tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1117366733025426782024-03-13T20:18:45.735-07:00Growing Locallocal healthy food for all…Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-28996288443735621662014-01-02T11:42:00.000-08:002014-01-02T11:42:38.343-08:00New Website Launched<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We're pleased to announce that Growing Local has a website now. Check it out at </span><a href="http://growinglocalshasta.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">growinglocalshasta.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-42160366622095315432012-06-04T14:49:00.000-07:002012-06-04T15:13:18.593-07:00Mount Shasta & Lassen Region Farm and Food Economy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Join Growing Local on July 10 from 7 pm to 9 pm at Sequoia Middle School for a dynamic presentation and discussion. You won't believe what a difference you can make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-23356783297045753102012-02-16T18:00:00.000-08:002012-02-16T18:02:22.195-08:00Community Teaching Garden at Shasta College<strong>Learn new gardening skills with the new Spring series of Community Teaching Garden Workshops!</strong><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">GETTING STARTED IN YOUR ORGANIC GARDEN</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Saturday, March 10, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm</span><br />
</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d;">For novice to seasoned gardeners seeking to improve productivity, this workshop will help you with planning and developing an organic garden, including information on acquiring good seed, preparing your soil for planting, developing an efficient watering system, and avoiding common mistakes to get you off to a good start. Bring your questions and problems, from beginning to advanced, and we will help you find a solution. Wayne Kessler of Shambani Organics is a local nurseryman known for his quality vegetable starts and an advisor to the Teaching Garden. Jim Collins is the Garden Manager.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>FROM SEED TO TABLE: </strong></span><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: medium;"><strong>A SEED STARTING WORKSHOP</strong></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;">Join Kalan Redwood of </span></span><i><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;">Redwood Seeds </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;">to learn about starting your spring and summer crops from seed. This workshop covers seeding technique for standard crops such as lettuce, onions, tomatoes and peppers as well as more unusual varieties such as orach, quinoa and medicinal herbs. Drawing from their extensive seed collection, Kalan will select her favorite varieties and participants will have the chance to seed six-packs to take home. Organic heirloom seeds will also be for sale at a discount, and planting advice is always free.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><strong>NON-TOXIC INSECT MANAGEMENT </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Saturday, April 14, 1:00 to 3:00 pm</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: small;">Insect problems are generally an indicator that the gardener needs to correct something out of balance. Pesticides further degrade this balance leading to more and worse problems and sending the gardener backwards in her efforts to grow nutritious food, like the children’s game chutes and ladders. Garden Manager Jim Collins will be discussing new developments in eco-agriculture and sustainable practices, as well as time-honored methods of managing problem insect populations while simultaneously encouraging pollinators and other beneficials— nearly impossible if you use pesticides. There will be ample time for questions and specific problem-solving.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">PERMACULTURE: Re-THINKING <span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Adobe Garamond Pro,Adobe Garamond Pro; font-size: medium;">THE WAY WE USE OUR YARDS</span></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow,Arial Narrow; font-size: small;"></span></span></b><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d;">All workshops are at the Community Teaching Garden at Shasta College</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Doors open at 10:30 am with music at 11:00 am by Muletown and Greg Lawson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tickets $15 reserved, $10 for students in advance available at <a href="http://www.amygoodmaninredding.com/">www.AmyGoodmanInRedding.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">or People of Progress, 1242 Center Street, Redding</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This event benefits KIXE - CH. 9, KKRN - FM 88.5 and KTHM - FM 90.7</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">See more show details on the event flier post on the right. And see you on January 14th!</span>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-54345398515960039912011-11-12T08:06:00.000-08:002011-11-12T08:36:47.329-08:00The Economics of Happiness<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Please join The Green Film Series and Growing Local on </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">at the First United Methodist Church, 1825 East Street, Redding</span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Economics of Happiness.</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Check out the film trailer on the right. You won't want to miss this film once you have seen the clip.