Friday, November 21, 2014

2014 State of the State Sheep Symposium

News from OSU Ext. Lincoln Co Foods shared a link.
2014 State of the State Sheep Symposium
Dec. 6 at Eugene Hilton
Dec. 6th Sheep Symposium sponsored by OSGA and OSU Extension
Learn from U.S. Sheep Experiment Station experts & experienced producers
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/yamhill/sheep-symposium-osga-osu


Saturday Symposium (no lunch) Adults $ 30 #
Saturday Symposium (no lunch) 4-H & FFA Youth $ 15 #
Mail Registration & check to OSGA:
1270 Chemeketa St. NE, Salem, OR 97301

Questions? Contact Gene Pirelli at 503-931-5163
For the full OSGA Annual Meeting program or to register online, go to their website at:
http://sheeporegon.com/registration/
Oregon Sheep Growers Association
sheeporegon.com
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Monday, November 17, 2014

Interactive Map: # of Farmers per county

http://www.thefarmersdaughterusa.com/2014/11/interactive-map-how-many-farmers-live.html
Thanks to Sharon Thornberry of Oregon Food Bank for sharing this link.
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Monday, November 10, 2014

2015 Master Gardener Classes: Stewardship of our Land-Coastal Gardening


2015 Master Gardener Classes  Sponsored by Oregon State University Lincoln County Extension Service
Registration is underway as we speak and class size limited, so register early.   Deadline is December 15th.
Classes are held on Tuesdays starting January 6th   through March 24th, 2015 at Oregon Coast Community College in South Beach from 9am-4pm.
Limited partial scholarships are available.
Horticulture instructors from Oregon State University, local county specialists and experienced gardening experts will share their insights on topics such as: Natives, Invasives, Botany, Seed Starting and Propagation, Soils and Composting, Integrated Pest Management, Organic Gardening, Plant ID, Plant Diseases and Diagnostics to name just a few. 
For more information about classes, call Lincoln County Extension Office at 541-574-6534 or visit the Extension website at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lincoln/master_gardeners or stop by the Extension Office at 29 SE 2nd St., Newport (across from the Senior Center and Newport Recreation Center).
Thank you for your support in publicizing our upcoming program to your membership.
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Friday, November 7, 2014

Chef Enrique Sanchez Rodriguez from Local Ocean winner of People's Choice Award

Oyster Cloyster
Congratulations to Chef Enrique Sanchez Rodriguez from Local Ocean Seafoods on winning the People's Choice award at Oyster Cloyster with his Spider Oyster dish. What was your favorite?
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Newport Farmers Market @Fairgrounds backyard party with fresh food and fine art - tomorrow 10-2

Newport Farmers Market
We are looking forward to the sunshine, one last outdoor hurrah! There is another event in the main building, so we are holding a backyard party with fresh food and fine art - tomorrow 10-2 @ the fairgrounds east lawn! LIKE IF YOU WILL BE THERE - WIN MARKET BUX
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Thursday, November 6, 2014

2015 OSU Small Farms Conference

Oregon Small Farms Conference
Save the Date for the 2015 OSU Small Farms Conference. February 28th and will be held in Corvallis at the LaSells Stewart Center and CH2M Hill Alumni Center. The planning team was hard at work yesterday polishing up the program. Session descriptions will be available in December.
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OSU Extension Service gardening website

Gardening News from the OSU Extension Service:
The Extension Service provides a variety of information on its gardening website. Resources include gardening tips, videos, podcasts, monthly calendars of outdoor chores, how-to publications, information about the Master Gardener program and a monthly emailed newsletter.
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4-H is getting the next generation interested in honeybees with an essay contes

Oregon State University Extension Service
4-H is getting the next generation interested in honeybees with an essay contest. Members will explore how to help these important pollinators. National winners will win some bucks -- up to $750 for the No. 1 winner. http://bit.ly/1s8Z6ga
Photo: 4-H is getting the next generation interested in honeybees with an essay contest. Members will explore how to help these important pollinators. National winners will win some bucks -- up to $750 for the No. 1 winner. http://bit.ly/1s8Z6ga
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"By creating the demand we can also help stimulate the supply"

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"By creating the demand we can also help stimulate the supply."
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Farming the Oregon Coast

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Farming the Oregon Coast...

