tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068533809569059142024-03-13T20:41:12.860-07:00Slow Food Yamhill CountySlow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-49749104701866453612013-10-29T11:42:00.002-07:002013-10-29T11:42:45.557-07:00Our webpage has moved!Please find us at our new web home! <a href="http://slowfoodyamhillcounty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> to visit.<br />
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Thank you!Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-81244240360179540262013-02-18T14:20:00.002-08:002013-02-18T14:20:34.265-08:00Meeting Minutes from 2.11.13If you're wondering what we're planning for 2013, take a look at our latest meeting minutes! It's going to be a great year!<br />
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Highlights included: discussion of new leadership and direction from Slow Food USA</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What
is Slow Food? Slow Food’s identity crisis--figuring out how to fit in
with all of the new local, good food-focused organizations around the
country</span></li>
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Food believes that everyone has a right to good, clean, and fair food.
Slow Food values food for its cultural, social, and gustatorial value.
Slow Food believes that the pleasure of good food enjoyed slowly and in
community is revolutionary.</span></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">New focuses for Slow Food USA: Ark of Taste, bringing together various food-related groups--building bridges</span></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">At least one big fundraiser each year</span></li>
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we were invited to attend a potluck and meet & greet with the
McMinnville Grange. Will be figuring out a date to do so.</span></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Benefit dinner with a local restaurant (possibilities: Thistle, Blue Goat, Community Plate...)</span></li>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Farm tours</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">“Mutual promotion”</span></li>
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good theme for our events: we help local farms/businesses/etc get some
exposure in the community & get the Slow Food name out there at the
same time</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Last
Tuesday “meet ups” at local restaurants: the Eugene chapter does
this--chooses a local restaurant and arranges a “meet up” on a day that
is typically slow for them</span></li>
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Food talks for a few minutes, chef talks for a few minutes; everyone
hangs out and eats together--$2 donation goes to Slow Food, pay for
meal; meeting people, sharing ideas, etc.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Importance of building on existing relationships and building new ones as well</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. More discussion of Slow Food and messaging/branding</span><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Organizations that succeed (TED talk: </span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">) focus on the “why”</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Slow
Food’s “why:” good, clean & fair; culture; pleasure; it’s not
global OR local, it’s both; it’s not justice OR joy, it’s both;
re-connecting; relationships</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. 2013 Events Schedule</span><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">February 28th: Soil & Water Conservation District Film, GROW! 6:30pm at Third Street Pizza</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">March: TEDx screening at McMinnville Public Library</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">April: ‘Nothing Like Chocolate’ film screening, Betty Rawker raw chocolates demo/tasting</span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">May: Farm Tour & Potluck at Sky Ranch of Yamhill </span></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">June: Farm Tour & Potluck at Mended Fence Farms, Carlton</span></li>
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Last fall, the new food collaborative group Nourish Yamhill Valley hosted a series of community meetings focused on finding local solutions to food systems issues--things like hunger, obesity, lack of food knowledge, insufficient access to fresh local foods, and many others. 100 people attended those events and offered up their knowledge and ideas.<br />
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This month, Nourish is bringing the whole county together to dream big: their county-wide summit, "Tend the Seeds of Change," is focused on identifying, fleshing out, and exploring big, county-wide initiatives that have the capacity to create deep change. The day will include networking time, an information fair, a keynote speaker and presentations by local & regional experts. The major activity will center around two breakout sessions where you and your peers will have a chance to develop a potential initiative in one of the five following topic areas: local food guides, food hubs, farm to school, local grains/beans/legumes, and processing. It's going to be a great afternoon of activity, idea sharing, and visioning for our food system's future!<br />
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<b>Date: Saturday, January 26th, 2013</b><br />
<b>Time: 1-5pm, optional networking starting at 12:30pm</b><br />
<b>Location: TJ Day Hall, Linfield College</b><br />
<b>Cost: Free!</b><br />
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For more details about the event and to register, hop over to the Nourish Yamhill Valley <a href="http://nourishyamhillvalley.org/tend" target="_blank">website</a>. See you there!Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-16281674048554534282012-12-17T09:29:00.001-08:002012-12-17T09:29:39.921-08:002013 Stan Christensen Conservation Movie Series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Everybody mark you calendars for the 2013 Stan Christensen Conservation Movie Series. This is our second year partnering with the Yamhill Soil & Water Conservation District for this film series! The 2013 food film will be GROW!, a great film about young farmers in Georgia who are remaking their local food system. Fun, heartfelt, and inspiring--you don't want to miss it! GROW! will be showing on February 28th, but don't miss the other films in the series either!<br />
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See you there!<br />
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SFYC<br />
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GROW! Trailer for your enjoyment:<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27050341?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&badge=0&color=c9ff23" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/27050341">GROW! Movie Trailer (2:00)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/anthonymasterson">Anthony-Masterson</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-21704150697973752042012-12-11T08:40:00.001-08:002012-12-11T08:40:19.850-08:00Great workshop happening this Saturday!If you're interested in citizen's rights, not corporate rights, and in protecting our valley from GMO seed and mining that destroys the soil, don't miss this weekend's workshop! Details below!<br />
