The Farm Bank Project is a local grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation of small family farms, a local sustainable food system, a strong local economy and healthy communities who work together in the midst of diverse interests.We believe that small family farms are at the foundation of healthy communities and when we strengthen small family farms we strengthen communities.
Sepp Holzer imparts
Rainwater Harvesting
9:00 – 5:00, February 24 th
Come learn Holzer Permaculture methods for using swales, ponds & Huegel beds to harvest rainwater and reduce the need for active irrigation to create self-sustaining, highly productive gardens. Holzer permaculture uses ecological relationships & cycles, letting nature do the work with minimal labor input while providing optimum living conditions for plants and animals.
Flood Management
9:00 – 5:00, February 25 th
Come learn Holzer Permaculture methods for using swales & Huegel beds (Hill beds) to manage seasonally flooded land for maximum productivity. Learn how to create microclimates which warm and dry out the soil earlier in spring while still retaining moisture into the growing season. Holzer permaculture uses ecological relationships & cycles to turn even marginally arable land into richly productive polycultures .
Cost: $150 one day ($125 before Feb. 8 th)
$245 both days ($195 before Feb. 8 th)
Morning sessions will be held at Blue Earth Farms, 3605 Jackson Hwy Chehalis. Afternoons will be hands on application on Burnt Ridge outside Onalaska.
For registration and further information on the Secrets of Eden Tour see www.perma-dise.com
SPONSORED BY
PAN EARTH DESIGNS & DANCING SPIRITS PERMACULTURE
December 26-29,
2008
McMenamin's
Olympic Club Historic Hotel, Pub & Movie Theater
112 N. Tower, Centralia, Washington
360-736-5164
August 4, 2008
~ Local Flavors ~
…your farmer-run local food service
concession stand
“Now Serving at Farmer’s Markets”
Wednesdays 11-2, Tumwater, Israel & Capital
Saturdays 9-2, Longview, Fairgrounds
Other locations to be announced (check website)
Menu
Veggie Burrito Wraps, Quesidillas w/Garlic Basil Dressing, Fresh Fruit Smoothies,
Local Raspberry-Mint Iced Tea, Farm Salads w/Garlic Basil Dressing, Veggie
Snack Boxes w/Garlic Basil Dip, Fruit Snack Boxes w/Maple Yogurt.
Seasonal Surprises weekly.
$50 Meal Ticket: $45 ~ $100 Meal Ticket:
$85 plus a free lunch
...to help support the development of this delicious and
important project
www.WinlockMeadowsFarm.com
Email: winlockmeadowsfarm1@yahoo.com
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We are interested in creating a business design model where a percentage of
profits will be donated to a foundation whose sole purpose is to create a
funding stream to purchase development rights in farmland.
In searching Paul Newman’s business I came across a link for Humantis
Wines that are sold for profit but benefit charity – capitalism with
a cause.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/11/08/NB228258.DTL
We are going to start Local Flavors with a simple business structure and then
explore ways to tie it to farmland preservation.
Anyone interested in participating in this in any way, please let me know,
whether it’s working at the stand, to venture capital, a loan, purchasing
a pre-paid Meal Ticket, support of any kind to help it get on its feet.
Here’s to the next level in our local sustainable food system!
There could be a fleet of these. We could have a food processing plant as
a green industry. Preserve our farmland, get it in production, build a processing
plant, have a local food court, stock the shelves of the Co-op and local green
stores with locally grown and produced products.
Let’s do it!
Farmer Susie
August 4, 2008
Puget Sound Food Network!
WHAT: Food Network Project Launch-n-Lunch
WHEN: Wednesday, August 6, 2008
TIME: Noon to 2pm
WHERE: Rosabella's Garden Bakery
Please join us for lunch & the kick-off celebration of the Puget Sound
Food Network!
The launching of a new web-based project enabling real-time communication between consumers, farmers, and other participants in the Puget Sound regional food system—and facilitating on-line food-related transactions—is set for the first week of August.
The Northwest Agriculture Business Center (NABC) will launch the creation of the Puget Sound Food Network at noon Wednesday, August 6th, at Rosabella's Garden Bakery in Bow (8933 Farm to Market Road).