</span>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-44746374428740269042011-10-18T12:04:00.000-07:002011-10-18T12:07:24.426-07:00Squash Smash Benefit<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">$10 donation to benefit People of Progress</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #990000;">1825 East Street, Redding<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #990000;">We are celebrating Food Day and <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #990000;">Growing Local Strategic Plan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Growing Local General Meeting and FoodDay Celebration</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <strong><span style="color: #38761d;">October 24, 6 - 8 PM, </span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">First United Methodist Church, </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">1825 East Street, Redding</span></strong></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Film Screening - Economics of Happiness </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Brought to you by The Green Film Series and Growing Local</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">November 4, 6 PM, </span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">First United Methodist Church, 1825 East Street, Redding</span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>~ Donations accepted to help further the cause of Economics of Happiness~</strong></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>Alternative Christmas Fair</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>December 4, 12 - 5 PM, </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>First United Methodist Church, 1825 East Street, Redding</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>~ The kids will not want to miss all the fun activities and you will enjoy the great gifts that benefit local nonprofits~</strong></span></div>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-9131361196912598872011-06-28T11:11:00.000-07:002011-06-28T11:19:52.209-07:00Thanks to Edible Shasta Butte Magazine for leading our appreciative inquiry & assisting Growing Local with it's strategic plan!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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Growing Local is a coalition of groups and individuals in the north state who value local, healthy food and are determined to find ways to introduce more local, healthy food into the lives of area residents. To this end, the coalition hosted <i>Go Local! A Forum on the Future of our Food</i> held in Redding early in 2011. Almost 200 people attended the day-long forum.<br />
Interactive panels addressed the following topics:<br />
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<tr><td style="color: black; text-align: center; width: 275px;">Ag Innovations Network; <em>Edible Shasta-Butte</em>; Fedora Catering; First United Methodist Church; Future Farmers of America; Good Work Organic Farm; Grilla Bites; Healthy Shasta; Hill Country Health & Wellness Center; Jefferson Public Radio; People of Progress; Roots of Change; Shambani Organics; Shasta College Economic Workforce Development and the Shasta College Natural Resources, Industry and Public Safety Division; Shasta County Department of Agriculture; Shasta County Farm Bureau; Shasta County Public Health; Shasta Growers Association; Shasta Senior Nutrition Program; Slow Food Shasta Cascade; Superior California Economic Development; University of California Cooperative Extension; Western Shasta Resource Conservation District.</td></tr>
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<li>Where does our food go?</li>
<li>Who is eating local? and</li>
<li>How can we nurture a sustainable food system?</li>
</ul>Following the panel presentations and discussions, the conference participants moved into groups to synthesize the day’s learning into recommendations to promote a local, sustainable food system.<br />
Encouraged by large and enthusiastic turnouts at January forum and the first Growing Local general meeting of 2011, the Growing Local steering committee organized a broad-based meeting to update the strategic plan, bringing together coalition partners and the eager general community to identify ways the community can participate meaningfully to invigorate a healthy food system and food economy. To achieve a realistic strategic plan with broad-based ownership, an Appreciative Inquiry addressing the topic Imagine a Healthy Future: Planning the Ideal Food System was held on May 25, 2011 at the Gaia Shasta Hotel in Anderson. The goal was to produce strategies that would create a healthy, sustainable and accessible local food system.<br />