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When? Saturday December 15th, 2-5pm</div>
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Where? First Baptist Church</div>
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RSVP requested: email <a href="mailto:lgrove@onlinenw.com">lgrove@onlinenw.com</a></div>
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Donation requested: sliding scale $5 to $30. </div>
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Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-80712244356273701492012-11-19T10:08:00.000-08:002012-11-19T10:09:57.868-08:00Fill Your Pantry Events<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you've not had a chance to attend the Fill Your Pantry events that have been sprouting up across the Willamette Valley in recent years, be sure to mark your calendar for next year (the events run from Mid October to Mid November, and this year were hosted in Linn, Lincoln, Benton, and Lane counties).<br />
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Fill Your Pantry is the one chance most of us locavores have to stock up on locally grown pantry staples including grains, beans, potatoes, onions, and corn. All vendors at the events are local, and many of them are also processing their own products (milling their own grains, for instance). It is a fantastic event and well worth the drive. Or, perhaps someone will host an event in Yamhill County next year!?<br />
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For a great recap of the event (circa 2011, but the structure hasn't changed), visit the Stitch and Boots blog <a href="http://stitchandboots.com/2011/12/02/fill-your-pantry-event-making-local-grains-available/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
For a few pictures and a short article about this year's event, click <a href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/market-patrons-stock-up-from-farmers/article_728e9db8-2c66-11e2-9c7a-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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And for a video, just to convince you of the awesomeness of these events, watch below!<br />
See you out there next year!<br />
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<br />Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-59211817995721615332012-08-28T11:57:00.003-07:002012-08-28T11:57:34.698-07:00Canola Update<br />
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"irreparable harm" to valuable specialty seed crops, the Oregon Court
of Appeals has ordered a temporary halt to state rules that would have allowed
canola planting this fall.<br />
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The court issued a temporary stay to an Oregon Department of Agriculture
decision that would have opened perhaps 480,000 acres to growing canola. The
decision puts a hold on planting until the court rules on objections raised by
a coalition of vegetable seed farmers and food safety activists. The court may
rule on the case by the end of August, according to the Associated Press.<br />
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want to plant canola</span></b></a> for processing into cooking oil or
biodiesel fuel. They see canola as a valuable crop that can be safely grown in
rotation with grass seed or grains. The state previously banned canola from a
3.7 million acre protected zone in the valley, but Aug. 3 <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/08/oregon_defines_acreage_where_c.html"><b><span style="color: #305cb6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">revised that to
allow canola plantings</span></b></a> at the edges of the zone.<br />
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Although the state decision opens 480,000 acres to canola, the <a href="http://cms.oregon.gov/ODA/Pages/news/120803canola.aspx"><b><span style="color: #305cb6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">agriculture
department </span></b></a>believes only a fraction of that land would be
planted in any given year. Farmers would grow it in rotation with other crops,
planting canola two years out of any five.<br />
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vegetable growers are outraged. They describe canola as an "aggressive and
weedy species" that easily cross-pollinates and contaminates other crops
and carries pests and diseases. According to a motion filed with the appeals court,
canola pollen is documented to spread more than five miles and canola seed can
remain in the soil for three years.<br />
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The motion says the Willamette Valley grows the majority of the world's
Brassica seed crops, a genus that includes broccoli, turnip, radish, mustards,
rutabaga and cabbage. In addition, almost all of U.S. canola is genetically
engineered for resistance to Roundup, the most commonly used agricultural
herbicide. That resistance will make it harder to control escaped canola
plants, the motion says, and many international buyers will not purchase seeds
that contain traces of genetically modified material.<br />
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They point to an Oregon State University report that said some seed buyers
indicated they would "pull all contracts" if canola production is
allowed.<br />
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Canola will do "irreparable harm and damage to a globally unique
agricultural resource," opponents conclude.<br />
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The motion was filed by Friends of Family Farmers, the Center for Food Safety
and Willamette Valley seed grower Frank Morton.<br />
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--<a href="mailto:emortenson@oregonian.com"><b><span style="color: #305cb6; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Eric Mortenson</span></b></a>, The
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I hope to see lots and lots of folks at our Farm to School meeting this Friday! RSVPs are ringing in around 40, which is great to see! Several local school nutrition programs will be represented, and someone from Ecotrust's <a href="http://www.ecotrust.org/farmtoschool/" target="_blank">Farm to School</a> Program too, <i>and</i> Paul Hudak, <i>and </i>Barbara Boyer! It's going to be an awesome conversation.<br />
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To wet you appetite for our conversation, here are a few great articles about Farm to School I've run across recently. Enjoy!<br />
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1. The USDA is doing a <a href="http://www.capitalpress.com/content/SB-school-local-081412-art" target="_blank">census of Farm to School programs</a> this school year, with the hope of identifying barriers that they face and helping pave the way for easier adoption of F2S programs across the country.<br />
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2. The Capital Press reported recently that institutions (schools, hospitals, etc) are becoming more interested in <a href="http://www.capitalpress.com/orewash/SB-local-wholesale-080312-art" target="_blank">purchasing directly from farms</a>.<br />
