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rganic ones june 4 2008 growing in seattle food aid from the home front posted by beetknits under food not lawns food policy hunger poverty projects and organizations seattle urban agriculture urban fruit trees urban planning tags americorps anti hunger canning city farm city farmer city garden community community gardening community harvest emergency food farmers market food bank food not lawns food security front yard garden fruit fruit tree harvest grocery homemade hunger hunger relief immigrant farmers lettuce link low income marra farm northwest p patch pi puget sound rooftop gardening rooftops and containers seattle seattle tilth seattle youth garden works solid ground subsistence gardening sustainable sustainable agriculture urban agriculture urban farm urban farmer urban fruit gleaning urban garden vegetables wa washington yard 2 comments seattle known as the emerald city to some has urban agriculture popping up all over the place i m actually going there in the fall to work with seattle youth garden works as one of their americorps garden coordinators i m so excited i can t wait to be part of this awesome community here s an article that was recently in the pi about urban gardening and food security in seattle below that are a ton of links to urban gardening stuff in seattle enjoy gordon a lead gardener at seattle youth garden works holds up the bucket of compost he s been speading written by jennifer langston for the seattle post intelligencer june 3 2008 instead of fighting hunger with grocery store handouts some see part of the solution in gardens apartment balconies and front yards over the past five years the amount of fruit and vegetables grown or harvested in seattle neighborhoods for food banks and meal programs has doubled to more than 44 000 pounds though just a fraction of what fuels the emergency food pipeline it will help meet unprecedented needs this summer given rising prices and lines of low income people that have ballooned since the holidays it s really key to our success said rick jump executive director of the white center food bank which has seen its weekly demand increase by nearly 40 percent in the past several months we re all out there striving to find resources soon the food bank will start getting apples and plums from west seattle yards part of a neighborhood fruit tree harvest program pioneered four years ago by solid ground a social service organization there will also be fresh vegetables from gardens worked by community harvest of southwest seattl e a new volunteer group also offering canning gardening and tree care classes at senior centers and local grocery stores we re trying to increase access to local fresh fruits and vegetables not only by providing them but also by teaching people how to grow and preserve their own said founder and west seattle resident aviva furman at city hall conversations are under way to figure out how to expand programs enabling low income gardeners to sell produce directly to urban consumers generally it s illegal to sell from city p patches except for a small market garden program allowing immigrant farmers in public housing developments to sell weekly bags of greens and produce even foodies are struggling to shed some of the movement s preciousness peopled by those with the time to debate local vs organic or make handmade truffle pasta from scratch and become more egalitarian unfortunately people can get really snotty about where their food comes from said willi galloway a seattle tilth board member who has worked to spread organic gardening to lower income communities it s something that s fun that everyone can do and i hope our city becomes a place where everyone has a place to grow their food regardless of income at a recent container gardening class at the white center food bank regina bash scooped dirt from the bed of a pickup truck with a yogurt cup and poured it into a bucket she planted a sturdy tomato plant in one pot with salad greens carrots and radishes sharing another there were discussions on the best way to pick sweet peas often and protect roots carefully experts answered questions on the science of propagation and the art of watering at the end bash carefully loaded one pot in a backpack stuffed the other in a rolling duffel bag and headed toward the bus stop i ve always wanted cherry tomatoes because i love them said bash who lives in an apartment with no yard but i have a balcony so my little patio is waiting for me when i get home a few blocks away at newly renovated white center heights park 17 virgin garden plots will be tended by local residents and food bank clients this summer katie rains a former rat city rollergirl has volunteered to grow vegetables and herbs specifically for the food bank they get a lot of produce donations said the 25 year old evergreen state college student but the things they re not getting are more of the cultural foods bok choy chinese cabbage cilantro peppers eggplant immigrant farmers at seattle housing authority developments such as new holly and high point have been selling produce out of community gardens there for the last decade now the city neighborhoods department that oversees p patches and community gardens is considering how to widen the program to include other low income gardeners that could involve making more land available or creating farm stands or other means to distribute local produce but a major expansion would likely require partners from the private sector said rich macdonald the p patch program manager one complication is a state ban on allowing people to profit from public resources that s why some have entertained creating market gardens or urban agriculture training programs on private land owned by churches individuals or other community organizations it s a nice stable little program but it s little macdonald said of the market garden program and it s hard to imagine without a lot of resources that it would get much bigger paul haas development director for solid ground has just that kind of ambitious goal acquire 100 acres over the next 10 years for food bank low income and immigrant farmers the thing that s been lacking in this is a great tangible vision like the kennedy space program he said it starts with here s two acres we have this site let s do it last week emiko keller stopped by west seattle s high point market garden on the first day of the season picking up a bag of parsley spinach tah tsoi greens radishes bok choy and salad fixings high point market garden her family splits a half share which costs 310 for roughly four months with a neighbor down the street i like the feeling of this kind of community she said after giving gardener hien vinh nguyen a warm hug and i like the fact that i get things i don t normally see at the store the garden s proceeds will be split among five families this year including nguyen s a former south vietnamese army officer he spent 13 years in a hanoi prison where he grew beans rice potatoes and vegetables on the prison farm in 1994 he immigrated to seattle and helped build two community gardens at high point it s extra money for the low income people and the customers are so happy he said it s good for all the residents related articles urban farming sprouts in seattle overlooked nooks and crannies colonized to grow food urban agriculture in seattle longfellow creek garden growing washington seattle youth garden works p patch community gardens seattle tilth wa food