Dane County Food council Google Group

[Foodcouncil] Food Council on Facebook

sja...@gmail.com (Sarah Artz) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:35:15 UT

The Dane County Food Council has just created a Facebook page called
"Friends of the Dane County Food Council." If you are on Facebook, please
consider becoming a fan of our page and suggesting others to as well! We
also invite you to post a comment, start a discussion, or share photos of
food related events in our county. The page is pretty sparse right now, but

[Foodcouncil] Community GroundWorks Seeks an Experienced Bookkeeper!

chris...@troygardens.org (Christie Ralston) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:01:31 UT

Community GroundWorks seeks an experienced bookkeeper! We are a small
non-profit organization that works to cultivate food security,
sustainability and community empowerment with youth and adults from diverse
backgrounds through urban farming, gardening and natural areas restoration.
For more information about our organization, please visit

[Foodcouncil] Tuesday Dec 15 Madison Fruits and Nuts meeting!

chris...@troygardens.org (Christie Ralston) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:55:59 UT

Please post this rescheduled meeting widely ... apologies for
cross-postings!

Madison Fruits & Nuts - Urban Orchards Citywide Grant Planning Session

Rescheduled for this Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 pm, at MATC Downtown
Campus, 211 N Carroll Street, Room D240. We will discuss planting orchards

[Foodcouncil] Madison School Lunch Reform

rsimp...@terracom.net (Ruth Simpson) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:02:35 UT

Whetting the appetite for school lunch reform

By SUSAN TROLLER | The Capital Times | strol...@madison.com | Posted:
Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:45 am

Those looking to overhaul Madison’s school lunch program will get a
taste of what could be when Beth Collins pays a visit in January.

[Foodcouncil] Joining Something Special From Wisconsin by December 21

rsimp...@terracom.net (Ruth Simpson) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:55:33 UT

Message from Greg Lawless, Agricultural Director at Thrive about
farmers and businesses joining Something Special from Wisconsin
program; December 21 deadline:

I’m the Director of Agriculture Initiatives for Thrive, an economic
development enterprise serving South Central Wisconsin. I also serve in

[Foodcouncil] Madison Fruits & Nuts - Tonight's Meeting Postponed Due to Weather!

chris...@troygardens.org (Christie Ralston) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:22:03 UT

The orchard meeting that was scheduled for tonight, Tues, Dec 8, has been
postponed because of the winter storm expected. We are trying to reschedule
for next week and we will broadcast the rescheduled meeting as soon as we
have a date set and a room reserved. Sorry about the late notice, but the

[Foodcouncil] FW: Roadside Culture Stands

al...@co.dane.wi.us (Allan, Andrew Majid) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:22:54 UT

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:47 AM
To: Allan, Andrew Majid

FYI. Please share with Food Council members and help spread the word. Thanks. KC

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 12:22 PM
To: c...@savingcranes.org
Cc: Jim Godsil

[Foodcouncil] Fwd: Lots of local food and sustainability items in the Green Online Holiday Auction

grcam...@wisc.edu (Gerald Campbell) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:24:51 UT

Gerry Campbell
Madison, WI
608-238-8766
grcam...@wisc.edu

[Foodcouncil] Midwest Value-Added Conference and Wisconsin Local Food Summit

grcam...@wisc.edu (Gerald Campbell) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:33:04 UT

[Foodcouncil] Blue Marble Family Farm Under Siege

rosanne.lind...@gmail.com (Rosanne Lindsay) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:54:41 UT

Blue Marble Family Farm under siege. Not fully pasteurized? Do they not
know the difference between pasteurization and homogenization? Soon
everything will be ultra-pasteurized (dead milk)!

[link]

Health News <[link]>

[Foodcouncil] Wisconsin: A state under seige by its own government

rosanne.lind...@gmail.com (Rosanne Lindsay) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:56:28 UT

[link]

Wisconsin: A state under seige by its own government

November 27, 2009 by Marti Oakley <[link]>

<[link]>By: Marti Oakley ALL

[Foodcouncil] Demonstration in Support of Family Farms - Tues. Dec. 1st Madison

jep...@wisc.edu (JOHN EDWARD PECK) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:37:57 UT

Demonstration in Support of Family Farms - Tues. Dec. 1st Madison
Contacts:
Matt Urch, Vernon County resident, ur...@yahoo.com, (608)675-3766
John Peck, Family Farm Defenders, familyfarmdefend...@yahoo.com (608)260-0900
On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. concerned Wisconsin residents from

[Foodcouncil] Madison Fruits and Nuts Meeting Dec. 8th

jep...@wisc.edu (JOHN EDWARD PECK) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:00 UT

This might be something to check out! - John

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Hello Friends and 'Future, Potential, and/or Aspiring Madison Fruits and Nuts',

FYI: For those of you with interest in helping create edible neighbor'woods' in Madison, consider joining us for a planning session regarding the following:

[Foodcouncil] How The State Throttles Family Farms

rosanne.lind...@gmail.com (Rosanne Lindsay) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:45:05 UT

How The State Throttles Family Farms.

The State of Wisconsin bans the sale and distribution of
unpasteurized ("raw") milk. Officially this is done
for health reasons, but the real cause is purely commercial: to shield the
dairy industry from competition by family
farms. Some health officials in the DATCP have recently stepped up

[Foodcouncil] Message on Food From Barack Obama on Food

rosanne.lind...@gmail.com (Rosanne Lindsay) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:44:32 UT

Does it bother anyone else that the President of the United States has to
declare a "week" where Americans reflect on where their food comes from?!

[link]

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release