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3. Colleges report that <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-08-01/agriculture-industry-studies-surge/56809406/1" target="_blank">enrollment in agriculture programs</a> is up.<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/08/10/2251207/the-farm-is-relevant-again-for.html" target="_blank">The Farm is relevant again</a> in this Washington school district. What a great story!<br />
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See y'all on Friday (if you need details/directions to get there, click on the "events calendar" tab above!).<br />
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<br />Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-45789061037472467172012-08-16T10:45:00.001-07:002012-08-16T10:48:22.574-07:00School Greens program connects students to their foodHere's another fun video--learn about what the kids in the School Greens project in New York City have been up to and what they've been learning about where their food comes from. Inspiring!<br />
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Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-86056487562922087582012-08-14T19:48:00.001-07:002012-08-14T19:48:23.581-07:00Please join us for Farm to School: a Community Conversation August 24th at 6pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A joint presentation of Slow Food Yamhill County, the Small Farms Conservancy, and Terra Nova Community Farm.<br />
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<b>Please RSVP so we have enough food for everyone! Contact Beth Satterwhite at beth.satt@gmail.com or 503.724.9384. Thank you!</b>Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-9722652339839261262012-08-09T08:23:00.002-07:002012-08-09T10:10:27.093-07:00ACTION ALERT! Canola coming to the Willamette ValleyHello everyone. This post is reblogged from <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=52d33b87e1b6cae8c8eb270e8&id=3353f49cf5" target="_blank">Friends of Family Farmers</a>. Please take action now to protect organic farmers and specialty seed growers in the Willamette Valley from the threat of GMO Canola. To read more about the spread of this crop, read <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129010499" target="_blank">this </a>article from NPR.<br />
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is preparing to steamroll seed and crop farmers and open up the Willamette Valley to canola production, which could be ruinous to Oregon specialty seed industry. The debate surrounding canola has been going on for some time and the most recent turn in events has vegetable and seed growers furious and fiercely criticizing ODA's process and motivation. We are asking that ODA refrain from releasing any rules changing the protected canola planting areas until more stakeholders are heard and there is more transparency around the decision making. There is no need to rush into what is potentially a very bad situation for many of Oregon's farmers. <strong>Please note, this is not just a GMO issue. Even if GM canola were excluded from planting, most of the same problems still exist for crop farmers and especially for specialty seed growers. This is also not just an issue for the Willamette Valley - not only will other areas of Oregon be affected by these boundary changes, the way these rules are being created sets a dangerous precedent for agriculture in Oregon.</strong></div>
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<b>Follow the links to <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=52d33b87e1b6cae8c8eb270e8&id=3353f49cf5" target="_blank">the full article</a> and to <a href="http://signon.org/sign/say-no-to-canola?source=c.url&r_by=5273689" target="_blank">sign the petition</a>. Thank you!</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For reflection on what this means for seed growers in the valley, please read this article from Eugene Weekly (reposted from <a href="http://www.eugeneweekly.com/article/growing-canola-controversy" target="_blank">here</a>):</span><br />
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Canola. It sounds so harmless. Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed in Philomath says that the name comes from “Canadian oil,” and the moniker was devised after Canadian scientists took a plant called rapeseed and modified it to make it lower in erucic acid and thus a little more edible for animals and humans. Canola is causing a controversy among those who support local foods as well as spurring allegations about biofuels producers and suppliers such as Eugene’s SeQuential Biofuels.</div>
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture is expanding the areas where canola can be grown in the Willamette Valley — some farmers in Oregon are interested in growing canola as an energy source — but that endangers the livelihoods of specialty seed growers. </div>
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The ODA has adopted a temporary rule starting Aug. 10 that will expire in 180 days, but allows canola planting in September. Morton says that temporary rule does not allow for public comment. ODA is also going for a permanent rule that will allow public comment, but at that point canola will already have been planted — without public input, Morton says.</div>
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He says the reason that canola was known as rapeseed is “because once you have it in your field, it doesn’t go away.” He says the seed is “very, very long lasting in the soil” and spreads like a weed. If you plant canola one year, it will come up as a weed the next year. “It’s what it’s known for,” he says, and “if you’re a seed grower and your neighbors have canola, you have a big problem as a seed producer.”</div>
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The prospect of GMO (genetically modified) canola spreading into crops in the valley makes the problem even worse. The heart of the matter, Morton says is that canola seeds can cross with rutabagas, turnips, some kales and other vegetable crops. It doesn’t just affect the seed industry; it also affects red clover growers. </div>
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According to 2010 ODA data, Oregon’s specialty seed industry is worth more than $32 million. Canola is worth $2.5 million. Morton says that the seed industry sales are generated on only 10,000 acres, while canola takes many more thousands of acres to turn any sort of profit. Oregon sells its seeds to other countries whose seed crops are already contaminated by canola, Morton says. </div>
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At an Oregon House Agriculture Committee meeting in 2010 when the canola issue came up, according to the agriculture newspaper <i>Capital Press</i> Dan Hilburn, director of the ODA’s plant division, said that during phone calls to an international panel of seed-production experts, “the department heard over and over again to be careful.” The newspaper reported that Hilburn told the committee, “All these people knew about the Willamette Valley. They said, ‘That’s a very special place. Don’t blow it.’”</div>
