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Starting July 10th, visit our newest farmers’ market at the Bowdoin Street Health Center, located at 230 Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, MA. Each Thursday from 3pm to 7pm, there will be an abundance of healthy, locally grown produce available for sale. In addition to tasty tomatoes, succulent summer squash and gorgeous greens, there will be sauces, pestos, quick breads, and jellies cooked by our youth interns.
This market accepts EBT, WIC and senior coupons. See you there!
Questions? Contact Johnny Charles: or 617-442-1322 ext 21.
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The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY invites you to join us in July for a 10-day trip to Venezuela examining advances in food sovereignty and other initiatives for social change. Start off in the capital city of Caracas, then travel to three additional states, including visits to newly formed cooperative farms and rural development projects in the countryside; community and national media outlets; government sponsored social programs, including Mercal markets and Barrio Adentro medical clinics, and much more. Meet with farmers, community leaders, and government officials. Sightseeing and visits to some of the country’s beautiful beaches and other natural areas will also be included. Basic information is below, and more information will be forthcoming. Anyone interested should email cbalbertolovera@ gmail.com as soon as possible. Space is limited.
When: July - 11 to 21 2008
Where: Start and end in Caracas; visits to the states of Monagas, Barcelona, and Yaracuy.
Cost for Airfare: $ 930 round-trip from NYC (or find a deal on an alternate flight)
Cost for Activities: $600. This will cover all lodging, all transportation, and some meals for the duration of the trip. Additional expenses will be minimal.
This is an article in the Monthly Review about our last trip to Venezuela:
http://www.monthlyreview.org/mrzine/magdoff040208.html
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The rooftop is on its way to another great year. Back in the winter the DIRT crew, our Academic Year Program, planned the garden. They picked out the veggies, their varieties, and created a map of where everything will be planted. It was quite a fun exercise for all – the youth decided on some veggies that were never planted before on the roof, like corn and edamame, so this year will be an exciting experiment. They also chose to grow a giant pumpkin in one of the planter boxes, with one of the youth pushing for it adamantly and vowing to get it down somehow. Should be interesting!
The current news is that we finished planting the roof and we’ve also been in dialogue with the Boston Medical Center Food Pantry about donating produce. With the yield tripling last year, we hope it will increase more this year, and there will be plenty of produce to enjoy.
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The Food Project was first introduced to the Front Porch program in 2007 when the program’s director, Susan Berliner, became a regular customer of ours at the Marblehead farmers’ market. Thanks to a state grant, Jewish and Family Services launched the Front Porch in 2007 to increase social connections and overall wellness among seniors in Lynn. One of the many offerings is a monthly cooking class.
The Food Project has now helped the Front Porch participants to install a garden right onsite behind the kitchen of Temple Ahabat Sholom in Lynn, where the program takes place in space offered at no cost by the temple.
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Volunteer Opportunity!
On Sunday June 8th from 8am-12pm at Tomasiello Farm on Lisa Lane in Bloomfield, CT, students of the Donald F. Harris Agriscience Center at Bloomfield High School and local volunteers will be planting Eggplant, Kale, Tomatoes and Winter Squash to be raised by Farmer Desmond Samuda at his farm. The vegetables will then be harvested in the fall by the students and served as part of the school lunch program. We invite everyone to volunteer and take part in this fantastic opportunity to see first hand why Bloomfield’s school nutrition program and the district’s initiative to feature more locally grown produce as part of school meals is a model for others to follow.
“Hats off to all of those students and teachers who have taken this innovative approach to nutrition and education.” Deb Eschmeyer, Spokesperson for National Farm to School Network
This collaboration between the Bloomfield Schools Farm to School program and Farmer Desmond is unlike anything happening in the Northeast. To form a partnership with a local West Indies Farmer in a school district with a large West Indies population is the real trick to teaching the students the importance of supporting local farms and eating nutritious foods. Stop by; You have to see it to believe it!
