628,"height":0.016877000000000003}},{"text":"Community Supported Agriculture","bbox":{"left":0.391078,"top":0.092938,"width":0.30455000000000004,"height":0.024217000000000002}},{"text":"The OWC Water Charter address the Water \n for Life Strategy in the Province of Alberta: \n “Water is not only a resource, it is a life \n source. We all share the responsibility to en- \n sure a healthy, secure and sustainable water \n supply for our communities, environment and \n economy- our quality of life depends on it. \n The Government of Alberta's renewed Water \n for Life strategy has three main goals: Safe, \n secure drinking water; Healthy aquatic eco- \n systems; and Reliable, quality water supplies \n for a sustainable economy.”","bbox":{"left":0.073234,"top":0.115769,"width":0.299585,"height":0.17664899999999994}},{"text":"Synergy Permaculture is a \n “Lethbridge, Alberta based company \n that specializes in permaculture de- \n sign, water management, green \n waste management, and urban farm- \n ing” (from the website synergyper- \n maculture.ca).","bbox":{"left":0.391078,"top":0.129517,"width":0.2560320000000001,"height":0.110236}},{"text":"erated and transported long distanc- \n es, and it is said to be considerably \n healthier when the food is consumed \n fresh, soon after harvesting.","bbox":{"left":0.66598,"top":0.129517,"width":0.25442600000000004,"height":0.06402400000000003}},{"text":"Synergy Urban Farms offers differ- \n ent types of shared depending on the \n amount of fresh produce you want, \n and there are options for delivery \n and pick-up.","bbox":{"left":0.66598,"top":0.206411,"width":0.25390199999999996,"height":0.079478}},{"text":"Community Supported Agriculture \n (CSA) allows food growers and the \n local community to share the risks \n and benefits associated with food \n production. Community members \n invest in a share of the CSA and in \n return are given fresh, locally-grown \n produce through the growing season.","bbox":{"left":0.391078,"top":0.252623,"width":0.256369,"height":0.12561500000000003}},{"text":"This is an important initiative to remind us all \n about the importance of water in the Oldman \n River Basin, including the protection of the \n headwaters from clearcut logging, mineral \n extraction, and unsuitable recreational activi- \n ties; the impacts of rapid melting of the \n snowpack in the spring and diminishing wa- \n ter flowrates later in the summer caused by \n global warming; and the introduction of \n chemicals and toxic substances by industry, \n landfills, our streets and parkland, and agri- \n cultural runoff.","bbox":{"left":0.073234,"top":0.304556,"width":0.299752,"height":0.176574}},{"text":"Other CSA farms in the region in- \n clude Noble Gardens at \n www.noblegardenscsa.com who \n have been operating for almost a \n decade. The Urban Grocer on 9th \n Avenue South also provides locally- \n grown food including meat and \n eggs.","bbox":{"left":0.66598,"top":0.298759,"width":0.25206699999999993,"height":0.125616}},{"text":"The benefits of CSA include the pro- \n motion of food security, in which a \n variety of food is grown locally re- \n sulting in less reliance on elaborate \n transportation systems from distant \n locations. Locally-produced food \n typically has a lighter carbon foot- \n print when compared to food refrig-","bbox":{"left":0.391078,"top":0.391108,"width":0.25696800000000003,"height":0.12561499999999992}},{"text":"You may also find more information \n at Lethbridge Sustainable Living at \n www.lethbridgesustainableliving.org","bbox":{"left":0.66598,"top":0.43732,"width":0.257035,"height":0.04864500000000005}},{"text":"For more, visit oldmanwatershed.ca/","bbox":{"left":0.073234,"top":0.493268,"width":0.239314,"height":0.016876999999999975}},{"text":"Interesting Links:","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.536034,"width":0.125767,"height":0.017522000000000038}},{"text":"Why Don’t Green Buildings Live Up to Hype on Energy Efficiency? (Yale Environmental) \n http://e360.yale.edu/features/why-dont-green-buildings-live-up-to-hype-on-energy-efficiency","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.56472,"width":0.7305699999999999,"height":0.03447900000000004}},{"text":"Nature Needs Half \n http://natureneedshalf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IJW-Dec-11-tragsa.pdf","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.612674,"width":0.6258080000000001,"height":0.03440299999999996}},{"text":"Beauty is Only Skin Deep \n https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/toronto-artist-exposes-the-hidden-architecture-of- \n cells/article35150974/","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.660553,"width":0.8125740000000001,"height":0.050464000000000064}},{"text":"The Bucket (Field Lab—youtube video 1:50 minutes) \n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIo9ROTi7a4","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.724417,"width":0.42828700000000003,"height":0.03447800000000001}},{"text":"What Was the Most Significant Catastrophe of All Time? (The Atlantic) \n https://www.theatlantic.com/","bbox":{"left":0.073235,"top":0.772371,"width":0.5210980000000001,"height":0.034478999999999926}},{"text":"Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE)","bbox":{"left":0.449118,"top":0.821639,"width":0.3736919999999999,"height":0.01950099999999999}},{"text":"A Leading Voice for a Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Community. \n Visit us at: http://sage-environment.org/ \n If you are interesting in getting involved, contact us at: \n sage-communications@sage-environment.org","bbox":{"left":0.387941,"top":0.853226,"width":0.49637700000000007,"height":0.09973100000000001}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.818182,"width":0.279855,"height":0.143939}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.058824,"top":0.818182,"width":0.279855,"height":0.143939}]}