The Millions Against Monsanto campaign currently has 286,511 supporters. Our goal is to grow that to 1,000,000 by World Food Day, October 16, 2011, when we'll get everyone out for a nationwide day of action against Monsanto. We need your help to build our ranks and use our power. Please get involved! Here's how...
Please volunteer (scroll down and check the "Volunteer for Millions Against Monsanto" box).
Learn more about the nationwide campaign here - http://www.purefood.org/monlink.html
Our upcoming Earth Day celebration would be the perfect place to get supporters and inform the public.
Did you attend our urban chicken coop tour in Millwood a couple years back? If so, you visited the home of a locavore, now published author! If you were impressed by his coop, check this out...
The seed packets are out for sale - it's time to think about gardening - maybe community-style?
Come Grow Spokane’s Community Gardens
Monday, Feb 28, 6-9 pm
WSU Spokane County Extension, 222 N. Havana
Come help make Community Gardening in Spokane bigger and better. Come help us build resiliency in our community by giving people access to growing their own food and while they are at it; building a stronger community. We need people to help form a community wide group to help neighborhoods organize, build leadership skills, plan and build more gardens, acquire resources and funding and teach people to garden. Whether you have a lot or a little time to help, we will have a place for you. Join us Monday evening, February 28, 6-9 pm at the WSU Spokane County Extension Office for a visioning meeting. Help us make community gardening a way of life in Spokane and a part of every neighborhood. For more information contact Pat Munts at 477-2173 (afternoons) or at pmu...@spokanecounty.org
WSU Stevens County Extension is presenting the second
“Commercial Kitchen Summit”
Tuesday, March 1, 2010 at WSU Stevens County Extension office from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
This workshop will bring in speakers who will help you understand the differences between a processing kitchen (usually privately owned) and a commercial kitchen (often a commercial enterprise.) If you are interested in finding out information about how and which this type of kitchen would be your preferred option, please come to this workshop. Afternoon breakout sessions help you start working out details of your ideas. And, there
will be two local community members who have experience with building, managing, and using their own processing kitchens.
The workshop costs $10 to cover the costs of materials and a light lunch. Register and pay by February 28 to guarantee a place in the workshop. No refunds after February 25. Contact Ivy Nelson at (509) 684-258 orine...@wsu.edu.
presents its final Weekly Movie.
Dirt: The Movie
Wednesday, March 2nd @ 6pm
If you have Facebook, click HERE and tell us you'll be attending Dirt: The Movie.
Tickets: Suggested $5 donation at the door (Free is fine!).
Where: EWU JFK Library Auditorium (Map) - Cheney, Wa
As part of their work, they are attempting to spread awareness about
the issues in the food system that affect us all. All donations from the film go
directly to this innovative student group as they continue to try to establish a community
garden and change the food served at EWU! Please help support this group as
they move forward!
Just after that, mark your calendars - Sun People Dry Goods is hosting a fun
"Buzz & Cluck" Fair on Saturday, March 5th from 10am to 3pm
For Inland NW farmers & ranchers we're fortunate to reach with our Slow Food info...
SNAPIN (Support Network for Agricultural Producers in the Inland Northwest)
is a new group dedicated to supporting and assisting farmers and ranchers who grow or sell their products within a 140 mile radius of Spokane. They seek to provide a clearinghouse of information on upcoming events, create connections between consumers and producers through our online producers listing, and to provide producer-to-producer education and information sharing.
Producers can join their next meeting, Saturday, March 5th, 11:00am-2:00pm. At the Fresh Abundance store - 2015 N. Division St. in Spokane. Map
The major item on the agenda will be planning for hosting the WSU Small Farms Conference dinner in April.
Check out the new website here: www.snapin-network.org
Finally, this looks incredible...
Thank you all for staying in touch, attending and hosting events in our area and doing all you do to support and produce food that is Good, Clean & Fair. If you're interested in becoming more involved in the planning and organizing of our chapter's activities, the next meeting is Monday, March 21st at 6pm. Email sf.spok...@gmail.com for details.
Think Fast, Eat Slow!
Slow Food Spokane River