Attending will be key food system participants, including representatives of the farming, restaurant, and retail food sales industries. U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Representative Rick Larsen, who were instrumental in securing the funds to create the Network, have also been invited to speak. The event will be co-hosted by Rosabella's and Northwest Farm Credit Services.
The NABC on-line market access project, a regional network of agricultural growers and producers, retailers, and food service businesses, along with key infrastructure processing, storage, and transportation providers, has received a $400,000 grant as part of the 2007-'08 U.S. Department of Commerce appropriation.
NABC Executive Director David Bauermeister said, "The market access project will serve a vital purpose—helping rebuild the Puget Sound region's dysfunctional food system. With skyrocketing fuel costs and increasing demand for locally produced food, having easily accessible, on-line information facilitating real-time transactions between food producers and consumers will be a key element in the creation of an efficient regional food system."
Bauermeister said the goals of the project are to "help foster a regional food system that supports local agriculture and provides healthy foods to local communities; increase access to locally produced value-added products throughout the region, and enhance the economic viability and sustainability of family farms by providing new market opportunities."
Bauermeister said the federal funding will provide initial capital to hire a project manager, build an internet-based network to house the communications system, recruit buyers and sellers to create transactions on-line, and promote the program to those involved in agriculture in the region.
The NABC project focuses on the portion of the Puget Sound region encompassing the 12 counties of Snohomish, Whatcom, King, Island, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Kitsap, Thurston, Jefferson, Mason, and Clallam. NABC staff will hold a series of community meetings throughout the region beginning in August to encourage food system participants and the public to be involved in the network.
Also introduced on the 6th will be a new NABC-developed product, Skagit Fresh Natural Sparkling Juice Beverages—100% natural, carbonated fruit drinks—as an example of local products that the on-line network will help bring to market. Local farmers will both provide the fruit for the new beverage and own the company that produces it.
For more information, connect to NABC at www.agbizcenter.org or call 360.336.3752.
For immediate release: For more information:
John O’Brien, 360-773-6805
April Putney, 206-343-0681x120
Susie Kyle, 360-75-4927 or
email: winlockmeadowsfarm1@yahoo.com
County residents encouraged to think globally, eat and act locally
King County climate champion to speak, encouraging Thurston County leadership
OLYMPIA, WA The challenge of successfully confronting global warming – reducing future emissions and adapting to the anticipated impacts – will require unprecedented coordinated effort between countries, individuals and everyone in between. King County is a recognized leader world-wide in greenhouse gas reductions. Join Jim Lopez, King County’s climate champion, to learn what actions King County has already taken, their plans for future action, and how Thurston County can benefit from and build on their successes.
WHAT: “Dine Out to Cool Down,” a conversation exploring local solutions to global warming featuring a locally-sourced meal. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased online at http://www.futurewise.org/action/dineout or in person at Rainy Day Records and Traditions Café.
WHEN: Saturday, June 7th, 6pm
WHERE: Fresh Measures Café, Pritchard Building, State Capitol, 415 15th Ave SW, Olympia
WHO: Jim Lopez, Deputy Chief of Staff for King County Executive,
along with Olympia Climate Action, The Farm Bank Project, Futurewise, League
of Women Voters of Thurston County, Livable Thurston, Climate Solutions, Slow
Foods of Greater Olympia, and more.
Jim Lopez currently serves as Deputy Chief of Staff in the office of King
County Executive Ron Sims. As part of his duties, Jim leads the Executive’s
Action Group on Climate Change.
Local food and refreshments provided by Stokesberry Farm, Estrella Family Creamery, Olympia Coffee Roasting, Scatter Creek Farm, Winlock Meadows Farm, and more. Catered by South Puget Sound Community College Culinary Arts Program.
Monday,
May 5, 2008
Mackinaw’s
545 N. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA (I-5 Exit 77)
360-740-8000 (Mackinaw’s) 785-4927 (Farm
Bank Project)
Participate in grassroots conversations to help find solutions
to how we can build and strengthen the local economy and health of our communities,
together. We will explore projects taking place in other communities, and
share ones in progress
in our corner of the world.