 
Seaside hosts third Grow the Coast conference
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How #USDA plans to make farmers markets more accessible for the people

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Hear how plans to make farmers markets more accessible for the people who need it most:
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How women are changing the ag landscape webinars

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How women are changing the ag landscape is first in series of webinars.

  Women in Agriculture Learning Network invites you to join them for their upcoming Women in Ag Fall 2014 Webinar Series. Three upcoming webinars will focus on women’s leadership roles, what the 2012 Census of Agriculture tells us about women, and why women’s unique roles in agriculture matter.
November 18: Leading the Way
How Women are Changing Board Rooms and Rural Landscapes
Presenter: Krysta Harden, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
December 2: By the Numbers
What the Census of Ag Tells Us about Women Operators
Presenter: Virginia Harris, National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS)
December 16: Heart of the Farm
Why Women’s Unique Family and Farm Business Roles Matter
Presenter: Angela Carter, Iowa State University
Webinar Times: 12:00 p.m. ET, 11:00 a.m. CT, 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT
To join the webinars: Go to https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/womeninag about 10 minutes prior to the start time. Click on “Enter as a Guest” and type your name in the space provided, then click on “Enter Room.” For best results, we suggest you use Firefox or Internet Explorer as your web browser. Prior to participating in this Adobe Connect event, please go to the following URL to confirm ability to log on to the Connect server: www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect.
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New and Revised Extension Resources

new and revised Extension resources are now available online:

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USDA Turkey Day Tips in Spanish as well

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This year we’re posting all of our in Spanish as well. Follow for food safety tips en Español
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Handy Food Database App

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Beyond the nutrition label: has released a handy food database app that makes choosing healthy food easy:
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Maximizing School Garden Space

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WEBINAR: Get the most out of your ! Join for a lesson in maximizing garden space - 11/17
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Converting Football fields to gardens

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Former school building’s football field and playground converted to vegetable garden in Iowa
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App for Audio/video Conferencing On The Go

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App for Audio/video Conferencing On The Go-
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Donating Wholesome Unsold Food

Donating Wholesome Unsold Food

Posted by Jimmy Nguyen, USDA Office of Sustainable Development, on November 6, 2014 at 3:00 PM
Liability Concerns Stop Many Restaurants and Supermarkets from Donating Wholesome Unsold Food – Join USDA for a Nov. 12 webinar and learn more about Liability, Food Safety & the Good Samaritan Act.
Liability Concerns Stop Many Restaurants and Supermarkets from Donating Wholesome Unsold Food – Join USDA for a Nov. 12 webinar and learn more about Liability, Food Safety & the Good Samaritan Act.
14.3% of American households found it difficult to put food on the table at some time in 2013, yet 31% of food at the consumer and retail level goes uneaten (USDA ERS).  Of the estimated 133 billion pounds of food that goes uneaten every year, much of it is perfectly safe and nutritious and could have been donated to hunger relief organizations to feed hungry people.  Sadly, much of this perfectly good food ends up in landfills.
How can we change this situation? Many managers at farms, food processors, supermarkets, dining facilities, and restaurants say they are worried about donating wholesome unsold food because of fear of liability.  Some say they don’t have the proper food safety processes in place to handle food recovery and donation programs.
USDA wants to help.  Our upcoming webinar “Donating Unsold Food – A Primer on Liability, Food Safety, & the Good Samaritan Act,” will discuss liability concerns and clear up misconceptions that may keep companies from donating food.  We will talk about food safety and the Good Samaritan Act, the federal statute that gives liability protection to those who donate food.  Our panel of food recovery experts and veterans will also answer your questions during the second half of the webinar.
Webinar: Donating Unsold Food – A Primer on Liability, Food Safety & the Good Samaritan Act
Date: November 12, 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 2:00 pm EDT – 3:00 pm EDT
Register: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/177734887
Join us for this important webinar and learn how to start recovering & donating your wholesome unsold food!  Register for the webinar here: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/177734887
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Monday, November 3, 2014

Farm To PreSchool Programs

Farm to preschool program — a growing movement that connects young children (ages 0 to 6) with  local foods.

 New Day School raspberries
 

In 2008, the farm to school team at Ecotrust was among the first wave from the farm to school community who was convinced that early child-care settings were the next frontier. In partnership with the Oregon Child Development Coalition, Ecotrust piloted one of the first farm to preschool programs         http://tinyurl.com/kqolrqa
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