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It’s that time of year again! The weather is warming up, the birds are singing and flowers are blooming. Gardeners are getting their land ready for planting and The Food Project wants to help. We are holding our annual City Farm Fest on April 29 from 1pm to 4pm on our West Cottage lot in Dorchester. We will distribute FREE compost to neighborhood gardeners and information about healthy soil, reducing lead exposure and tips on safe gardening in urban areas. Once again, we will have food (chili and cornbread) and the Caribbean rhythms of Volume II Steel Drum Band. We will also have a plant sale with vegetables like tomatoes, collards and peppers as well several varieties of flowers.
If you are a backyard gardener in the city or interested in gardening, please come by and check us out. The Urban Education and Outreach program is offering free soil tests and building raised beds, specifically for those gardeners with contaminated soil. We do all of our work with high school interns and teach them about community outreach and urban agriculture. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call Jonathan Martinez at 617-442-1322 x20.
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This past Friday Michael Pollan was a guest on “On Point” where he spoke about his new book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals”. He touched on food issues including: our overdependence on corn, the emergence of “organic” factory farms and the re-appearance of issues related to malnourishment in America amongst overweight and overfed children and adults. He also looked at some of the policy issues that have resulted in these problems, and describes the practices that some small-scale, sustainable farmers are offering up as alternatives.
You can listen to the interview online.
In addition, he’s speaking at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA on Wednesday May 17th at 6pm, at an event sponsored by the Harvard Book Store. You can find more details on the event on the Harvard Book Store website; tickets are $3. It sounds like a contingent from The Food Project will be in attendance, maybe we’ll see you there!
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BLAST posted a new Virtual Tour of the BLAST Network. Explore the web pages to learn about several BLAST member organizations through their pictures, quotes, and descriptions.
BLAST can be a confusing network because it is composed of groups throughout the country doing a diverse range of work. Although it is a challenge to describe all of the great youth driven organizations working to improve our food systems, we can all gain some inspiration from recognizing and understanding the transformative work they are doing.
This Virtual Tour illustrates the BLAST network through pictures, and I hope that you take a few minutes to learn about these youth organizations.
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The Food Project will represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a “community member” at a Regional Food Policy Council site visit in Hartford, CT June 14-16, 2006. Also in the Massachusetts delegation will be State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, Democrat, Second Suffolk, State Representative Donald F. Humason, Jr., Republican, Fourth Hampden and Ryan McCollum, Policy Analyst, Senator Wilkerson’s office. Click here for the rest of this entry…
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Friday June 30, from 6:30 ‘till dark is a very special time at The Food Project. It will be the third annual Lincoln community Farm Feast, an event which is a special way to start the summer, awakening and delighting all the senses. Click here for the rest of this entry…
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Eat In, Act Out Week is your chance to have a very public impact to reach consumers about why local food is important. Participate and plan along with more than 50 organizations around the world. Youth and adults welcome!
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Notes from the March 23rd, 2006 Conference Call (PDF)
BLAST Teleconferences feature an expert from The Food Project or a partner organization speaking for 20 minutes on the topic, followed by an hour of dialogue and Q&A from participants. See our teleconference schedule, and email teleconference AT thefoodproject DOT org for more information.
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The Food Project is slated to make a presentation to the Greater Boston Regional Outreach Team on Environmental Justice on Wednesday, April 26.
The presentation will focus on environmental justice framed in the context of access to healthy food in urban environments, both in terms of soil quality due to environmental hazards and location of chain and corner grocery stores, with reference to the availability of produce in general and local produce specifically. Click here for the rest of this entry…
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The Food Project, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Boston Public Health Commission are co-sponsoring: Food in the Hub: A summit on access to affordable healthy food in Boston.
The Summit is designed to galvanize support for unified action, identify strategies, and increase collaboration among organizations, coalitions, and groups working to improve access to affordable healthy food in Boston neighborhoods. The long-term goal is to work in collaboration with all of our partners to develop a clear, comprehensive, coordinated action plan to address this issue. Click here for the rest of this entry…