Be a part of shaping your community’s future.
Suggested Donation: $25-$50 sliding
scale
If you can’t attend but would like to support our efforts
donations to the Scholarship Fund are welcome..
Pre-paid advanced reservations only,
seating limited.
Mail to address below.
Some scholarships available upon request for
low-income and farmers.
Local Farms Menu: Appetizers: Estrella Family Creamery Cheeses, Spring Greens w/Garlic Basil Dressing, Local Beef, Lamb, Pork, Vegetarian and Combo-Plate, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Braising Greens, Baked Custard w/Blackberry Sauce, Local Herbal Tea. Cash Bar. Menu may evolve.
Mail to: 186 Tingle Rd., Winlock, WA 98596
Email: winlockmeadowsfarm1@yahoo.com
Phone: 360-785-4927 (email reaches us better)
We’re endeavoring to mobilize the community to show up in
numbers at the Western Washington Growth Management Board hearing this coming
Wednesday, March 12, 2008. They will be hearing arguments to Lewis County’s
recommendation which would leave over 100,000 acres of rural/potential farmland
unprotected. Listen and observe as Lewis County attorneys, Futurewise,
and other petitioners state their cases. It will be an all day hearing beginning
at 9 a.m. and we encourage you to show up in the morning and stay for as long
as you can or would like to. Signs welcome about what farmland and agriculture
land mean to you and why it needs to be protected. While you won’t be able
to testify, a large number of people will demonstrate to the Growth Board
that there are a lot of people who are concerned about farmlands being
protected and preserved.
Spread the word.
Lewis County had made their agriculture zoning recommendation
a month before the flood. Let’s hope the Growth Management Board will see
that Lewis County needs to change its
land use practices.
We are preparing to take this to the Washington State Supreme Court if
necessary and need you
to show your support.
MUSIC 7 p.m. Sat., 6 p.m. Sunday
$10 (sliding scale)
To Volunteer Contact: floodfarmrelief@gmail.com
For more info: www.myspace.com/farmfloodrelief
Local Lunch Movie Special: Veggie Burrito Wrap w/Wild
Greens Sauce, Veggie Slaw or Farm Potato Salad, Apple Cake w/Blackberry Glaze,
Local Greens Tea w/Pure Organic Maple Syrup (hot or iced).
$12 (includes movie)
mcmenamins.com
& farmbankproject.com
Film Schedule – Olympic Club, Centralia
Friday, January 4
12 noon – Beyond Organic
3 p.m. – Real Dirt on Farmer John
Saturday, January 5
12 noon – Sweet Soil
3 p.m. – Real Dirt on Farmer John
Sunday, January 6
12 noon – Broken Limbs
3 p.m. – Sweet Soil
6 p.m. – Real Dirt on Farmer John
8 p.m. - Growing Awareness
Monday, January 7
12 noon – Sweet Soil
3 p.m. – Growing Awareness
Tuesday, January 8
12 noon - Beyond Organic
3 p.m. – Real Dirt on Farmer John
Wednesday, January 9
12 noon - Sweet Soil
3 p.m. – Growing Awareness
Thursday, January 10
12 noon – Beyond Organic
3 p.m. – Real Dirt on Farmer John
Before the recent flood,
our current priority effort here in Lewis County was the County Commissioners
decision to the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) in early November.
Of 161,000 potential acres of agriculture land, the county has voted to put
agriculture protections on 44,000 acres, leaving over 100,000 acres without
protections. The GMHB will be issuing their decision on January 24, 2008 at
11 a.m. in Olympia at 515 15th Avenue SE. While this will not be a public
testimony hearing except for those previously involved in the process, we
are hoping for a big turnout to demonstrate to the hearings board there are
a lot of people interested in their decision. Depending upon how they rule
will determine our next steps. We are preparing to go to the Washington State
Supreme Court if necessary.
Keep in mind that Lewis County is in the food shed of
Thurston and Cowlitz Counties, and could become the breadbasket between Seattle
and Portland, but we need farmland to do this. Please assist us in whatever
way you can help us with this most important and valiant effort. (Scroll down
for more details).
