Attendees: Josh Huntsinger, Joe Looney, Gary Liss, Jeffrey Bordelon, Kathryn MacRoberts (and daughter + rabbit) , and Julie Guagliardo.
Community Gardens
Support the creation and operation of community gardens in Placer County
Event: November 30, 2011 -- "Convergence in Diversity: How to Turn the Food Movement into a Force for Social Transformation
This is a copy of an email notice from "Rooted and Rising" about an event in Berkeley:
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Sacramento Sustainability Forum -- November 19, 2011 -- "Sustainabiltiy of Our Food and Health"
The Sacramento Sustainability Forum this month is on Sustainable Food and Health. The speakers are Dr. Ignacio Chapela, UC Berkeley; Paul Towers, Pesticide Action Network - Organizing & Media Director; Belinda Martineau, Former Genetic Engineer with Calgene, Inc.; "Organic Jack" Hertel, Foothill Organic Growers; and Pamm Larry, LabelGMO.org. Here is some event information:
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EVENT: November 15, 2011 Monthly PlacerSustain Meeting -- The Nevada County Local Food Movement Experience
PLACERSUSTAIN
Monthly Discussion Forum
Local Food Movement / Wellness
Presentations from Nevada County
November 15, 2011
5:30-8:00pm
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EVENT: State Theater -- Talk on Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture
This is an excerpt from an email notice provided by Julie Guagliardo:
Food Safety & Sustainable Agriculture. It takes place on Friday, Nov. 4 at
the State Theater in Auburn,
7:30 PM. You could get CE hours for attending.
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Link to School Garden Grants Information from Ed Armstrong
This is a link to a website that has information about grants for school gardens. Here is an excerpt from the website material:
School Garden Grants
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Sacramento Food System Collaborative Website
This is a link to the Sacramento Food System Collaborative Website, and an excerpt from their "About Us" information:
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"Real Food Challenge" -- You Tube Video about Young People Getting Invovled
There is a Real Food organization that is promoting a "Real Food Challenge." The program is focusing on youth. This is a great ENTHUSIASTIC 90 second video clip of the young people. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkqMMLljedQ
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Tue, 10/04/2011 - 21:46
Notes on Second Local Food Movement Meeting -- September 29, 2011 at the Loomis Train Depot
Living Lands Agrarian Network -- Nevada County
THIS IS A LINK TO THE "LIVING LANDS AGRARIAN NETWORK" LOCATED IN NEVADA COUNTY. THIS NON-PROFIT IS WORKING WITH APPLE TO HOST A GARDENING SITE PLANNING WORKSHOP--VERY HANDS ON! ALSO, AN EXCERPT FROM THEIR "ABOUT" MATERIALS:
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"iGrow Sonoma" -- A Garden, Food, and Health Initiative
iGrow is a Sonoma County collaborative that includes a registry for active gardens, gardening information, links to its counterpart health initiative (iWalk), a connection to a Food System Alliance, and so on. Check it out. Here is an excerpt from their "About Us" material:
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"The Food Project"--A Massachusetts Gardening Initiative
The Food Project is a community initiative in Massachusetts that includes youth programs, and urban and rural gardening. THE SITE [Here is the link] contains research papers, videos, and links to detailed downloadable Manuals. Here is an excerpt from their "About Us" page:
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BALLE and Community Food Enterprises Report
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOOD ENTERPRISE WEBSITE INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES LINKS TO A REPORT CONTAINING 24 CASE STUDIES OF LOCALLY OWNED FOOD ENTERPRISES:
About CFE
In the spring of 2008, we put out the call for innovative examples of “community food
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Networking Opportunities for Restaurants serving Local Healthy Food
THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS MADE TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT ABOUT JOINING PLACERSUSTAIN AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK. APPLICABLE TO OTHER RESTAURANTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
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SACOG: Rural Urban Connections Strategy
[THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE SACOG WEBSITE MATERIALS ON THEIR RURAL URBAN CONNECTIONS STRATEGY. SACGO CO-SPONSORED A FORUM ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. HERE IS THE "HOMEPAGE" FOR THIS EFFORT. THIS PAGE CONTAINS LINKS FOR VIDEO STREAMING AND DOWNLOADS ON THE MAJOR PRESENTATIONS MADE DURING THE DECEMBER FORUM. PLACER COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCE INTERESTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, HAVE A REAL STAKE IN REGIONAL RURAL URBAN STRATEGIES.
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College of Marin--Indian Valley Farm--AG Education with a Teaching Farm and Garden
This is selected material from an email by Kit Veerkamp of EcoLogic Designs about a teaching farm and garden in Marin County. Kit is taking the lead in working on creating a teaching farm/garden with certain interests at Sierra College, including the Ecos Club, Student Body organization, and Dean Kane. PDF files with information on the Marin effort are attached. Here is an excerpt from Kit's email:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Marin Community Foundation interim report.pdf | 452.57 KB |
| IndianValleyOrganicFarm&GardenProgramFactSheet.pdf | 62.56 KB |
| Green Workforce Development For Youth Kicks Off.pdf | 136.26 KB |
| College of Marin Organic Farm & Garden.pdf | 206.11 KB |
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Wed, 11/24/2010 - 22:12
Doings at Dancing Dog Farm
Our winter garden is in--beets, lettuce, onions, chard, broccli, radishes, peas, turnips, chives, artichoke, spinach, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and more.... Lots of lettuce right now.
Wed, 11/17/2010 - 18:53
Olomana Aquaculture Link - encouraging work for all to take note of
http://www.olomanagardens.com/
We watched an hour long video about this aquaculture farm during our Midwest Permaculture Training at the Sivinanda Ashram Farm in Grass Valley. As the water crisis finally meanders into our global consciousness, this model helps us to realize how useful water is in our day to day lives, and how to make the most of every drop... over and over and over, just as Nature does.
EVENT: SACOG Rural-Urban Connections Strategy--December 10, 2010
[THIS IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL NOTICE RECEIVED FROM SACOG]
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