Eugene Sustainability » food security http://eugenesustainability.org A Project of the Eugene Neighborhood Leaders Council Thu, 17 May 2012 19:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Urban Homesteading Workshop for Families, 9.18, 12:30-3:30 http://eugenesustainability.org/events/urban-homesteading-workshop-for-families-9-18-1230-330/ http://eugenesustainability.org/events/urban-homesteading-workshop-for-families-9-18-1230-330/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:15:27 +0000 Kat http://eugenesustainability.org/?p=1422 September 18, 201112:30 pmto3:30 pm
Urban Homesteading Workshop for Families
Sunday, Sept. 18, 12:30- 3:30
Unitarian Universalist Church, Eugene
477 East 40th Ave (at Donald St)

This hands-on workshop will introduce families to a new and exciting way of life that builds self-sufficiency and family bonds in an Earth-friendly way.  Kids, with their parents, will churn applesauce, see an egg-laying chicken,
learn how to make jam, grind spices and grain, make bread, prepare a family food
plan, and lots more! 

Mary Wood, who teaches environmental law at the University of Oregon, will lead this workshop together with her three children–Sage, age
13; Cam, age 11; and Nick, age 5.  Token gifts and handouts will be provided.

The workshop will cover the following topics: 

  • Establishing a year-round garden
  • Raising chickens and other micro-livestock
  • Storing a food supply in root silos
  • Canning fruits and tomatoes
  • Drying and freezing fruits and vegetables
  • Cooking from scratch (featuring
    bread and soup)
  • Eliminating waste and packaging
  • Transporting the family
    by bike and bus
  • Using your garage as a grocery store (dry goods and
    storage)
  • Foraging for food
  • Drying spices
  • Making yogurt.

This event is free-of-charge and open to kids and adults of all ages.  Come learn about a fulfilling, fun lifestyle that
builds family, creates community, teaches values, promotes food security,
saves money, and protects nature for our children’s future.  Contact Steve
at 541-686-3056 or stevenjgoldman@gmail.com for info and RSVP.

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Friday, May 27, 2011, 6 p.m., free with light refreshments
Amazon Community Center 2700 Hilyard Street, Eugene, OR 97405

Join us at a visiting author talk and Q&A for Growing a Garden City, one of Booklist’s top 10 books on the environment for 2011.

Featuring 15 “new faces of local food”–a troubled teen, a grandmother of 20, a food bank officer, a homeless shelter chef, a single mother, an entire first grade class and more.

Growing a Garden City tells the surprising, inspiring true story of some of the country’s most far-reaching experiments in urban transformation through community food, farms, and gardens.

Join the discussion afterwards about growing gardens in Eugene!

Sponsored in part by the City of Eugene Waste Prevention and Green Building Program and Willamette Farm and Food Coalition   (Staff contact:   Anne Donahue x5542  anne.c.donahue@ci.eugene.or.us<mailto:anne.c.donahue@ci.eugene.or.us>)

]]> http://eugenesustainability.org/events/growing-a-garden-city-with-jeremy-n-smith-may-27-2011/feed/ 0 The Spring Bean Cleaning Spree–April 2nd http://eugenesustainability.org/events/the-spring-bean-cleaning-spree-april-2nd/ http://eugenesustainability.org/events/the-spring-bean-cleaning-spree-april-2nd/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:58:26 +0000 Kat http://eugenesustainability.org/?p=1176 April 2, 20112:00 pmto5:00 pm

Hummingbird Wholesale  and Slow Food Eugene Invite You To The Spring Bean Cleaning Spree–April 2nd

It’s your turn to help build our local food system and enjoy yourself doing it.  There’s a whole hill o’ beans and they need to be sorted! Hummingbird Wholesale is helping out a local farmer who delivered some beans that were not in salable condition.  Slow Food Eugene is helping sort and clean those beans so they can be put up for sale.  This is one of those projects that require a community to help out in the beginning stages of a new agricultural product in the Willamette Valley.    The task is easy, but hugely important in making locally grown legumes a  reality in our area. So come on out after your trip to the Farmers  Market and enjoy the good  company that getting something done together creates.   We need able  hands to commit to at least two hours of bean cleaning, during the rest  of the time you are welcome to munch on some food and make some new  friends. We are also planning a few distractions to mix up the bean  cleaning and keep things rolling.   Kids are welcome at this  event, but please do keep in mind that we have a mission to get these  beans sorted, so it will be a working good time. Of course, this is a Slow Food event, so there will be some tasty things to keep us fueled while we do our sorting.  DATE:  Saturday, April 2, 2011    TIME:  2-5 pm  PLACE:  First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive Street, Eugene COST:  FREE RSVP: We need to know ahead of time if you will be able to join us! Please let us  know by contacting Erin Walkenshaw: ewalkens@yahoo.com Space  is a bit limited, and we know that there are lots of eager bean  cleaners out there, so please do not wait to get back to us.

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This Sunday, June 13th from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. there will be a workshop on fund raising and consciousness raising for Lane Extension. It will be at the Whiteaker Community Center on the corner of Clark and North Jackson. For those who want to help there is a pre-class where the techniques will be taught so you can help in the main class. Lane Extension is an important part of food security in Lane County.For more information you may contact Anand Holtham-Keathley at 541 343-3017 or eekley@efn.org.

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Forced Immigration, Food Security, & ’Free Trade’: Putting Justice Back on the Table

Harris Hall at 8th & Oak, Eugene

A community forum on making trade work for people, Organized by Lane County Fair Trade Campaign

A discussion on the impacts of and solutions to NAFTA, CAFTA & the WTO trade agreements

*Major Increases in Forced Migration-Guadalupe Quinn, Immigrant Rights Advocacy Program (Amigos)

*Threats to Family Farmers & Food Security – Dan Armstrong, Mud City Press and Southern Willamette Valley Bean & Grain Project

* Policy Solutions-Arthur Stamoulis, Oregon Fair Trade Campaign

*Your Perspective -share how free trade has affected you & your family

Cosponsors: Immigrant Rights Advocacy Program (Amigos), Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network/Jobs with Justice,(Lane Branch) Industrial Workers of the World, Latin America Solidarity Committee, Eugene Rising Tide

You are invited to Lane County Fair Trade Campaign’s next monthly meeting at 5:30pm, Monday, June 14 in the AFSCME Bldg. at 7th & Charnelton.

For more information, contact samantha@oregonfairtrade.org -Samantha Chirillo   Lane County Organizer, Oregon Fair Trade Campaign    541-543-1253

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