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<b><div><span style="color: #003300;"><b>A. Economic Sector and Local Food System</b></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Support and expand the local Farmer’s Markets.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Create a distribution and processing system economically accessible for small producers.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Establish web-site links between farmers and consumers.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Identify the potential role of the Food Coops in a local food system</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Create a Farm-to-School system to expand the procurement and consumption of local and healthy food in schools.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Establish a cooperative kitchen accessible to the local community for food preparation and preservation.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Create a system that allows local investment.</div></b></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #003300;"><b>B. Outreach and Education and Local Food System</b></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Create a more effective local food marketing system that includes local and electronic media (Web-page, Facebook, etc.)</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Educate the community about local fresh food benefits, preparation and preservation.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Incorporate the Farm-to-School system into the school education programs through Farmer programs in schools.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Support the Sustainable Agriculture and Agriculture Business degrees at Shasta College.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Encourage communities to grow their own food at the community gardens.</div></b></span></li>
</ul></div><span style="color: #003300;"><b>C. Policy, Governments, NGOs, and Citizens</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Support the development of harmless regulations and fees for small farmers.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Initiate policy changes concerning local food production.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Encourage labeling items “locally grown.”</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Encourage local politicians to support the California Farm Bill.</div></b></span></li>
</ul><span style="color: #003300;"><b>D. Social and Community Building</b></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Establish a gleaning program to use otherwise wasted fresh fruit/Grow vegetables for food bank.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Encourage edible landscaping.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Create neighborhood local growing assistance programs.</div></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;">Celebrate local food on farms, in communities and in schools with Harvest Festivals and similar events.</div></b></span></li>
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</tbody></table><div align="center" style="text-align: left;">Twenty people from the region who represented various food production and distribution sectors attended this event that started in the afternoon and concluded at 8:30 pm. The Appreciative Inquiry approach leads strategic planners through a series of steps starting with paired interviews focusing on positive experiences with the local food system.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="ai cycle_72dpi" height="181" src="http://www.ediblecommunities.com/shastabutte/images/stories/issues/summer11/ai%20cycle_72dpi.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="375" /></div><img alt="interview_72dpi" height="178" src="http://www.ediblecommunities.com/shastabutte/images/stories/blog/interview_72dpi.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="250" />Following the paired interviews, the participants shared their stories in two groups of eight, one self-titled the "Food Web Group" and the other "All Things Food." The Food Web Group distilled these strengths of the local food system from their interviews:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>FOOD WEB GROUP</b></div><div><ul><li>Food connects people – building neighborhoods and empowering people around food.</li>
<li>Food is the center of our community web. Healing potential for our community.</li>
<li>Creating a food hub that is a point of departure for growing the interest in local food & increasing accessibility.</li>
<li>Growing the local food economy by making food the basis of the economy (the middle of the web).</li>
<li>Goal: From 1% to 20% more local food by 2020.<b><i> </i></b></li>
</ul></div><div>The other group, All Things Food, culled these strengths from their shared stories:</div><div align="center"><img alt="roundtabledisc_72dpi" height="337" src="http://www.ediblecommunities.com/shastabutte/images/stories/blog/roundtabledisc_72dpi.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="299" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong>ALL THINGS FOOD</strong></div><div><ul><li>Farmers As RockStars</li>
<li>Cultural Celebration / Valuing of Food (family)<br />
<ul><li>“It’s sacred to feed others.”</li>
<li>“Believe in the Dream”</li>
<li>“Little things add up.”</li>
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<li>Food CoOp<br />
<ul><li>“Work together to achieve our dream.”</li>
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<li>Policies that prioritize the local food supply.<br />
<ul><li>“Work together to achieve our dream.”</li>
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<li>Protecting Land and Water for Agriculture<br />
<ul><li>“All things are connected.”</li>
<li>“People look to food to change their life and surroundings.”</li>
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</ul></div><div><b><i>PROVOCATIVE PROPOSITIONS</i></b><br />
<div><img alt="skitplanning_72dpi" height="197" src="http://www.ediblecommunities.com/shastabutte/images/stories/blog/skitplanning_72dpi.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="290" />The two groups’ next task was to fold the identified strengths into statements that would support and, indeed, provoke actions. To ensure that both the right and left hemispheres had opportunities to contribute to the propositions that would provoke community action, each group improvised a skit and/or song. The two groups then incorporated the values that were most important to their collective whole brains in statements to guide future efforts--a strategic plan.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: black;">Proposition 1:</span></strong><br />