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So Morton wants to know why the ODA would want to bring canola in and risk an agricultural industry that brings Oregon international recognition. He says a three-year study by Oregon State University scientists that was completed in 2009 showed that canola “was a one-way street,” and that they would not advise introducing canola to the valley because there were risks to seed industry.</div>
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Some have speculated that the demand for biofuels might be part of what is spurring the ODA to change the 3.7 million acre canola restriction zone that goes from Portland to Springfield. Ian Hill, CEO & co-founder of SeQuential Biofuels, says this demand to plant canola in the valley is not coming from SeQuential, and the business flatly does not support GMO canola.</div>
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“No, we’re not in support of GMO, period,” Hill says, and he adds that SeQuential does not and will not purchase GMO oils. The rumors may have started because Tomas Endicott, a SeQuential founding partner who left in 2008, is now part of the Willamette Biomass Processors in Rickreall, and there has been further speculation that WBP would process GMO canola. However, the facility is Oregon Tilth-certified for organics, Endicott says. He says WBP has been GMO-free since 2008 and at least one of its companies, whose seeds Willamette Biomass processes, purchases its seeds in Europe to ensure they are GMO-free.</div>
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The Oregon ag department has said in a press release that “the rule does not address the production of genetically modified canola within the protected district” because genetically modified canola “has been deregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”</div>
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Hill says he feels the dialogue that has started over the canola issue is important, and while SeQuential has supported the ODA in the past in looking at oil seed crops that could be grown locally in the Willamette Valley, the company would only support crops that wouldn’t hurt others. Hill says SeQuential has let ODA know it will not purchase GMO crops. </div>
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SeQuential is in favor of moving from Oregon importing petroleum to growing its energy in state, Hill says. He says the company focuses on waste stream-based energy such as cooking oil for biodiesel and sugar water waste from fruit drying for ethanol. Growing energy crops in conjunction with our food system is a long-term goal, Hill says, but “it’s a terribly difficult problem that will take years to unravel.”</div>
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Endicott, who was part of the advisory group that discussed the changes to the planting restrictions, says that the new planting zones are on the edges of the valley where high, dryland farmers want to rotate canola into their crops. Morton says the problem there is that growers of red clover in those areas could be affected by canola and its spread as well as the pests and diseases that accompany it.</div>
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Morton objects to the process by which the decision to change the planting zones came about. He says, “We are a world-class seed production area,” and he doesn’t want to see the “beautiful nest befouled by a plant that could become a roadside weed.”</div>
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He says the seed growers were basically told canola was going to be planted and the seed growers’ cooperation was wanted. “That’s like sort of like asking someone for permission to have a camel sleep in your bed,” he says. “It’s not collaboration if you have a gun held to your head.”</div>
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Here are a couple of videos of kids talking about their school gardens from the City Sprouts program in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Pretty awesome!<br />
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<i>infographic from <a href="http://blogs.oxfam.org/en/blogs/12-05-09-whats-wrong-our-global-food-system-infographic" target="_blank">Oxfam</a></i></div>
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Some days it is hard not to wonder when someone is going to call it and finally say, "yes, our food system is in crisis." Why the doomsday feeling? It's hard to avoid after a headline line-up like this one:<br />
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<a href="http://grist.org/food/buzzkill-epa-rejects-beekeepers-pesticide-petition/" target="_blank">Buzzkill: EPA rejects beekeepers' pesticide petition</a><br />
<a href="http://grist.org/industrial-agriculture/gmo-sugar-beets-get-the-green-light/" target="_blank">GMO sugar beets get the green light</a><br />
<a href="http://grist.org/farm-bill/the-lesser-of-two-evils-why-food-advocates-are-pushing-for-a-farm-bill-they-dont-love/" target="_blank">The lesser of two evils: Why food advocates are pushing a Farm Bill they don't love</a><br />
<a href="http://grist.org/sustainable-farming/a-dry-run-from-hell-drought-hits-the-smallest-farms-the-hardest/" target="_blank">A dry run from hell: Drought hits the small farms the hardest</a><br />
<a href="http://grist.org/sustainable-farming/for-young-farmers-no-land-but-plenty-of-climate-change-to-go-around/" target="_blank">For young farmers: No land, but plenty of climate change to go around</a><br />
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Now admittedly Grist is especially colorful with their headlines, but still... the underlying message is equally worrisome: the bees are dying and no one cares (don't forget that 70% of our food has to be pollinated by someone), another GMO crop enters the market (and more important, the environment) with the most paltry attempts at evaluation, having to settle on the Farm Bill because the House is full of bullies, our nation is stricken with drought and small farms are taking the biggest hit (but never mentioned in the media), and for the new folks trying to make a difference for our food system there's no land and a million climatic challenges standing in their way. Some days it is rough to read the news.<br />
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So why do we keep going? Why not give up, surrender to the (supposedly) inevitable, and crawl back into bed with a Hershey's bar and bag of Lay's?<br />
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Because it is <b>our </b>food system. Every single one of us eats, hopefully two or more times a day. That means this is <b>our </b>responsibility. <b>No one else is going to stand up for our food if we do not.</b> Business will always chase profit, and government will (probably) always stall and pander to the businesses with the money. But we are just people, trying to feed our families, live healthy lives, and enjoy food that we aren't scared of, that nourishes us, that doesn't destroy the planet, and that helps feed and employ our neighbors. It sounds like a lot to ask, doesn't it? <span style="background-color: white;">And it is. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">This is why every single one of us needs to step up. Make the decision that health is something you value, a future for your children is something you value, your community is something you value. Put your dollars where your mouth is... and I mean a significant portion of your dollars. Just picking up a pint of strawberries from market and placing them in your reusable bag once a week isn't enough anymore. Better yet: move beyond dollars. Grow extra food and give it away to friends, family, or people in need of it. Trade a few hours weeding for a bushel of produce. Get together with friends and go in together to buy a local grassfed beef or heritage pig from someone you know, whose hand you can shake. Split the meat (and the cost), and learn to cook frugally and make the most of what you have. </span><br />