The flood and its aftermath have become our priority. We are preparing some more long term support systems for the local farms, and the community. There hasn't been time to do postings on the website, but they will happen. Lewis County needs help all over the place. Just drive down here and find a ravaged home, farm, business and ask how you can help. This will take months/years to recover from. All of us are also in the inquiry about what happened, why was it so bad, what can we do improve...inportant questions that deserve answers.
The Matrix Coffeehouse
434 NW Prindle, Chehalis, WA (map on website below)
OPEN TOPICS:
Participate in grassroots conversations to help find solutions to our communities’
growing challenges – food, farming, industrial growth, housing development,
and how we can strengthen the local economy and health of our communities.
Bring your topics of interests, concerns, personal agendas and be a part
of shaping your community’s future.
~ Open Mike ~ Films ~ Music
(listen/bring some)
“and what you bring to the party”
Great Full Menu plus Vegan & Vegetarian Entrees
rick@matrixcoffeehouse.com 360-740-0492
matrixcoffeehouse.com
"We need to explore new ways, such as The
Cascade
Agenda, to accommodate population growth and meet
housing needs without sacrificing our quality of life and the
health of the ecosystems that makes Washington
such a wonderful place to live."
-Governor Chris Gregoire
Report: It passed unanimously 11-28-07
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More Pierce County News (Go Pierce County!!)
New advocate aims to save farming
Urgent Plea for Help
10-11-07
109,000 acres of Lewis County farmland at immediate risk!
Mother
Nature: Raising healthier kids
Getting your kids back in touch with the great outdoors
can improve their health and well-being.
November 16-28, 2007
USA Weekend.com
Many
Americans Can't Afford to Eat Right
"There are certain things in public policy that we have the ability
to influence and those we don't," Farley continued. "What goes
on inside people's heads is tough to influence but we can influence what
happens in stores with subsidies, financial incentives, guidelines and public
pressure."
Susie
Kyle's Testimony 10-31-07
To: Board of County Commissioners of Lewis County
Re: Agriculture Resource Lands
Farmland
Defenders Pack Hearing
Occasionally Defiant Crowd Derides County Ag-Land Plan
Oct 30, 11:34 am.
By Brian Mittge, The Chronicle
Brian Mittge, Assistant Editor, Chronicle
Hills
and Valleys: The Lighter Side of
Farmland Zoning
Nov 1, 2007 11:21 am
Susie Kyle, Local Farmer/Active Citizen
Safe
Food Depends on Local Farming
Guest Column, Chronicle
Nov 6, 11:15 am
Urgent Plea for Help
10-11-07
109,000 acres of Lewis County farmland at immediate risk!
With 150,000 acres of agriculture land in consideration, the Planning Commission is recommending to the Lewis County Commissioners to set aside and protect only 41,000 acres, leaving 109,000 unprotected.
Local farmland is essential for local food production. Grain prices are soaring. Buying food from China is unacceptable.
Our only hope to impact the Commissioners’ decision is to overfill the
hearing room on October 29th at
10 a.m. at the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis with farmers, outraged
citizens and consumers of local food telling them losing 109,000 acres of
farmland is unacceptable.
Note: October 29th (and 30th if held over).
How you can help? Spread the word like wildfire, speak at the hearings, and inspire others to attend and make their voices be heard. While writing to the Planning Commission is another option, it will be a large number of people at the hearings that will make the difference. Donations accepted and encouraged.
This is a grassroots effort and we have only a few days
to rally people together. Please do you part. Our food
security depends upon it.
For information from the county, search online: Lewis County, WA, go to Planning, then Agriculture Resource Land, a very complex issue.
Note: Lewis County is in the Foodshed of
Thurston and Cowlitz Counties**
For information on our grassroots efforts, we will start posting more information here asap.
