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 [...]
An interesting concept at community food bank in Arizona that runs community gardens and farmer’s markets in underserved areas. They have a program where home gardeners and local farmers can sign up and drop off produce at the stand to be sold on consignment. No resold produce all must be grown locally by the participant. [...]
This entry by Brian Depew on Tue, 12/16/2008 on Blog for Rural America provides some insight on how Vilsack will fare on issues important to sustainable minded small farmers. It is encouraging. Although his enthusiasm for biotech is one of his major negatives, he does address some of those issues in this interview.
Vilsack Appointed Ag [...]
PBS recently aired an interview with Michael Pollan about American food policy, changes he’d like to see the Obama administration make to localize agriculture, and the wishes of some that Pollan be appointed Secretary of Agriculture. The video is in two parts and also features farmers markets and community gardening in New York City.
Part 1:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/watch.html
Part 2:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/11282008/watch2.html
By Karen G.
Thank you for the opportunity to address an issue that is very near and dear to my heart. That is the need to talk about and make changes in the availability of fresh vegetables. I would like to enlist the help of churches, non-profits and even individual gardeners to grow locally and donate [...]
Another idea that might be used to promote donation by farmers to food pantries is the one below. Already used by CFI in Athens, Ohio.
Subject: PSA-Harvest a Row for the Hungry
From: “Community Food Initiatives” <cfi@frognet.net>
Date: Tue, September 2, 2008 8:38 pm
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
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Please post this until September 15th, 2008
Contact: Ronda Clark
740-593-5971
Are you awash in produce from [...]
I have an idea on how to help food pantries get more local and fresh produce during the season.
There are several farmer’s markets around the city, all with vendors that bring alot of produce during the summer season. Could an organization organize and train volunteers to make the rounds at these markets and talk to [...]