We are in the process of starting our own Harvest Moon Local Food Initiative Food Buying Group based out of our house. The plan is to try to build a network of buying groups throughout Winnipeg to build a grassroots community of farmers and eaters that would act as a distribution network for locally and sustainably produced food.
Click here to download more information…Info Package 1… Info Package 2
Contact jgriffen (at) hotmail.com for more information about how to get involved.
Bernard Smith Chatting with Some Visitors at Full of Life Farms
I believe that, as much as possible, the crops grown and animals raised on a farm should be thought of as food not commodity. So, naturally, I’m interested in how we move towards having more farmers/ranchers transition into direct relationships with eaters where food is grown and moved into the hands of eaters without being commoditized.
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Check out the newest F2F video short created with and for the Friends of Family Farmers in Oregon.
I’ve been in Oregon for almost nine months now and have learned a great deal about direct farm marketing and local food in this part of the continent. Along the way, I have found myself in the company of some good folks here at an organization called the
friends of family farmers.
Specifically, I have connected with Michael Moss and Megan Fehrman who are responsible for facilitating the
Agriculture Reclamation Act (ARA). The purpose of the ARA is to organize and mobilize family farmers in Oregon to have a greater say in the future of agricultural policy in the state of Oregon. Powerful agribusinesses
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