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We need to get serious. We need to be thoughtful. We need to decide what really matters, and then work toward that with every ounce of our being. No more halfhearted attempts, no more political posturing, no more talkin' without the walkin'. (I know no one is super human, and there will be moments of weakness and exhaustion, but <u>conviction</u> and <u>commitment</u> are what we need now more than ever before.)<br />
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If you're reading this, you probably know where to start. And you probably have the resources to do so. So please, go out and do it. And then share what you are doing--offer to teach people skills that you know, offer to cook for them, plan a berry picking outing and freezing party with them, give them a ride to the farmers market. Read more of these difficult articles instead of glossing over them. Maybe you have land that isn't being used--offer it to someone who doesn't have a garden. Maybe you have a full canning set up--offer to rotate it between houses so everyone can preserve the season's bounty. Maybe you have capital--invest it in the local community. Maybe you have good ideas--share them!<br />
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What do <b>you </b>do to stand up for our food system? Leave your stories in the comments! Simple or complex, easy or hard, we want to hear about them all! Thank you for sharing your ideas with us and the world. Thank you for caring!Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-87903345655833840542012-07-19T12:47:00.004-07:002012-07-19T12:49:38.620-07:00Urban Gardens & a Save-the-Date!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Urban gardening is all the rage! From the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/garden/mini-urban-edens-in-the-garden.html?smid=FB-nytimes&WT.mc_id=ST-E-FB-SM-PIX-TCJ-071912-NYT-NA&WT.mc_ev=click" target="_blank">New York Times</a> to <a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/04/illegal-curbside-garden-flourishes/1728/" target="_blank">LA</a>, and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/us/09gardening.html?_r=2&src=tp" target="_blank">everywhere in between</a>, from <a href="http://www.archdaily.com/237526/urban-agriculture-part-i-what-cuba-can-teach-us/" target="_blank">Cuba </a><span style="background-color: white;">to <a href="http://www.theurbn.com/2011/05/balcony-farmers-sprout-city-urban-farming-shanghai/" target="_blank">China</a>,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/41291365" target="_blank">all across the globe</a>,</span><span style="background-color: white;"> folks are growing more of their food than they have in years, and a lot of them are growing it in cities. To learn more about the movement, click on one of the links above! </span><br />
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A little closer to home, you have a great opportunity to see urban gardens in action! The Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District is holding their second annual Garden Bike Tour this month!<br />
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<b>URBAN GARDEN BIKE TOUR</b><br />
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This self guided tour is free, open to the public, and a great opportunity to learn from experienced urban gardeners right in your own community! There are three stops on the tour, all a leisurely pedal apart. <b>To print off your map you can click <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=214240442620809910383.0004c3638042e7e60aa49" target="_blank">here</a>, or visit our events calendar <a href="http://slowfoodyamhillcounty.blogspot.com/p/events-calendar.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</b> Hopefully we will see you out there!<br />
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<i>This picture is from last year's tour: bikes and visitors at Ellie's beautiful garden. </i><i>Look what you have to look forward to!</i></div>
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With the House Ag Committee having just passed their version of the Farm Bill, protecting subsidies but making cuts to programs like SNAP, Farmers Markets, and local food systems work, you may feel like despairing. But did you know that New Zealand, a nation whose agriculture was even more subsidy-dependent than our own, did away with their agriculture subsidies in one fell swoop back in the 1980s. And despite the drastic, abrupt shift (not to mention that they undertook it in the middle of an economic crisis in agriculture), only 1% of farms were lost. Everyone else figured out what they needed to do to remain viable, diversified their operations, branched out into value-added products, and otherwise found ways to make things work. Today, New Zealand agriculture is stronger than ever, and completely subsidy-free. Inspiring! Read the full article below.<br />
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five years or so, members of Congress from rural areas team up to push through
a costly extension of farm programs. They are at it again this year. The Senate
recently passed legislation to keep billions of dollars in subsidies flowing to
farm businesses, and the House just passed a similarly bloated bill out of
committee.<br />
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Farm bills are an inside game. Politicians never give the public a good reason
why U.S. agriculture needs to be coddled by the government. Members of Congress
focus on grabbing more subsidies for home-state farmers, and they rarely
discuss or debate whether all this federal aid is really needed.<br />
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It isn't needed. New Zealand's farm reforms of the 1980s dramatically
illustrate the point. Faced with a budget crisis, New Zealand's government
decided to eliminate nearly all farm subsidies. That was a dramatic reform
because New Zealand farmers had enjoyed high levels of aid and the country's
economy is more dependent on agriculture than is the U.S. economy.<br />
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Despite initial protests, farm subsidies were repealed in 1984. Almost 30
different production subsidies and export incentives were ended. Did that cause
a mass exodus from agriculture and an end to family farms? Not at all. It did
create a tough transition period for some farmers, but large numbers of them
did not walk off their land as had been predicted. Just one percent of the
country's farmers could not adjust and were forced out.<br />
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The vast majority of New Zealand farmers proved to be skilled entrepreneurs --