system wiki veg seattle pick your own marra farm community harvest of southwest seattl e high point market garden seattle green map project seattle farmers markets seattle urban farm company urban garden residence ballard farmer s markets common ground laughing crow farm farmhouse organics eat local now 100 mile diet sustainable ballard sustainable communities all over puget sound scallops puget sound school gardens collective lettuce link growing food growing community seattle dirt seattle green schools abundant yards community fruit tree harvest northwest harvest cultivating youth green seattle guide the green book sustainable west seattle june 3 2008 i tractor farm art from urban agrarians posted by beetknits under art and architecture food systems gardens urban agriculture vids pics and clips tags activism agrarian art artist avant garde blog city farmer city farming city gardening cmmunity cooking film good farm movement health human ecology installation land politics social issues urban urban agriculture urban gardening video visual art blog 2 comments 22 may 2008 about good farm movement found on comfood i m glad to find other people who are into art focused on food and gardening in cities this blog isn t very big yet but it will grow i mean doesn t everyone want to look at cool art with good food their belly good farm movement is the art of the urban agrarian we are a visual art blog that showcases and celebrates the agrarian avant garde the forward thinking farmers cooks eaters educators activists and artists reclaiming our land our communities and our health we believe thought provoking visual art is a powerful means for examining the relationship between people and food in society therefore we draw on the visually dynamic mediums of design photography film video painting and drawing as wellsprings of education and inspiration our ambition is to grow an informal collective of contributors who shift and shape the visual commentary regarding the political economic cultural and social issues of food and farming every contribution is open for commenting and hopefully will produce critical thought and meaningful dialogue on and away from the site we welcome all well composed contributions for consideration please send your piece to goodfarmmovement gmail com other interesting art exhibits fallen fruit edible estates hot summer of urban farming victory gardens 2007 future farmers may 29 2008 even seattle hospitals are full of sustainable local food posted by beetknits under agribusiness food systems hunger news seattle tags antibiotics communities compost composting culture employees environmental health farm stand food system fresh food gardens health health care healthy communities hormone free milk hospital local local farms local food local produce medicine milk nutrition organic produce public health rbgh free sustainability sustainable sustainable agriculure sustainable food sustainable produce vegetable leave a comment immediate release may 29th 2008 contact holly freishtat 360 391 2888 holly cultivatehealth com seattle hospitals purchasing local sustainable food national report outlines leading trends in health care sector 127 hospitals nationwide are buying healthier food to promote public health 5 29 08 seattle wa for 127 hospitals across the united states the words hospital food and healthy communities healthy environment are one and the same according to a new report released by health care without harm hcwh today the healthy food in health care report outlines concrete steps being taken by hospitals regionally that support the national trend to change their food buying practices towards more sustainably produced healthier choices for patients staff and visitors eight seattle area hospitals out of the 127 facilities in 21 states across the country pledged to source local nutritional sustainable food when hospitals sign and implement the healthy food in healthcare pledge they redefine healthy food beyond nutrition to include community and environmental health hospitals are changing the culture of food in healthcare by sourcing local produce hormone free milk meat without hormones or antibiotics sustainable seafood and through hosting f armers markets community supported agriculture boxes for employees says holly freishtat sustainable food specialist for washington physicians for social responsibility wpsr a member organization of hcwh the healthy food in health care pledge outlines the steps to be taken by the health care industry to improve the health of their patients local communities and the environment this pledge report details the concrete food purchasing steps these facilities are making for example 80 facilities 70 are purchasing up to 40 of their produce locally over 90 facilities 80 are purchasing rbgh free milk 100 have increased fresh fruit and vegetable offerings 50 facilities 44 are purchasing meat produced without the use of hormones or antibiotics 63 facilities 60 are composting food waste seattle area hospitals have been leaders in the movement of providing healthy sustainable food the eight hospitals that have signed the healthy food in healthcare pledge are seattle children s hospital and regional medical center overlake hospital medical center northwest hospital and medical center university of washington medical center and multicare health system that includes good samaritan hospital tacoma general hospital mary bridge children s and health center and allenmore hospital each of the facilities is implementing their pledge commitments in various ways they are rolling out new patient menus featuring healthier selections purchasing locally grown produce when possible and increasing the amount of organic sustainable foods a few highlights include food composting four hospitals composted a total of 310 tons of food compost in 2007 two more hospitals are planning to compost by the end of 2008 farm stand and or csa three hospitals have a farm stand and or a csa thus increasing the access of organic fruit and vegetables to over 14 000 employees nutritional quality all the hospitals are decreasing the amount of processed foods and transfats while increasing whole grains and fruits and vegetables hospitals around the country are linking their operations to impacts on human and environmental health and an emerging part of this trend is increased attention to food service health care without harm hcwh is joined in its work to encourage support for local sustainable food by major medical associations in 2007 the american public health association recognized the urgency of transforming our food system and passed a policy to promote environmental sustainability improve nutritional health and ensure social justice that same year the california medical association passed a resolution that encourages hospitals to adopt policies that increase the purchasing and serving of local sustainable food when hospitals serve and promote nutritious local sustainably grown food to patients families staff and visitors hospitals are modeling preventive medicine stated sue heffernan rn mn clinical nurse specialist at seattle children s hospital across the country pledged hospitals are continuously working to address the public and environmental health impacts from current industrialized food production practices by sourcing nutritious local sustainable food for more information and expert list please contact holly freishtat wpsr sustainable food specialist...
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