Reminder: Design the Food Web Jan 25th @9:30am

Designing the Food Web (Lincoln County)

Saturday, January 25

9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Flowerree Community Center

321 SE 3rd Street, Toledo

The purpose of this convening is to learn what our farmers and growers believe are the most significant assets, opportunities, challenges, and barriers in our current food system. As an attendee, you will have the opportunity to discuss the design of your food web, meet with other folks growing food in your community, learn more about Ten Rivers Food Web, and enjoy lunch on us! We truly need your voice to help us create the strongest food system possible! 

Learn more and register here!

For more information, or to register by phone, please contact Cassie at (541) 224-6735.

*Please note, you are welcome to attend any one of our Designing the Food Web convenings, regardless of the county you live or grow food in.

Katy AlexanderCommunity Organizer | Outreach Coordinator

Ten Rivers Food Web
Cell: (541) 224-8095

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Salad wall garden in a small space

This is an old idea but still worth considering for a small space

News from OSU Ext. Lincoln Co Foods

WSJ: ....Tucked inside Congress's new trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill is potential regulatory relief for small businesses in agriculture. A recent Journal editorial noted that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been attempting to do an end-run around a law preventing the agency from regulating small farms. The bureaucrats were trying to redefine the farms as grain storage companies to make them eligible for OSHA inspections. But Sen. Mike Johanns says that he now has a bipartisan agreement to clarify that the agency must keep its hands off the family farm.

Lowdown on the kale-thyroid connection

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/01/the-dark-side-of-kale-and-how-to-eat-around-it
from the Oregon State University Micronutrient Information site:

Very high intakes of cruciferous vegetables…have been found to cause hypothyroidism (insufficient thyroid hormone) in animals (68). There has been one case report of an 88-year-old woman developing severe hypothyroidism and coma following consumption of an estimated 1.0 to 1.5 kg/day of raw bok choy for several months. Two mechanisms have been identified to explain this effect. The hydrolysis of some glucosinolates found in cruciferous vegetables (e.g., progoitrin) may yield a compound known as goitrin, which has been found to interfere with thyroid hormone synthesis. The hydrolysis of another class of glucosinolates, known as indole glucosinolates, results in the release of thiocyanate ions, which can compete with iodine for uptake by the thyroid gland. Increased exposure to thiocyanate ions from cruciferous vegetable consumption or, more commonly, from cigarette smoking, does not appear to increase the risk of hypothyroidism unless accompanied by iodine deficiency. One study in humans found that the consumption of 150 g/day (5 oz/day) of cooked Brussels sprouts for four weeks had no adverse effects on thyroid function.

 http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/foods/cruciferous/

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California's Pot Farms Could Leave Salmon Runs Truly Smoked http://n.pr/1dK8w9X

LCFG meeting tomorrow from noon to 2pm

News from OSU Ext. Lincoln Co Food

Remember: LCFG meeting tomorrow from noon to 2pm in the OSU Ext. Service Conference room which is an accessible facility, and everyone interested in food related issues is encouraged to attend. Venga todo el mundo

LCCFG meeting Tues, Jan. 14 from 12-2pm

Next LCCFG meeting on Tuesday, January 14 from 12-2pm at the OSU Extension office in Newport. Foodie Film Series Flyers will be available to pick up.

Newport Foodies Film Series- #1- King Corn

News from OSU Ext. Lincoln Co Foods

The Lincoln County Community Foods Group, Ten Rivers Food Web, and Cafe Mundo present: Newport Foodies Film Series
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM | Cafe Mundo
Come enjoy dinner and a show! Each film will be followed by a Q&A session with a local expert. Cafe Mundo will have a dinner special to accompany each film.

Reserve your table by calling Cafe Mundo at (541) 574-8134
For more information, contact Katy at (541) 224-8095

Jan 22nd.  King Corn

Jan 29th.  A Place At The Table

Feb. 5th.  Symphony Of The Soil 

Feb. 12th. The Greenhorns 

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Oregon Small Farms Conference Feb 22 http://fb.me/6TaDw7X6t

Designing the Food Web, a series of farmer and grower convenings -Jan 25th

Welcome to 2014!! We here at Ten Rivers Food Web anticipate a lot of dialogue and action within our local food system this year. To kick things off, we will be holding a series of meetings throughout our counties to assess the needs of our local producers. Please join us at our Lincoln County Designing the Food Web, a farmer and grower convening on Saturday, January 25th in Toledo.*

Designing the Food Web (Lincoln County)

Saturday, January 25

9:30 AM – 2:00 PM

Flowerree Community Center

321 SE 3rd Street, Toledo

The purpose of this convening is to learn what our farmers and growers believe are the most significant assets, opportunities, challenges, and barriers in our current food system. As an attendee, you will have the opportunity to discuss the design of your food web, meet with other folks growing food in your community, learn more about Ten Rivers Food Web, and enjoy lunch on us! We truly need your voice to help us create the strongest food system possible! 

