On September 14th, the Coop hosts cheesemaker Claudia Lucero from Urban Cheesecraft for a free workshop on making fast, easy farmers’ cheeses like paneer and queso blanco. We’ll also have a discussion on urban goat-keeping with Emily Gowen from the Going Goaty Collective. Come on out to learn all about it! Bring a dish to share for the potluck, starting at 6:30.
Have you been waiting for a chance to get involved with Food & Water Watch and to help us fight Nestle's efforts to start bottling Oregon's water? What about securing adequate funding for America's water and sewer systems? Have you already gotten involved with us?
Either way come to this meeting to get updates on our campaigns, sign up for tabling events and other activities, participate in discussions on how to build this movement and create awareness.
General Agenda:
-Introductions
-Programmatic updates
-Discussion
-Sign-ups/involvement opportunities
Have you been waiting for a chance to get involved with Food & Water Watch? Want to help us fight Nestle's plans to bottle water in the Columbia Gorge and secure adequate funding for America's water? Have you already gotten involved with us?
Either way come to this meeting to get updates on our campaigns, sign up for tabling events and other activities, participate in discussions on how to build this movement and create awareness.
General Agenda:
-Introductions
-Programmatic updates
-Discussion
-Sign-ups/involvement opportunities
In this mischievous lecture, Joel Salatin compares the industrial global food paradigm with the heritage local food paradigm. Using hilarious stories from his family's Polyface Farm experience, Salatin examines the contrast on many different levels: fertility, carbon cycling, energy use, relationships, marketing, and spirit. If you ever wondered: "What's really the difference between pastured poultry and Tyson's"?--now you'll know.
Calling all gardeners and people interested in learning about gardening! Come on out to the Tin Shed Garden Cafe on Tuesday, April 20 for the Alberta Coop Grocery's April open forum. Enjoy some of the Tin Shed's food and drink, bring a seed or plant start if you have any you'd like to exchange, and hear about the Urban Farm Collective's exciting new project! Also one lucky attendee will win a grand prize: a free work party in their garden (see below for more info).
Restaurants consume more energy and produce more waste than most other business types. This workshop is designed for restaurant managers who want to bring sustainable business practices to their workplace. We will discuss specific ways to reduce energy consumption and decrease costs associated with a restaurant's waste stream.
1:00 P.M.
Rededication of the City Hall Better Together Garden
City Hall (1221 S.W. Fourth)
See the spring plantings and get vegetable gardening advice from OSU Master Gardeners, Oregon Tilth and the City of Portland Community Gardens program.
2:00 P.M. Food and the Climate Challenge: Step Up to the Plate
Portland Building (1120 SW Fifth)
Anna Lappé, television host and author of Diet for a Hot Planet
Scott Givot, President, International Association of Culinary Professionals
Chris Schreiner, Executive Director, Oregon Tilth
What will be your menu for the future? Get in on the discussion as the Northwest Earth Institute gets people talking about what, and how, they eat. This 6-session course will engage participants in thoughtful discussion about how to eat more sustainably. Come to Seven Planet General Store for an info session about how to get involved!
-Introductory presentation Feb 17th, 7pm at Seven Planet in Old Town
-Six discussion sessions will meet every two weeks starting March 3rd
-Meet at: 412 NW Couch, Suite 112, PDX
-$20 Course Materials will be available at the first meeting.
Last year more than 700 local residents learned how to transform their yards into “urban farms,” preserve their harvest and keep chickens and bees. The overwhelming response has led to a tripling of course offerings for the 2010. The expanded roster includes classes such as cheesemaking, cooking, advanced chicken and beekeeping, innovative gardening and healthful food on a budget classes. Classes start February 1st - check the website for dates, times, locations. On-line registration is available at http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/ugb.
“Portland residents know that growing and preserving their own food is great for our personal, environmental and community health,” says Portland Mayor Sam Adams. “The Urban Growth Bounty classes are a great value. There’s always more to learn about how to grow, preserve and eat sustainably on a budget.”
Presented by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, new partners and well-known experts are on board for the 2010 series, including Oregon Tilth, Naomi Montacre, Monique Dupre, Ivy Manning and the creative hands at Salt Fire and Time and Abby’s Kitchen. Classes for all skill levels are offered from February through November and held at locations all over the city.
