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 Grower Working Group
A collaboration tool for local growers and others to collaborate on developing the local food economy.
Community Gardens Grand Opening Loomis-VOLUNTEERS/INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
My name is Amy Allen and this blog is an appeal to avid gardeners and members of Placer County for help in leading gardening/sustainability workshops at the new Community Gardens at Sierra Christian Church in Loomis. On April 14th, there will be a grand opening event bringing together local vendors, live music and non-profit organizations such as the Gathering Inn, Placer food bank and the local chapter of Heifer International.
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Eliot Coleman is Coming to Reno : February 11-12, 2012
THIS IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL NOTICE FROM WNC SPECIALTY CROP INSTITUTE TO DAN MACON OF FLYING MULE FARM THAT CAME TO US FROM KATHRYN MACROBERTS [THUS THE NETWORK WORKS!]:
Merry Christmas! Yes, THE Eliot Coleman is coming to Reno.Advance information is being sent to our WNC subscribers as seating is limited, and we anticipate these workshops will sell out. Please register early if you plan to attend.
WNC Specialty Crop Institute presents:
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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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Botanical Medicine Convergence in Nevada City -- November 4-6, 2011
This is a link to website information on the Nevada City Botanical Medicine Convergence this coming weekend, and an excerpt from the material:
Botanical Medicine Convergence
Nevada City Botanical Convergence : November 4– 6.
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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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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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Sustainable Local Food and Farm Conference--January 22, 2011
Sustainable Local Food and Farm Conference
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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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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.
Ideas on Expanded Local Food Economy
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Expanded Grower Networking with other Community Sectors
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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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Kit Veerkamp -- EcoLogic Designs Joins PlacerSustain
Kit Veerkamp, EcoLogic Designs, of Cool, California joined PlacerSustain today as a Silver Member. We will be learning more about her background and interests as we proceed, but she has expertise in Permaculture, is interested in community/school/church gardens, and is collaborating with our Member, Maggie Worden, in the Sierra College Ecos Club and Student Body garden project.
Kit Veerkamp
EcoLogic Designs
Permaculture Land Planning & Design
Landscape Architect RLA #2971 /Certified Arborist WE 8531A
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