they restructured their operations, explored new markets, and returned to
profitability. Today, New Zealand's farming sector is more dynamic than ever,
and the nation's farmers are proud to be prospering without government
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Prior to the 1984 reforms, subsidies stifled farm productivity by distorting
market signals and blocking innovation. Many farmers were farming for the sake
of the subsidies. For example, nearly 40 percent of the average New Zealand
sheep and beef farmer's gross income came from government aid.<br />
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When the subsidies were removed, it turned out to be a catalyst for
productivity gains. New Zealand farmers cut costs, diversified their land use,
sought nonfarm income, and developed new products. Farmers became more focused
on pursuing activities that made good business sense.<br />
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Official data supports on-the-ground evidence that New Zealand greatly improved
its farming efficiency after the reforms. Measured agricultural productivity
had been stagnant in the years prior to the reforms, but since the reforms
productivity has grown substantially faster in agriculture than in the New
Zealand economy as a whole.<br />
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Since the reforms, agriculture's contribution to New Zealand's economy has
remained steady at about 5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Adding
activities outside the farm gate, such as processing of milk, meat and wool,
agriculture is estimated to contribute over 15 percent of GDP. By contrast,
agriculture's share of the economy has fallen in many other industrial
countries.<br />
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With the removal of subsidies in New Zealand, agricultural practices are driven
by the demands of consumers, not by efforts to maximize the receipt of
subsidies. At the same time, the whole agricultural supply chain has improved
its efficiency and food safety has become paramount. Businesses that deliver
inputs to farming have had to reduce their costs because farmers have insisted
on greater value for money.<br />
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More efficient agricultural production in New Zealand has also spurred better
environmental management. Cutting farm subsidies, for example, has reduced the
previous overuse of fertilizer. And cutting subsidies has broadened farm
operations to encompass activities such as rural tourism that bring management
of the rural environment to the fore.<br />
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The message to American farmers is that subsidy cuts should be embraced, not
feared. After subsidy cuts, U.S. farmers would no doubt prove their
entrepreneurial skills by innovating in a myriad of ways, as New Zealand
farmers did. And we suspect that -- like New Zealand farmers -- American
farmers would become proud of their new independence, and have little interest
in going back on the taxpayer gravy train.<br />
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Now would be a great time for America to embrace Kiwi-style reforms because
commodity prices are high and U.S. farm finances are generally in good shape.
It's true that weather conditions and markets create ups and downs for
agriculture, but over the long run, global population growth will likely
sustain high demand for farm products. Some people claim that America needs to
subsidize because other countries do. But unsubsidized New Zealand farming is
globally competitive, with about 90 percent of the country's farm output
exported.<br />
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The removal of farm subsidies in New Zealand gave birth to a vibrant,
diversified, and growing rural economy, and it debunked the myth that farming
cannot prosper without subsidies. Thus rather than passing another big
government farm bill that taxpayers can't afford, the U.S. Congress should step
back and explore the proven alternative of free market farming.<br />
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<i><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Mark Ross is a general manager of the Federated Farmers of New
Zealand, which is New Zealand's leading farm organization. Chris Edwards is
editor of the Cato Institute's <a href="http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/" target="_hplink"><span style="color: #2b0073;">www.DownsizingGovernment.org</span></a>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-52140886073799240742012-06-25T13:28:00.004-07:002012-06-25T13:28:40.028-07:00Wins & Losses on the Farm Bill<br />
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Last week, Washington became the food capital of the country as the Senate debated the 2012 Food and Farm Bill, culminating in the passage of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 yesterday afternoon. Like most people in the country, your next thought most likely is: what does this mean for me?</div>
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Well, it means that we are one step closer to approval of the single biggest piece of legislation that governs what we grow and eat in this country, and how it is distributed. It is a 5-year, $969 billion bill that touches every single person’s life in this country. Every farmer, parent, cook, eater, student, and activist is impacted by the policies the Bill addresses and we only have one chance every five years to influence it. Now that the Senate has passed their version, it is up to the House of Representatives to pass their own version before the bill can officially become law.</div>
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Okay, now that we’ve cleared that up, you’re probably wondering: is the Senate Bill a good thing or a bad thing? Well, I guess that depends on what you’re priorities are. Back in March, Slow Food USA sent a letter to the leaders of both the Senate and House Agriculture committees outlining our priorities and asked for a good, clean, and fair Food and Farm Bill. You can read the letter <a href="http://www.slowfoodusa.org/downloads/campaigns/SFUSA_food_and_farm_bill_letter.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" title="here">here</a> for more specifics, but we basically boiled it down to three key points:</div>
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We asked them to ensure…</div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a health focused food system, an end to hunger, and access to healthy food;</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">a level “plowing” field for family farmers & vibrant regional farm and food economies;</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">good environmental stewardship.</li>