Important Dates:
October 25-29th –
Mobilizing the community
(some ways you can help)
*spread the word and inspire others to action
*pass out flyers at Eastside and Westside Co-ops
*speak at the public hearing on Monday
*write letters to the Lewis County Planning Commission - 2025 NE Kresky, Chehalis, WA 98532 attn: Phillip Rupp
*donations accepted and encouraged, tax deductible
upon request
October 27th – Community
Building: Film, Speakers, Open Mike at the Matrix Coffee
House
2-5 p.m., 434 NW Prindle St., Chehalis, Exit 77
October 29th 10 a.m. – Public Hearing on Agriculture Resource Land, Lewis County Board of County Commissioners, Lewis County Courthouse, Exit 77, 2 blocks east – speak, write letters, bring signs, etc.
October 29th Local Lunch @ Macinaw’s in Chehalis downtown Chehalis across the street from the theatre -(Following the Public Hearing)
Winlock Meadows Farm
and The Farm Bank Project
186 Tingle Road, Winlock, WA 98596
360-785-4927
Email: infofromwmf@yahoo.com
www.FarmBankProject.com
~
GROWING AWARENESS ~
by Jade Ajani
@ the PDX Film Festival in Portland
April 28th, 5:30 p.m.
~Community Meeting~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
March, 2007
Dear South Sound food activists,
“Buy local” has become a rallying cry, and nowhere is it heard more clearly
than when it comes to food. In the South Puget Sound region, this desire
is widespread, and has given rise to a “Foodshed Project.” On January 7th,
nearly 30 concerned citizens met in Tumwater, Washington to discuss the
South Sound area foodshed, and how to foster the development of a more independent
food system. This meeting was hosted as a collaborative project between
the Northwest Cooperative Development Center and the Olympia Food Co-op.
Since that time, a steering committee has been meeting to develop a survey,
explore funding opportunities, and plan for ways to broaden this into a
community-wide effort to meet our project’s mission: to nurture sustainability,
increase accessibility and support community by stewarding local and regional
food systems from field to face.
We would like to invite you and your group to participate in this ongoing
effort. We will hold another public meeting at 4:30-6:30, Sunday March 18
at the Olympia Eagles Lodge; 805 W 4th Avenue (located at the corner of
Plum Street, on the lower level).
This meeting will give us the opportunity to describe our particular vision,
provide more information about work completed so far, and provide a chance
for you to give input and get involved.
We would also appreciate your help in filling out this survey (will be linked
soon), which will help us understand the ways in which this project can
best benefit you and the community.
Sincerely,
The Foodshed Project steering committee
For more information, please contact:
Andrew McLeod
Cooperative Development Specialist
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
360-943-4241
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Next Steps for the Foodshed Project...
I'm committed to bringing our community together around a
united vision of responsible growth with agriculture in mind. This
will be the focus of our Bountiful Table events, bringing 100 people together
from diverse positions around a table (who would not normally be sitting around
a dinner table together) sharing how we can bring this united vision together
in 100 days.
-Susie Kyle, Farmer
Community-Farm
Raising Forum
(10 am–6 pm Forum & Films 7-8 Local Food Feast)
Cost: Donation - Money or Time/whichever is easiest
& Music Benefit Concert
8 pm– 10 pm (Donation $3-$10) Farmers Free
Work Trade and Scholarships available upon request
Sunday, December 10,
2006
Eagles Hall (Downstairs)
805-4th Ave. E., Olympia, WA
(corner of Plum and 4th)
An opportunity for us to come together as a community all around farms, food,
films, fun, and a sustainable future. Workshops, demos, focus groups and lots
of local produce to create with and enjoy. Meet your local farmers, shop for
your CSA, help develop Bountiful Table events, farmland preservation efforts,
and a time to celebrate and honor our outstanding community in Olympia.
This is an organized and impromptu/spontaneous event...
bring your hopes, dreams, visions and brainstorms on
our community's next steps to sustainability.
Let's make it happen.
Films: The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Future of Food, Broken Limbs, Sweet Soil, The True Cost of Food, and more.
Schedule of Films
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Eagles Hall, Olympia, Downstairs
10-11:30 a.m. Broken
Limbs Eastern WA Apple Farmers
12:30 – 1 p. m. The Real Cost of Food
Cartoon
1:30 – 3 p.m.
The Future of Food A Must See
4 – 5 p.m.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
A Treasure of a Film and a Must See
5:30 – 6 p.m.