For more information or to SIGN UP contact:
Chef Timothy Cipriano
Food Service Director
Bloomfield Public Schools
1133 Blue Hills Ave
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(Office) 860-769-4209
(Cell) 860-209-5575
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Project Sponsor: Janus Youth Programs - Village Gardens http://www.janusyouth.org/what-we-do/urban-agriculture-services.php
NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA’s mission is: To preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. http://www.nwserviceacademy.org
Project Location: 8602 North Swift Way, Apartment #120, Portland, OR 97203 AND Intersection of N. Trenton St. and N. Alaska St., Portland, OR 97203
Position Summary: The Community Programs Facilitator will serve in partnership with the Community Program Supervisor to provide training, organizational and technical support to the community leaders and gardeners of the Seeds of Harmony and St. Johns Woods Gardens. The leaders and gardeners live in the St. Johns Woods, New Columbia and/or Tamaracks affordable housing communities and have diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial identities. The Member will support the leadership of the residents and assist them in developing and implementing their goals which include producing food, sharing knowledge about gardening and food, providing safe activities for children, making the community more beautiful, uniting the diverse cultural groups in their neighborhood and learning the skills to lead and organize the community. Primary focus areas can be summarized as: Support children’s garden development (40%); Coordinate gardening, nutrition and community leadership trainings (25%); coordinate farmer’s market shuttle program (20%); Support gardening projects and organizing (10%); coordinate volunteer groups (5%).
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Project Sponsor: Janus Youth Programs - Village Gardens http://www.janusyouth.org/what-we-do/urban-agriculture-services.php
NWSA Mission: This position is in partnership with the Northwest Service Academy (NWSA), an AmeriCorps program of ESD112. NWSA’s mission is: To preserve and restore the natural environment, and to develop community leaders through service and community partnerships. http://www.nwserviceacademy.org .
Project Location: 8602 North Swift Way, Apartment #120, Portland, OR 97203 AND Howell Territorial Park, Sauvie Island, 15 miles northwest of Portland, OR.
Position Summary: The Farm and Youth Program Facilitator will serve in partnership with the Farm and Youth Program Supervisor to provide training and leadership to Food Works, Village Gardens’ entrepreneurial youth farm program. The ten Food Works Crew members are between 14 and 21 years old, live in the St. Johns Woods, New Columbia and/or Tamaracks affordable housing communities and have diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial identities. While working with the Farm and Youth Program Supervisor, the Member will develop and lead activities that support the youth to operate their entrepreneurial organic farm business, mentor children in the local gardens and distribute food to their neighborhood. The Member will support and coach youth to develop life skills, leadership skills and become prepared to secure improved employment. The Member will also network in the community with potential skills trainers and future employers. Primary goals can be summarized as 1) prepare for and lead skills trainings with Food Works Crew and Crew Leaders (50%); 2) assist with farm work, program planning, documentation and materials acquisition (20%); 3) network with potential employers and skills trainers (20%); and 4) volunteer group coordination (10%).
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The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is seeking a Farm-to-School Program Manager. This is a full-time Washington Management Service (WMS) position based in Olympia, Washington.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s mission is to serve the people of Washington State by developing and implementing sound public policies that support a viable agricultural industry and promote consumer and environmental protection.
This position will lead the new state Farm-to-School Program (created by SB 6483) to increase the purchase of Washington-grown foods by Washington schools thereby improving student nutrition and benefiting local farmers. Washington-grown food includes food that is grown and packed or processed in Washington. This new program will have high visibility and active participation by several agencies and by agricultural, child nutrition and environmental interests.
This position will work with the state agencies, major stakeholder organizations, producers and distributors, and vendors to identify policy and procedural changes needed to facilitate increased procurement of Washington-grown foods by schools. The position will coordinate the agency’s implementation of these changes, and encourage adoption of these procedures by the school districts. The Program Manager will also work with appropriate agencies to access any funding available through the Federal Farm Bill.
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