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Under these guidelines, in a lengthy bill that involved over 300 amendment requests, there were definitely some victories and certainly some losses. In an attempt to make sense of it all, I’ve broken it down with the top 5 wins that we can take away from the bill and rounding it out with a bottom 3 of losses from the process:</div>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wins:</b></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) that provides critical funding for rural jobs and new farming opportunities. This means, among other things, that a young person in Wisconsin who wants to start a new farm, but lacks access to the kind of credit that would allow her to do that could now qualify for funding through the Rural Micro-entrepreneur Assistance Program.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) that makes sure that farms receiving subsidized crop insurance will be required to follow basic conservation guidelines. This means if a large conventional farm in Ohio receives insurance payments to cover against their losses for the year, they will need to follow the same conservation laws that were previously only applied to farms receiving direct subsidies.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate passed an amendment sponsored by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) which makes it much easier for organic farmers to gain access to crop insurance. Right now, if an organic farmer in New York wishes to receive crop insurance, he will have to pay a much higher premium than his conventional farming neighbor, but they are both reimbursed at the same rate. This would change that and set the reimbursements to more appropriate levels.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate rejected amendments by Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Sessions(R-AL) that would have further weakened the already weakened SNAP program. These amendments would have made it harder for states to provide food assistance to their most vulnerable citizens.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate Agriculture committee’s bill puts an end to costly, direct subsidy programs that do nothing to support healthy farming practices. Currently, if you own farm land in New Mexico that qualifies for a direct subsidy, you will receive payments from the government even if you don’t plant a single crop. This bill will end that practice.</li>
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<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Losses</b></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate did not consider an amendment sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that would have make it unlawful for a meat packer to own or feed livestock intended for slaughter. The current practice among meat packers is to slaughter their own livestock when prices are too high and buy from farmers when prices are low. This amendment would have created a fair marketplace for family farms raising livestock, not disproportionately favoring large slaughterhouses.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate rejected an amendment by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) that would have re-directed some crop insurance funding to eliminate the cuts to the SNAP program. Without this amendment, an estimated 500,000 households across the country will lose $90 per month in SNAP benefits.</li>
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<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Senate did not consider an amendment by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that would have enabled schools to purchase from local and regional producers. This amendment would have allowed school districts to continue participating in the Department fo Defense Fresh Program while making their own fresh produce purchases.</li>
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<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />In the end, how do we score the Senate Food and Farm Bill? I think it was best said by Senate Agricutlure Ranking member, Senator Pat Roberts before the official votes were cast, “Is it the best possible bill? No. It is the best bill <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">possible</i>.” Now, on to the House we go.</div>Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-75394201776477874352012-06-21T08:23:00.001-07:002012-06-21T08:23:14.315-07:00Farm Bill Victories So Far!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning everyone!<br />
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In case you haven't heard, the Senate has been working away on the 2012 Farm Bill and its some 300 amendments over the past several days. So far, the voting has been a succession of victories for those who are interested in a better food system that honors local and regional food systems, small scale, beginning, and organic farmers, and the value of direct-to-consumer marketing avenues. You can read the latest updates on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition website, <a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/day-one-senate-farm-bill-votes/" target="_blank">here</a> (day one of voting), <a href="http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/day-two-senate-farm-bill-votes/" target="_blank">here</a> (day two of voting), and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Sustainable-Agriculture-Coalition/154052595576" target="_blank">here</a> (live updates!).<br />
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Even better news is that our Oregon Senators have been hard at work pushing valuable legislation to successful votes! Senator Merkley spearheaded the move to make crop insurance programs work better for Organic farmers. Previously, crop insurance pay outs were dispensed based on commodity prices, meaning that Organic farmers, with their diverse crops and high market values, did not receive fair compensation in the aftermath of farm disasters. Bravo, Senator Merkley! And second, Senator Wyden successfully passed his amendment to establish a pilot program for Farm-to-School purchasing of unprocessed and minimally processed foods. Another great victory!<br />
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This is such an exciting year for the Farm Bill! Even if you are normally bored by legislative happenings, I hope that you will take a moment to read the updates linked to above, and perhaps give our Senators a call to say "Thank you for supporting Good Food!"Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-37224407008044577772012-06-14T09:29:00.004-07:002012-06-14T09:29:54.641-07:00Another Look at the Farm BillIf you've been wrestling with the whole concept of the Farm Bill (it's complex for sure!), then check out these great infographics! They do an excellent job of breaking down just what this huge piece of legislation means, what it does, and how it affects our daily lives. I can't stress enough how important it is for citizens to understand this bill: remember, <u>everyone eats</u>!<br />
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Do you have any questions about the Farm Bill? Post them in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them!<br />
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From TakePart.com: to see a bigger, zoomable version, click <a href="http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/06/07/farm-bill-infographic" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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From GOOD magazine: click <a href="http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1206/farm-bill/flash.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This one is interactive!<br />