Learn more and register here!

For more information, or to register by phone, please contact Cassie at (541) 224-6735.

*Please note, you are welcome to attend any one of our Designing the Food Web convenings, regardless of the county you live or grow food in.

Katy AlexanderCommunity Organizer | Outreach Coordinator

Ten Rivers Food Web
Cell: (541) 224-8095 

Save the Dates!

Designing the Food Web, a series of farmer and grower convenings: If you grow food in Linn, Benton, or Lincoln counties--whether you have a large farm, small farm, ranch, or garden--we want to hear from you!  As an attendee, you will have the opportunity to discuss the future design of your food web, meet other folks growing food in your community, learn more about Ten Rivers Food Web, chat with members of Friends of Family Farmers and OSU Extension Small Farms, and enjoy lunch on us! Learn more and register here. 

Symphony of the Soil film screening: Join us for this special film on Saturday, January 18th at 6pm at Old World Deli in Corvallis. The celebratory documentary will be followed by a Q&A session with local farmer, activist, soil expert, and film contributor Harry MacCormack. Find more information here.

Are you a producer interested in wholesale marketing? You won't want to miss this! We are proud to host Wholesale Success, a one-day workshop on on-farm best practices for wholesale marketing, in Corvallis on Wednesday, January 22nd. Learn more and register here.

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Small footprint farms http://fb.me/TI9auqiP

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Sitka Springs CSA sign up http://fb.me/6Eecy5Cd7

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Update on Bumblebee deaths http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/Pages/news/131219bees_pesticides.aspx … http://fb.me/2DqhtDPmd

Ten Rivers Food Web

Are you a vegetable and/or fruit grower interested in wholesale marketing? Have you registered for the upcoming Wholesale Success training workshop yet? Don't miss it - January 22nd!

Wholesale Success Training tenriversfoodweb.org

Designed for small and mid-sized fruit and vegetable growers interested in entering into or expanding their sales in the wholesale channel, this “Wholesale Success” training developed by FamilyFarmed.org and USDA is the

Oregon State University Extension Service

Learn how to get started raising sheep and goats on a small scale. Class set 6-9 p.m. Wednesday (tomorrow!) at the LCC campus, Eugene. More information: http://bit.ly/1kovU5U

Lincoln County Master Gardeners / OSU

Have the nice sunny days tempted you to think about gardening? Plant to attend INSIGHTS INTO GARDENING. It is an all day-long seminar offering practical, hands-on learning for home gardeners and gardeners-to-be. Held Feb. 8th at the LaSelle Center at OSU in Corvallis.

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/insights%2520%2520

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American @FarmBureau big goals for 2014: farm bill, Water Resources Development Act, immigration reform: http://bit.ly/18ZYZQ1 

Registration Open: 4-H Farm, Food, and Fitness

January 17-18, 2014

8:30-4:00 pm daily

Registration and Fees (REGISTER HERE)

Registration NOW OPEN

• Choose to attend 1/2 day ($22), full day ($40) or both days ($75). 
• High School Youth Registration Fee ($15)
• Team Discounts: Schools that send 3 or more participants receive a 50% discount.

Label changes are in the works for imidacloprid and dinotefuran

Dinotefuran is on temporary ban from ODA (expires in December).  Both products will require Oregon-specific labels that specify that they are not for use on plants in the genus Tilia (linden, basswood, etc.).  Please read register guard article link for more information, and be sure your plant clinicians are updated.

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/30773723-76/pesticides-department-bee-director-group.html.csp

Gail Langellotto, Ph.D.

Statewide Coordinator, Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program

Associate Professor of Horticulture, Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

Office Phone:  541-737-5175

Email:  gail.langellotto@oregonstate.edu

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Oregon Dept of Ag releases report on bumblebee deaths: http://bit.ly/1lCPI0D 

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OFB's Dennis Myhrm is quoted in this story that follows beginning Oregon farmers in their first year: http://bit.ly/1d2wgez 

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Halsey man cited in truffles harvesting case http://fb.me/3fCLN87UY

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RT @usda_nrcs: Remember, applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program are due Jan. 17 http://ow.ly/se0Lw

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Let Them Eat Sandwiches: USDA Eases School Lunch Restrictions http://npr/JOCpxU

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Newport FM Sat Mar 1st http://fb.me/12Zwsy8xA

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Siletz Food Pantry update http://fb.me/6sHUzaLOn

How to build a local food system that works

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How to build a local food system that works:  http://ow.ly/sfmkQ 

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