Sweet Soil Local
Farms in Berkshire Mtns.
6:30 – 8 p.m. The
Future of Food or popular request
www.FarmBankProject.com (for updates)
info@winlockmeadowsfarm.com 360-785-4927
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Classes/Workshops/Breakout
Groups
Committed Groups/Topics so far - (times not selected yet)
~ Futurewise:
Post 933 - Next Steps
~ FOOD - Local, Sustainable,
Delicious
...lots of local food to play with in the kitchen...create
with... enjoy
100-Mile Diet: Where we are - Where we want to be~~
~ Local Cooperative
Warehouse/Distribution Center
Update: Andrew McLeod
Cooperative Development Specialist
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
360-943-4241 email: andrew@nwcdc.coop
Facilitated Meeting January 7, 2007 (location to be announced)
~ Genetically
Modified Foods
Kevin Anderson will be available for
questions and answers from 5-7 p.m.
~ Farmers to answer
your questions about CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)...how to choose
your CSA farm, what it takes to start your own farm, how to become an intern,
the importance of a local sustainable food system, how you can help, and bring
your questions, dreams,
hopes, desires, fears, worries, concerns....today is a day to come together
as a community and create a sustainable future, AND have fun!
~
It's all about LOCAL
This link just came through today. A FABULOUS, EXCELLENT, TIMELY website all
about the importance of a local food system. You'll love it. Please read it,
get inspired and in action, and forward it far and wide. We'll work
on engaging these concepts all day at the Forum.
~ Want to learn how to make shoes that will cost nearly nothing and will last 30 years? Go to the Olympia Farmers Market this Saturday and Sunday and ask Amando, the Garlic Sauce Peruvian Farmer extraordinnaire, to please come to the Farm Forum after market Sunday the 10th, and to share this and his other wealth of knowledge and dreams about agriculture.
Menu
Bringing lots of local produce supplemented with grains, beans, seeds, and more that we can grow locally. Didn't have time to upload the menu, or acutally finalize the menu.....we'll be creating in the moment, and if there are too many to feed then this will be an exercise in how to feed alot of people locally in a moment's notice. Here are some menu potentials and you are invited to come and help create, prepare and clean up.
BREAKFAST
pancakes w/blueberry sauce (stoneground whole wheat flour)
flour, eggs, milk, baking powder, salt, oil/butter, maple syrup, fruit sauces
waffles w/blueberry sauce (stoneground whole wheat flour)
flour, eggs, milk, baking powder, salt, oil/butter, maple syrup, fruit sauces,
waffle iron
breakfast rollups (crepes) - blueberry, apple, Italian
flour, eggs, milk, sour cream, oil/butter, maple syrup, fruit sauces
French toast
Bread, eggs, milk, oil/butter, maple syrup, fruit sauces
Toast and Jam
Eggs and Toast
BEVERAGES
stinging nettles tea (from the base of mt. rainier, wild crafted, hand harveted,
hand dried)
artesian local water
carrot, apple, carrot/apple juice
organic frozen grape juice (from the Coop)
Local raw certified goat milk
Oatstraw Tea
SANDWICHES/LUNCH/DINNER
Tortilla Wraps
Collard Greens Wraps
SNACKS
Vegetable Snacks w/dressings
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds (from pumpkins)
Breads
Applesauce
SALADS
Marinated Dark Greens
Confetti Veggies w/Garlic-Sorrel Dressing (Vegetarian/tofu, or turkey), toasted
bagel cut up..yum
Coleslaw
Kim Chee
SOUP
Potato
Vegetable (Vegan)
Split Pea
DINNER IDEAS
Whole Grains
Sweet & Sour Lentils
Veggie Skettie – Kale, spaghetti squash, cooked beets/carrots/onions, garlic/sorrel
sauce
Turkey, stuffing, gravy
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Vegetarian Stuffed Pumpkins
Stir Fry, vegetarian and w/turkey
Mashed Pumpkin
DESSERT
Apple Pies/Crisps/Cake
Pumpkin Pie
Gingerbread/Gingerbread Cookies
Cookies
Sponsors
will update after the event.....