<i>We are committed to work toward a sustainable future where local food plays an essential role in building a healthy community which supports and encourages the growth of our regional agricultural economy.</i></div><b>Proposition 2:</b><br />
<i>We seek to inspire our community to embrace a local sustainable food supply and support the growers, producers and consumers who live in it.</i><br />
<strong>Proposition 3:</strong><br />
<i>Given that food is the source of life, we recognize the interconnectedness of all systems related to food. We support the relationships between local food growers and consumers and the conservation of agricultural resources as the foundation of a healthy, just and prosperous community.</i></div><em><strong><img alt="radish_72dpi" height="245" src="http://www.ediblecommunities.com/shastabutte/images/stories/issues/summer11/radish_72dpi.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;" width="200" />STRATEGIC ACTIONS</strong></em><br />
The provocative propositions suggested these strategic actions:<br />
<ul><li>Create a directory of local food system activities and identify gaps to inform future activities.</li>
<li>Celebrate the value of local food.<br />
<ul><li>Parties!</li>
<li>Cooking classes.</li>
<li>Farm-to-school.</li>
<li>Food faire.</li>
<li>Farm tours.</li>
<li>Farmers as RockStars.</li>
<li>Youth Programs.</li>
<li>Media campaign.</li>
<li>Competitions.</li>
<li>Family activities/programs.</li>
<li>Film series.</li>
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<li>Training, Mentoring, and Skill Development. . .<br />
<ul><li>For activities that support the local, sustainable food supply.</li>
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<li>Support local infrastructure initiative for food and farm.<br />
<ul><li>CoOp & distribution, Commercial Kitchen and Processing Center.</li>
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<li>Develop policies that promote sustainable food supply, land and water resources.</li>
<li>Increase Memberships.<br />
<ul><li>Films</li>
<li>Cooking demos</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Collect data.</li>
<li>Create Coalition Structure</li>
</ul><div></div>Revisiting this list of activities will be Growing Local's next task with a view toward developing specific action plans to bring the strategic goals to fruition. A meeting is planned of the participants in the May 25 meeting plus other interested folks who were unable to attend the May 25 strategic planning meeting. Check this web-site for further details, or contact Edible Shasta-Butte.<br />
<ul></ul>We look forward to your participation in creating the next phase of Growing Local!<br />
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<b>Growing Local Coalition</b> is very excited to be partnering with <a href="http://www.wholeearthandwatershedfestival.org/">Whole Earth and Watershed Festival</a> to premier <a href="http://thegreenhorns.net/">The Greenhorns</a> documentary along with <a href="http://storyofbottledwater.org/">The Story of Bottled Water</a> on...<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Friday, June 24th, 7pm, at the First United Methodist Church, 1825 East St., Redding, CA. This event is FREE and open to the public!</span></b><br />
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<b>Reddings 2011 Green Film Series Begins! </b><br />
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The Greenhorns will kick off the opening of the 2011 Redding Green Film Series. Films and documentaries will focus on a wide variety of sustainability topics. Be entertained, be inspired, and be green!<br />
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<b><a href="http://thegreenhorns.net/">The Greenhorns</a></b> documentary film, completed after almost 3 years in production, explores the lives of America's young farming community - it's spirit, practices and needs. It is the filmmaker's hope that by broadcasting the stories and voices of these young farmers, we can build the case for those considering a career in agriculture - to embolden them, to entice them. and to recruit them into farming. The Greenhorns is a message calling for positive agricultural reform toward a more local, sustainable food system.<br />
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<b><a href="http://storyofbottledwater.org/">The Story of Bottled Water</a></b>, a short animated film, will be shown to tell the story of why Americans buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when they can get it almost free from a tap. The Story of Bottled Water was released on World Water Day, an annual UN-sponsored day of action to support access to clean, safe water for the world's people. Globally, more than 1 billion have little choice but to use potentially harmful sources of water.<br />
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Come early to take your seat! A guest speaker will introduce the Greenhorns film and a forum for discussion centered on the topics raised in both of these important projects will follow. Concessions, including popcorn, treats and Greenhorns merchandise will be for sale. Please bring your reusable water bottle!<br />
