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Chicken Scratchings from Karen

Mar 23rd, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

I was thinking about writing this as follows:
State of the Chicken Address by Buruck Buruck Bantama
My loyal cluckers. Let me tell you the state of affairs here in Chicken City We’ve got Feed and that’s Lousy. Lousy with a capital L. Yes I’ said Lousy. Right here in Chicken City.
Okay [...]



A Somber Tome to Spring

Mar 19th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

It’s been an eventful week. Spring is here. All my pet projects are starting their transplants. 4 Seasons City Farm has gotten a good start on setting up their gardens, Bella Cafe has their first salad pots ready for distribution to their host food pantry and Food not Bombs had their first [...]



Shout out for help growing local food.

Mar 12th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

I’m calling this post the shout-out post. We’ll probably refine it after it’s initial try out but here goes. Do you need something for gardening like share a load of compost or mulch. Is renting a trailer in your future for moving a rototiller or some such large equipment? Well let’s work [...]



Musings about Market Associations

Mar 7th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

Hey there friends and fellow foodies. I posted the some of the following on a new website in Columbus called Edible Landscape Network. It is very progressive and is giving good voice to the possibilities of permaculture.



Giving Garden Gala at Cafe Bella

Feb 23rd, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Food Pantries, Meetings & Events

Giving Garden Gala Fundraiser to Build a Greenhouse & Provide Healthy Food to Low-Income Families/Sat. Feb. 28 from 2-10 p.m.
Do you like helping local causes? Want to be involved in bringing healthy, nutritious food to local families in need?  Here is a worthy fundraiser! The greenhouse is intended to provide produce and plant starts to [...]



musings from Karen

Feb 19th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

It’s been a busy week and I have a cold. Here’s what’s new. The mobile processing meeting happened at OSU. Much promise here for new farmers having opportunities to enter the competitive chicken industry. I left my take in a blog on the localfoodsystems.org site. There was an article in [...]



New Year New Gardens

Feb 3rd, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

Food glorious food.
I first wrote this several months ago as an inivitation to meetings at the infoshop. Today I use it to herald in the new year after being at several inspirational retreats and planning sessions for gardens around the city. Drop us a line and we’ll connect you up. Create your [...]



OEFFA happenings

Jan 20th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

The next capital city chapter of OEFFA will be meeting on mon jan 26 at 7pm. all invited to the OEFFA main office at 41 Croswell Rd. just north of Whetstone Park, west of High St. There will be a group order of Fedco seeds. All welcome. Find out about [...]



musings fom kareng

Jan 8th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

Pay it forward with food
It pleases me to see how active people are being with food on so may levels. The small family farmer is on the march. They want more services from farm organizations. The factory farms are on notice that their business modle doesn’t work for the greater good of [...]



working committees

Jan 4th, 2009 | By karenpresents | Category: Uncategorized

This is an invitation to get active. There are a number of projects I would like to spearhead. Such as: an inner city production greenhouse and spin garden, a foodcoop for neighborhoods such as Broadmeadows Blvd, Old Town East or Yours. local foods dinner parties and events. My personal interest is [...]