...it's coming together nicely, hope to see you there~
-Recent Past Event-
Outcome: "The dinner went sooo well! I can't even believe how incredible it was, we fed about 150 people, a good balance of homed and homeless individuals, students and others, elders and children! Everyone had plenty of food and left happy, there was enough food to give away goodie bags to whomever was there with various greens/ onions/ potatoes.
There is still soo much food for the farm forum on the
10th ... I put it all
in the freezers... minimal preperation will make a
delicious meal... we made a broth with the turkey bones,
you can easily make it into a soup...
I think we can do this kind of thing even seasonally...
-Eden Vardy, Organizer Extraordinaire
Evergeeen Student in Martha Rosemeyer's Food Course
In order to strengthen community and build connections between
different age groups and backgrounds, we are organizing a free meal on Thursday,
November 23.
This idea is based loosely on Brazil’s government subsidized organic cafes,
where quality food is available to everyone
thus bringing different ages, races, classes, and sexes around the
table to partake in progressive eating.
This meal will be free and open to all!
We, with the support of: SOFA (Students Organizing for Food Autonomy), The Flaming Eggplant Café (The Evergreen State College student run café), The Farm Bank Project, Food not Bombs, Chez Cascadia (Olympia’s only youth hostel), The Gleaners Coalition, Helsing Junction Farm, Left Foot Organic Farm, Winlock Meadows Farm and more to come on board, The Healing Arts Collective, and Percussion Club have no religious affiliation and will not be preaching values.
The goal of this event is simply to bring the community
together around a thankful event of
eating quality, local food.
For more information, to volunteer, to donate food, to
contribute in any way contact:
Eden Vardy @ edenvardy@yahoo.com or 970-379-2323
Susie Kyle @ info@winlockmeadowsfarm.com or
360-785-4927
P.S. This event is being put together in the spur of the moment and it's coming together instantly and beautifully, a demonstration that Olympia's level of sustainability has progressed. Wahooooo!
Say No to I-933 It goes too far. It costs too much.
This is a big one folks. Probably the biggest and most
important issue
Washington will face this year.
Backyard
Gardens:
"A Subversive Plot" Whose Time Has Come
Ten Actions
For Just Food and A Just World
Food
and Envorinment
FEED
April 2006
Schedule of Films and Discussion Topics
Come and share your wealth of knowledge, hopes and dreams.
Todd of the Olympic Club has graciously made his theater
available for unscheduled viewings of the following films, and at no cost.
A donation to the Farm Bank
Project would be great but optional.
Monday-Friday anytime between 10-3. Just come on in. Ask to look at the selection if you don't already know what you'd like to see and he'll set you up on the big screen to television. You can even order a meal and beverage while you view.
This is a public service of the Farm Bank Project to make important information available to public officials and citizens as we endeavor to make very big decisions regarding agriculture zoning, development, and issues related to food.
Activist Groups Nationwide Rally Behind "The Future of Food"
Film Begins National Theatrical Run As Debate on Genetically Engineered Food
Grows
“If you eat food, you need to see The Future of Food.” - Newstarget.com
”There's a stunning revelation in almost every scene. Grade: A.” -
David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles, CA: The Future of Food, a feature documentary by Deborah
Koons Garcia, offers a startling look at the changes happening in our food
system today. For the first time, a feature film takes an in-depth look at
the takeover of our food supply by multinational corporations and the widespread
advent of unlabeled, patented, and unregulated genetically modified crops
and foods. The film will premiere in New York at Film Forum on September 14
and widen thereafter.
The film has been utilized around the world as a key anti-GMO
(genetically modified organisms) activist tool by grassroots
organizations such as the Organic Consumers Association
(www.organicconsumers.org), The Center for Food Safety
(www.centerforfoodsafety.org) and The Campaign (www.thecampaign.org). Ronnie
Cummins, author of Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers
and Director of the Organic Consumers Association calls The Future of Food
“the most powerful documentary we have ever
used in educating consumers.” The film was a key part of the success of passing
Measure H in 2004 in Mendocino County, California, which was one of the first
local initiatives in the country to ban the planting of GMO crops.
