A meeting of the Strenthening the Local Economy Working Group was held at the Loomis Train Depot on Monday, April 8, 2013. More complete notes on the ideas discussed will be published on this Forum. Thirteen people attended the discussion: Ed Armstrong, Andy Navarrette, Dave and Pamela Barnett, Michael Kane, Jeanie Bardakjian, Lyndell Grey, Mary Rossitto, Sue Bordelon, Jennifer Reilly, Kathryn MacRoberts, Paul Chavez and Jeff Bordelon.
Local Food Buyer's Cooperative
To provide information on opportunities for buyers of local food to work together cooperatively on the purchase and distribution of local food. Buyer's groups or collaboratives may develop cooperative relationships with particular local growers. Such efforts in many areas have evolved into Food Coops or arrangements for sharing the cost of the storage and distribution of food between members. PlacerSustain can provide Blog and Discussion Forum commuication tools for buyers' collaborative groups.
Food Hub Research in Sacramento from Regional Food Collaborative
By Libby O'Sullivan, SACOG
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Fri, 08/24/2012 - 4:05pm
AGAlert Article Farmers explore ways to partner with local fairs
http://agalert.com/story/?id=4543
Farmers explore ways to partner with local fairs
Issue Date: August 22, 2012By Kate CampbellAlong with carnival rides, corn-on-the-cob and toe-tapping music, the Yolo County Fair offered farmers and ranchers a wide-ranging c
Follow-up Buyer's Club/Co-Op meeting
Hello Placer County Neighbors!
As a result of the highly successful Co-Op Gathering on June 6, we would like to invite you to be a part of our Cooperative Venture. We needed a minimum of 20 people to establish a bargaining position with local farmers and we are so pleased that the interest far exceeded our greatest hopes!
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Wed, 05/23/2012 - 1:15pm
Heirloom and organic plants
Hope all is well. I am still grow and selling heirloom and organic vegetable plants.Here is what I have ready . Also I can grow to order.So if you need anything or know someone who does let me know Thanks
I have these available:
Basil :
25) Sweet 2 inch
Heirloom tomatoes:
50) Carbon 4 inch
Community Gardens Grand Opening Loomis-VOLUNTEERS/INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
My name is Amy Allen and this blog is an appeal to avid gardeners and members of Placer County for help in leading gardening/sustainability workshops at the new Community Gardens at Sierra Christian Church in Loomis. On April 14th, there will be a grand opening event bringing together local vendors, live music and non-profit organizations such as the Gathering Inn, Placer food bank and the local chapter of Heifer International.
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EVENT: November 15, 2011 Monthly PlacerSustain Meeting -- The Nevada County Local Food Movement Experience
PLACERSUSTAIN
Monthly Discussion Forum
Local Food Movement / Wellness
Presentations from Nevada County
November 15, 2011
5:30-8:00pm
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Wed, 10/19/2011 - 8:56pm
Update on Local Food Group Doings
The Local Food Movement group met briefly on October 18, 2011 at 5:00pm before the regular October PlacerSustain monthly meeting. We took a look at the Mission/Purpose and Principles statement that is being developed for the Placer County Economic Development Collaborative as an example of the type of material that we may develop for the Local Food (including Wellness) Movement effort. [The ED Collaborative material will be published shortly]
Dancing Dog Farm Potluck -- Upcoming Season, Buyer's Coop, Food-Health-Lifestyle Group, Fellowship
On February 19, 2011 we are hosting a lunch potluck and meeting at our little Dancing Dog Farm garden from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. All those interested in talking about the upcoming season’s planting and getting vegetables are welcome. The garden conversation will include exploring a formal or informal Buyer’s Coop where the group could create cooperative arrangements with multiple local growers and live
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"iGrow Sonoma" -- A Garden, Food, and Health Initiative
iGrow is a Sonoma County collaborative that includes a registry for active gardens, gardening information, links to its counterpart health initiative (iWalk), a connection to a Food System Alliance, and so on. Check it out. Here is an excerpt from their "About Us" material:
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"The Food Project"--A Massachusetts Gardening Initiative
The Food Project is a community initiative in Massachusetts that includes youth programs, and urban and rural gardening. THE SITE [Here is the link] contains research papers, videos, and links to detailed downloadable Manuals. Here is an excerpt from their "About Us" page:
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BALLE and Community Food Enterprises Report
THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE COMMUNITY FOOD ENTERPRISE WEBSITE INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES LINKS TO A REPORT CONTAINING 24 CASE STUDIES OF LOCALLY OWNED FOOD ENTERPRISES:
About CFE
In the spring of 2008, we put out the call for innovative examples of “community food
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Sustainable Local Food and Farm Conference--January 22, 2011
Time:
Sat, 01/22/2011 - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location:
Gold Miner's Inn and Conference Center -- 121 Bank Street., Grass Valley, CA.
Sustainable Local Food and Farm Conference
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Networking Opportunities for Restaurants serving Local Healthy Food
THESE ARE SUGGESTIONS MADE TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT ABOUT JOINING PLACERSUSTAIN AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK. APPLICABLE TO OTHER RESTAURANTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
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SACOG: Rural Urban Connections Strategy
[THIS IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE SACOG WEBSITE MATERIALS ON THEIR RURAL URBAN CONNECTIONS STRATEGY. SACGO CO-SPONSORED A FORUM ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. HERE IS THE "HOMEPAGE" FOR THIS EFFORT. THIS PAGE CONTAINS LINKS FOR VIDEO STREAMING AND DOWNLOADS ON THE MAJOR PRESENTATIONS MADE DURING THE DECEMBER FORUM. PLACER COUNTY NATURAL RESOURCE INTERESTS, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, HAVE A REAL STAKE IN REGIONAL RURAL URBAN STRATEGIES.
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Wed, 11/24/2010 - 10:12pm
Doings at Dancing Dog Farm
Our winter garden is in--beets, lettuce, onions, chard, broccli, radishes, peas, turnips, chives, artichoke, spinach, kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and more.... Lots of lettuce right now.
Wed, 11/17/2010 - 6:53pm
Olomana Aquaculture Link - encouraging work for all to take note of
http://www.olomanagardens.com/
We watched an hour long video about this aquaculture farm during our Midwest Permaculture Training at the Sivinanda Ashram Farm in Grass Valley. As the water crisis finally meanders into our global consciousness, this model helps us to realize how useful water is in our day to day lives, and how to make the most of every drop... over and over and over, just as Nature does.
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