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The Green Film Series is presented by <a href="http://wholeearthandwatershedfestival.org/">Whole Earth and Watershed Festival</a> which is held each year with the goal of encouraging community members with a variety of perspectives to engage in positive and constructive dialogue for moving our region toward a sustainable future.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Check out the website and trailer for The Economics of Happiness, another of the films we are hoping to premier this Summer...<br />
<a href="http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/">http://www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org/</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Please email us at </span><a href="mailto:growinglocalshasta@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">growinglocalshasta@gmail.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> or</span><br />
<a href="mailto:reddinggreenfilmseries@gmail.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">reddinggreenfilmseries@gmail.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for more information.</span></div><br />
<a name='more'></a>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-44619252569215180322011-03-31T15:55:00.000-07:002011-05-16T08:20:53.299-07:00North Valley Food Co-op Update...<div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qqeSkWvwVIxW47gQPAadAIE9E9XgC2EnCgz6k3sIMmwLF4Kq7lMjAFfrKS6ACe0xSTII__ETo9chZrjUhml4otVLGXg9kRizepzDa8KtZulwQPP0dTy9n-Sqi_SmPknXI00mC76XQf8m/s1600/IMG_0332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qqeSkWvwVIxW47gQPAadAIE9E9XgC2EnCgz6k3sIMmwLF4Kq7lMjAFfrKS6ACe0xSTII__ETo9chZrjUhml4otVLGXg9kRizepzDa8KtZulwQPP0dTy9n-Sqi_SmPknXI00mC76XQf8m/s320/IMG_0332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you all for attending Growing Local Coalition's first general meeting held last Thursday at the Gaia Hotel in Anderson. Our next general meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 24, 2011, so please save the date…time and place are still TBD…</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and now for the co-op update!</span></span></b></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://www.redding.com/news/2011/apr/10/north-valley-co-op-prez-leaves/">click here to read the recent article in the Record Searchlight...</a><br />
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</div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Growing Local Coalition was approached by Bridgette Brick-Wells, now the former president of the North Valley Food Co-op executive board, to assist with transferring the co-op leadership from the executive board to a new board of directors. The executive board members have each resigned. The co-op has its legal paperwork in place and about 60 members.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The core group of volunteers working with Growing Local right now feel that helping to make this transition is a straight-forward and immediate way we can give support to the effort to get a co-op opened in Redding. The co-op members and the community need the chance to explore this idea and see if they can get the momentum going again. We will also continue to explore in what ways it makes sense for the Coalition to help the co-op and in what ways the co-op could further the Coalition's mission. For example, if the members choose to make it their focus, a cooperative has the potential to foster both more local food production and more consumption of local food – primarily through creating needed flexibility for producers and facilitating programs that grow a food-literate consumer base.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Growing Local has spoken with the people at the Food Co-op Initiative about the status of the North Valley Co-op and what the next best steps are. FCI is a non-profit support group that helps communities open co-ops. Based on their recommendations, a member meeting needs to be planned next. Realistically, an official member meeting that will allow us to properly vote in a new Board will not occur until July. We are thinking that it would be good to have a meet and greet event sooner – like in early May – so co-op members and interested community members can get to know each other and start the conversation about a vision for the co-op.</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Courier New'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">So far, we have four or five people interested in helping to plan the member meeting. Two of Growing Local’s partners, Healthy Shasta and EWD, are sending four Growing Local Coalition members to a co-op training and conference offered through the California Center for Cooperative Development in the Bay Area in early April. If you would like to help plan the member meeting, please contact the Coalition at <a href="mailto:growinglocalshasta@gmail.com"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">growinglocalshasta@gmail.com</span></a>.</span><br />
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</div>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-53699067226461714762011-03-20T13:53:00.001-07:002011-03-31T16:23:21.245-07:00Hope To See You There!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Growing Local's</span> </span></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">first General Meeting </span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Thursday, March 24, 5:30-7:00 pm </span></b></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at the </span></b><a href="http://gaiashasta.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gaia Shasta Hotel</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in Anderson, </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Himalaya A Bldg.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4125 Riverside Palce</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anderson, CA 96007</span></b></span><br />