Most Americans are unaware that GMO crops are now growing on well over
100 million acres of America’s farmlands. An estimated 80% of all soy,
over 35% of all corn, 75% of all cotton and most canola in the
marketplace are now genetically engineered. Of these crops, an
estimated 80% are now used for animal feed. The other 20% of GMO crops
turn up on America’s supermarket shelves in everything from corn
tortillas, to snack foods that contain soy lecithin, canola oil, and
corn syrup. These genetically engineered organisms have found their
way into consumer foods like milk and other dairy products with the
introduction of Bovine Growth Hormone, another widely prevalent GMO
from the agribusiness biotech giant, Monsanto.
National organic standards from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture do not
permit crops containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to be
certified organic -- and certified organic foods are soaring in
popularity as the last bastion of GMO-free eating. The issues at stake
in the race to protect our food system are numerous.
Ø Labeling is a key issue: The United States and Canada are the
only industrialized countries in the world that do not yet have
labeling either in place or underway, while the European Union and 40
other countries around the world already do.
Ø Pre-emptive legislation: Monsanto and the American Farm Bureau
have been behind “pre-emption laws” in 14 states. Often referred to
as the “Monsanto Law,” they are intended to prevent local counties and
townships from banning the growing of genetically engineered crops and
animals.
Ø GMO pollution: Biotech companies are rushing recklessly ahead
in planting new crops, such as genetically engineered alfalfa and
bio-pharmaceutical crops, even though they are well aware they cannot
control genetic pollution.
Ø News updates: For more information on these and other timely
issues related to GMO farming and food, visit the Organic Consumers
Association, www.organicconsumers.org/gelink.html
In cities across the country, events such as speakers’ panels on topics
such as genetics, patenting and the future of organics will be
organized to support the opening of the film. In conjunction with the
September release of the film in New York, healthy food organizations
such as GRACE, Slow Food, Just Food, NYSAGE, Consumers Union, the
Center for Food Safety and local CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture
initiatives), will introduce the film and facilitate discussions after
selected screenings. In the East Village in New York, Bluestockings
Bookstore (www.Bluestockings.com) will host a series of after-screening
discussion cafes where audience members will be invited to participate
in discussions about the issues raised in the film, and to find out how
they can participate locally.
The award-winning documentary will premiere at Film Forum in New York
on September 14. Following the premiere, the film will widen to cities
across the nation including Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Berkeley (CA),
Boston, Seattle, Denver, Boulder and Chicago. Distribution will be
handled by Cinema Libre Studio. For more information about the
campaign visit www.thefutureoffood.com.
Editors and Producers: For a screener copy of the film and press
materials please email Mary Keeler at mkeeler@cinemalibrestudio.com;
phone (818) 349-8822. High resolution, downloadable images can be found
at: http://www.thefutureoffood.com/media. Details on theatres can be
found below.
Grassroots Outreach:
To become involved with the national Future of Food campaign, please
contact Chrissy Poulos by email at thefutureoffood@hellocoolworld.com,
604-251-5567 x 247
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Theatre Details:
September 14, 2005
Film Forum
209 W. Houston St.
New York, NY
(212) 727-8110
www.filmforum.org
Showtimes: 1:00, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20, 10:10
September 16, 2005
Laemmle Monica 4
1332 Second Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 394-9741
www.laemmle.com
September 30, 2005
Bell Auditorium
10 Church St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(612) 331-3134
http://www.mnfilmarts.org/bell/
Showtimes: M-F - 7:15, 9:15 S/Su - 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15
Landmark Shattuck Cinemas
2230 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-644-2992
www.landmarktheatres.com
October 21, 2005
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-6838
For showtimes: www.brattlefilm.org
Facets Cinematheque
1517 West Fullerton Ave.
Chicago,IL60614
(773) 281-4114
www.facets.org/cinematheque
Showtimes: 7:00, 9:00
Landmark Crossroads Cinema 6
2985 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO 80301
303-443-3511
show times: 303 443-6266
www.landmarktheatres.com
Landmark Chez Artiste
4150 E. Amherst Ave.
Denver, CO 80222
303-757-7164
www.landmarktheatres.com
MORE THEATRES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!
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