See here for information about a benefit party for the Queer Farmer Film Project in Seattle this coming Monday!! Monday, February 15th ENVY The Plant Store 1546 15th Ave Seattle, WA 6-9 PM Food and Drinks Music by Neil Young’s Necklace 7:30 10 Minute Film Screening This event is in partnership with Out For Sustainability and Alley […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
NO to deregulating Roundup ready Alfalfa!
The USDA is considering a proposal to de-regulate Glyphospate (Roundup) Tolerant Alfalfa. Please take a moment before February 16 and register your concerns. Follow this link: No Glyhospate Tolerent Alfalfa or copy and paste this link in your browser: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480a6b7a1
WA Food Policy Forum (Council) passes thru Senate Ag Committee Unanimously!
From the WA Sustainable Food & Farming Network: Hi Network Members and Friends of Sustainable Agriculture, Thank you so much for your endorsements, your emails, your calls, your trips to Olympia. They worked!!!! The Senate Ag and Rural Development Committee unanimously passed SB 6343 this afternoon. The bill has been slightly modified since […]
Come celebrate the publication of Our Food, Our Right!
Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice Publication Party Date: February 26th, 7-10 pm Location: Hidmo 2000 S Jackson St. Seattle, 98144 The Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ) recently published their first food justice resource guide and recipe book, Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice. The […]
Farmer’s Market Tax Exemption Bill – please support!
See below for information on the Farmer’s Market Tax Exemption Bill, from the Washington Association of Churches: The Farmer’s Market Tax Exemption Bill (HB 2402) was heard in the House Finance Committee last Friday. The bill would exempt all non-profits (including churches) from property taxes incurred by hosting farmer’s markets on their property. Non-profits should not […]
Come learn more about Clean Greens Farm and CSA!
Come and find out about the Clean Greens Farm and Market Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program! Cleans Greens Farm and Market – Delivering fresh pesticide free produce to all people at affordable prices http://www.cleangreensfarm.com/ Sat, February 13th 10:00-12:00 St Mark Episcopal Cathedral Leffler House Living Room (House across the parking lot from the Cathedral) 1245 […]
Growing Power’s Will Allen Coming to Seattle! Feb 3rd
If you are growing food, thinking about food, interested in food justice or want to get started this year, check out this great event! See here for the flyer. Urban Agriculture: Food Justice For All “Inside the Farmers Studio” with Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power & 2008 MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient Feb 3rd 7-9pm […]
Support the National Fresh Food Financing Initiative!
From PolicyLink: Did you know that right now in Washington there is a bipartisan effort gaining momentum to deal with our nation’s dual health and jobs crises? From the White House to both aisles in Congress – and to the more than 200 organizations nationwide that have already signed on in support – it seems […]
The Case for a Washington Food Policy Council
Please see the information below from the Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network on the exciting developments on a possible Washington Food Policy Council. Also, click here to check out a blog post that discusses the need for a Washington Food Policy Council. The Case for a Washington Food Policy Council As we alerted you last week, Senate […]
CALL TO ACTION!! Help with Our Food, Our Right outreach!
CALL TO ACTION!! We are looking for people to help with outreach for Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice!! Help needed with: -Taking copies of the guide to various stores and other locations in Seattle -Speaking with locations about selling the guide, negotiating selling price -Doing research for more places to take guide […]