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<div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The wonderful folks at Gaia are not only graciously hosting our meeting, they are providing dishes, coffee/tea service and clean-up for us. We are delighted that Gaia is a tremendous supporter of Growing Local! You can RSVP at <a href="mailto:growinglocalshasta@gmail.com"><span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal 'Big Caslon'; text-decoration: underline;">growinglocalshasta@gmail.com</span></a>, or (530) 229-9312</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #99330c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">5:30 pm--Free Local, Seasonal Dinner Menu</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #78400c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">☞vegetarian Posole</span></div><div style="color: #78400c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">☞cornbread with butter & honey</span></div><div style="color: #78400c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">☞salad of seasonal greens, radishes, salad turnips, toasted walnuts & dried apricots </span></div><div style="color: #78400c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">☞citrus vinaigrette or bleu cheese dressing</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #99330c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">5:45 pm--Program--Dine and Dish</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Welcome and Growing Local coalition update</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Go Local! Forum follow-up</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Scenes from the forum</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Proceedings </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">--fun break--</span></div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #99330c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">6:30 pm--What's Happening</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">North Valley Food Co-op update</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Blogspot & communications</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Partner projects</span> </div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Upcoming</span> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Events & announcements</span> </div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #99330c; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">6:50 pm--Dessert</span> </div><div style="color: #38761d; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Shortbread sheet cookies with homemade plum preserves</span> </div><div style="font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 15.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font: 13.0px 'Big Caslon'; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Holly Day will be playing in the Woodside Grill through-out the dinner hour until around 9pm, if you feel like a little wine, or a little more schmoozing!</span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the meantime you can…</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'American Typewriter';"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">click here for RS coverage of Saturday's Go Local! Forum...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.redding.com/news/2011/jan/22/sticking-to-the-area-local-foods-extolled/">Thanks to the Record Searchlight for the great coverage of our event on Saturday!</a></div>Growing Local Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17424948049274926087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-111736673302542678.post-34179017376431929892011-01-06T07:53:00.000-08:002011-01-13T19:48:22.641-08:00The updated agenda for Go Local!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq_y-fyhWflwmWVkz4XVeprHMSl9vXCMz8u4Anm645xTCdRlCF-6cYNMy-fIjoNVSFZiIgmMPQky53AVxonCk_0V8IOZtMuegQjr0nUcPVwxE8y6mWxrtMHw7410wgDlWP6JScxrOPrrH/s1600/GoLocalAgenda-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtq_y-fyhWflwmWVkz4XVeprHMSl9vXCMz8u4Anm645xTCdRlCF-6cYNMy-fIjoNVSFZiIgmMPQky53AVxonCk_0V8IOZtMuegQjr0nUcPVwxE8y6mWxrtMHw7410wgDlWP6JScxrOPrrH/s400/GoLocalAgenda-4.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Go Local! </span></span></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">A Forum on the Future of Our Food</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">January 22, 2011 </span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Time: 8:30-5 pm </span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Location: Sequoia Middle School</span></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">1805 Sequoia Street, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Redding</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Listen to Michael discuss what a sustainable food system is…</span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Included with the cost of registration:</span></span></div></div><ul style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 2.5em; padding-right: 2.5em; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">a local, seasonal lunch catered by Grilla Bites</span></span></li>
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