Here is Local 20/20s’ January Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below, as submitted.
Food Resilience in Jefferson County
by Judy Alexander
One thing we all have in common: FOOD. We all eat food. It may not be true, though, that we all eat locally sourced food!
Have you ever … Read the rest
Learn about solutions to world hunger, land degradation and climate change at the North Olympic Peninsula Farming Film Festival 2018! The films will be shown most Mondays from January 22 – April 9, 6-8 pm, at the Jefferson County Library, at 620 Cedar Ave, Port Hadlock. Free admission. See poster below for details.
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This evening program at the Chimacum Grange will reinvigorate the local conversation about growing grains and beans in Jefferson Co, and what knowledge and equipment is needed to support a grain and bean economy.
Bellingham author Krista Rome will be speaking about her book “Growing Grains and Beans in the Pacific Northwest”, and her “Backyard Grain and Bean” Project. Local … Read the rest
This is a You Tube video of a recent meeting held at the Chimacum Grange, Wednesday, October 1st, in which Theresa Cross describes her 7 years of experience assisting the Clark County Food System Council to define and implement the goals of their food council. With a Food System Council only a short time away from convening here in Jefferson County, you might … Read the rest
WSU and Citizens for Local Food are collaborating to launch a new Local Food Council for Jefferson County. The vision is to attract volunteers from across the entire food system: farmers, value added producers, regulatory people, health educators, restauranteurs, institutional food service folks, food retail, food security/food bank representatives, Grange members, resource waste management, elected officials, and concerned citizens, willing … Read the rest
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Twelve inspiring movies will be shown January 22 – March 17 at a variety of venues. Click on the image below and then click on the movie names in the interactive poster to see the trailers.
Fresh and Free Moveable Feast poster