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<br />Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-86164284370539980752012-06-11T09:14:00.001-07:002012-06-11T09:17:53.633-07:00The Farm Bill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you didn't know already, the new draft of the Farm Bill is currently in debate on the Senate floor. This behemoth piece of legislation consists of 5 years and billions and billions of dollars of funding for nutrition, commodity subsidies, farm insurance, conservation, and other food and farm programs. Historically, the Farm Bill was established to assist farmers in a volatile and flooded marketplace. Today it is best known alternatively as the source of commodities that support a broken agribusiness program, and as the source of the largest single government handout (SNAP, formerly food stamps, is funded by the bill).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love it or hate it, this piece of legislation is a crucial measure of the food and farm environment in our nation. It has the potential to do great good and great harm. It is vital that we each know what the Farm Bill is, and the affect that it has on the foods available to us and the farmers in our communities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are three things that you can read that will catch you up to speed on the Farm Bill 2012 happenings: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First there is an awesome <a href="http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1206/farm-bill/flash.html" target="_blank">infographic </a>that summarizes the history of the Farm Bill, it's current function, and the affect that it has on our lives as Americans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Second there is a <a href="http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=923d8af6802cd35b0a1f16530&id=7848f29a85" target="_blank">report </a>from the Community Food Security Coalition about the current amendments and proposed funding per program for the 2012 bill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, there is a <a href="http://civileats.com/2012/06/05/food-and-health-luminaries-demand-healthy-food-and-farm-bill/" target="_blank">letter </a>recently delivered to Congress from the foremost food advocates in our country: Michael Pollan, Alice Waters, Wendell Berry, and about 30 other major voices for our food system appeal to Congress to pass an effective Farm Bill that invests in a healthy and sustainable future for our nation. Very inspiring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All right then... that's a quick and dirty introduction to the Farm Bill situation. If you are moved to act by reading any of the above, please take a moment to call your congressperson. You can find their phone number via the US Capitol switchboard by calling <span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">(202) 224-3121, and asking for your senator's or representative's office. Thank you for advocating for a better food future in America!</span></span>Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-86060129750710659192012-05-24T13:49:00.000-07:002012-05-24T13:50:09.862-07:00They took a trip across America...... and documented it in food. Awesome.<br />
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Watch the trailer right here, and if you like what you see, you can find all of the videos they made during their cross-county odyssey right <a href="http://vimeo.com/theperennialplate/videos" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I've run across this artist's work a couple of times now, and thought that I ought to share it with you.<br />
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Tattfoo is an artist based in New York who has done a whole range of products drawing attention to social and environmental issues, from urban development to loss of food histories, to (my favorite) the nature matching system. The nature matching system is a visual & colorful representation of healthful eating habits--a fun and engaging way to get folks talking about their food, be they little tikes or adults. Below are a few images from the project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each color is associated with a healthy food. Below is the key.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These murals have been installed in a few cities and exhibitions focusing on food have also visited cities across the US.</td></tr>
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I hope that you'll take a second to check out some of his work! You can find it <a href="http://tattfoo.com/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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There are also a few free downloads through the nature matching system project that can help you spread the word of colorful, healthy eating! Try the printable <a href="http://tattfoo.com/NMScoloringbook.html" target="_blank">coloring book pages</a> for the kids or the <a href="http://tattfoo.com/NMSscreensaver.html" target="_blank">screen saver</a> for adults.<br />
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Any thoughts on using art in food activism? Please share in the comments!Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806853380956905914.post-30869161027712171612012-02-02T17:44:00.000-08:002012-02-02T18:12:25.018-08:00February Fun (And a Sneak Peek!)Hello all!<br />
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To all of you who came out for the first
installment of our film series, thank you! There was an amazing turnout,
and I am sure everyone who attended left feeling inspired.<br />
<br />
We
have another film coming up this month! If you didn't make it out last
month, make sure to clear your calendar for this month's offering. <u>Good Food</u>
is the film this time around, and it features a number of amazing
Northwest farmers (and more folks too!) who are fighting for our local food system. You can
watch a preview right here:<br />
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Details:<br />
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<u><i> </i><b>Good Food</b></u><br />
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Thursday, February 16th, 6:30 pm</b><br />
<b>Third Street Pizza, McMinnville</b><br />
<i><u>Good Food</u>
is an uplifting film that celebrates the visionary farmers, business owners, restaurants, and leaders of the
Pacific Northwest who are challenging the traditions of big Ag by
focusing on growing food for our region rather than the international
market. Visit Farmer's Markets, farmers, distributors, stores, and
restaurants that are on the forefront of the fight for food quality
& security as well as environmental sustainability.</i><br />
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Also
check out this weekend's installment of the Explore Oregon series at
the McMinnville Library! Food is on the agenda... For more information,
click <a href="http://www.maclibrary.org/exploreoregon2012.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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See you out there!<i> <br />
</i>Slow Food Yamhill Countyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02774457732942554893noreply@blogger.com0