Special School Board Meeting about School Food on Monday

Monday March 15th, 6PM there will be a special school board meeting about school food. We need your attendance to show our strong support for good, local school food. The meeting will be at the Central Services Building, 216 E. 4th St in Port Angeles.
This is your chance to let the School Board know how you feel about school food before they set criteria for the next FIVE YEAR Food Services Contract.

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Bread is back on SLG

SLG now has 4 of Bell Street Bakery’s breads listed with more breads & other products to follow. Fresh baked bread & more, Oh Boy!

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Millions Against Monsanto Campaign

These petitions will be physically delivered to Monsanto and related court hearings.
Join OCA’s Campaign to Mobilize One Million Consumers to End Monsanto’s Global Corporate Terrorism.

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Seafood on SLG!

Wild West has king salmon, shucked oysters and smoked black cod. TunaDan has albacore tuna and king salmon. QuilBay has several types of oysters and steamer clams. Good stuff!!

Spinach - First of the Season!

Spring has arrived! Rick’s Organic Produce has Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach available on SLG. It is hand picked and succulent.

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Number of farms in state grows, report finds

Woe is the family farmer. They’ve got it tougher than just about anyone, what with their tanking profits and all the faceless agri-conglomerates gobbling up their land.

That seems to be the conventional wisdom. But key measurements in a new state report indicate farming in Washington has actually gotten rosier in some respects…
Number of farms in state grows, report finds

Local grass-fed beef, whole milk, roasting root veggies, live plants, fish, cover crop seed, grains and more.

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ACT TODAY! Or Kiss Your Organics Goodbye!

After years of bureaucratic wrangling, a recent USDA environmental review may finally approve Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa. If approved, GMO alfalfa will fundamentally undermine the entire organic industry overnight. In addition, the USDA says Americans consumers don’t care about the contamination of organics. ACT TODAY: comments are due by close of business Wednesday, March 3rd.
Please join us in calling on Secretary Vilsack to stand up for organic family farmers and reject approval of Monsanto’s GMO alfalfa by signing this petition.

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New research: synthetic nitrogen destroys soil carbon, undermines soil health

Just precisely what does all of that nitrogen ferilizer do to the soil?
New research: synthetic nitrogen destroys soil carbon, undermines soil health

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The Power of Local

New listings of elephant garlic and dried fava beans from Johnston Farms. Dungeness Valley Creamery has lots of whole milk available for your enjoyment. Need cover crop seed? Nash’s has a great rye and vetch combination ready for sowing.

Local businesses are educating communities, changing economic policies, and even outperforming chain competitors.
The Power of Local
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Redefining Sustainable Agriculture at PASA
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Beginning Beekeeping Class and Teach Every Child about Food

North Olympic Peninsula Beekeepers’ Association will present “Beginning Beekeeping” Class 10 am -12noon

Saturday, 20 March, at Sunny Farms Country Store (off of Hwy 101) for people interested in keeping honey bees.

Call president Mark Urnes at 457-4524 or e-mail info@nopba.org
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Sharing powerful stories from his anti-obesity project in Huntington, W. Va., TED Prize winner Jamie Oliver makes the case for an all-out assault on our ignorance of food.

Teach Every Child about Food
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