The Local Food Movement group met briefly on October 18, 2011 at 5:00pm before the regular October PlacerSustain monthly meeting. We took a look at the Mission/Purpose and Principles statement that is being developed for the Placer County Economic Development Collaborative as an example of the type of material that we may develop for the Local Food (including Wellness) Movement effort. [The ED Collaborative material will be published shortly]
Local Food Growers
To collaborate on matters related to the growing and production of local food; including, business practices, production methods and practices, market development, customer relations, grower/consumer communities of interest, and technical support resources. This group is the core of a local grower/producer PlacerSustain working group.
Farm Business Planning Course
[THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE COURSE NOTICE EMAIL]
Farm Business Planning Course
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Dates: February 9, 2012 - March 15, 2012
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Video by Toby Hemenway -- "Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Earth, but Not Civilization"
THIS IS A YOU TUBE VIDEO THAT KATHRYN MACROBERTS THOUGHT WAS REALLY GOOD:
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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: 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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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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News Alert: There is Something Fowl in Sacramento!
One of our members provided us with a link to a Sacramento Bee article on the City's new poultry regulations which now allow people to raise chickens at home. Here is the link. Here is an excerpt from the article:
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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
Attendees: Josh Huntsinger, Joe Looney, Gary Liss, Jeffrey Bordelon, Kathryn MacRoberts (and daughter + rabbit) , and Julie Guagliardo.
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, 11/17/2010 - 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.
Breakout Groups for Tonight's PlacerSustain Meeting
We will be going into a 45 minute Breakout segment during tonight's PlacerSustain meeting, and would encourage the participants in last month's session to come and continue the dialogue. Breakout groups will be formed around the subject interests of those attending. Last month we had the following groups: Community/School/Church Gardens, Sustainable Human Health, and Local Grower Market and Business Development.
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Folsom EcoHousing Group link and info
Must use and love the power of Google:
http://www.FolsomEcoHousing.org/
You are invited to join the members of Folsom EcoHousing at our monthly site tours and/or potlucks.
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