LC Community F.E.A.S.T. deemed a Success

Lincoln County Community FEAST (Food*Education*Agriculture*Solutions*Together) Workshop was held on Saturday, April 2nd from 10am to 4pm at the Oregon Coast Community College with a local foods lunch provided. The FEAST workshop, organized by Chloe Rico, TRFW's RARE grant recipient, co-hosted by the Lincoln Co. Extension Local Foods and the Lincoln County Local Foods Group, and facilitated by Sharon Thornberry, Community Food Systems Manager at Oregon Food Bank, is a way to gather input about the direction our community wants to see for their food and agriculture.

The day featured a local panel painting the picture of food, fisheries, agriculture, farm to school, education programs, public health and food retail in our area after which workshop broke into focus groups centered around networking & communications, production & processing, education, and access.

Lincoln Co. Local Foods Group Meeting March 30

Fourth meeting of the New Lincoln Co. Local Foods Group will be held on
Date:March 30, 2011
Time: 1:00 -3:00 pm.
Place: Lincoln Co. Extension Office Conference Room
29 SE 2nd St., Newport
For Information Contact: chloe.rico@occc.cc.or.us; 541-867-8672

2nd TRFW Chefs' Show-Off on Sunday, April 10 at Linn-Benton Community College from 2pm -5pm.
For more information: http://tenriversfoodweb.org/home/?p=8567

New Lincoln Co. Local Foods Group

Third meeting of the New Lincoln Co. Local Foods Group will be held on
Date:March 9, 2011
Time: 1:00 -3:00 pm.
Place: Lincoln Co. Extension Office Conference Room
29 SE 2nd St., Newport
For Information Contact: chloe.rico@occc.cc.or.us; 541-867-8672

Help Us Form the New Lincoln Co. Local Foods Group

Are you interested in strengthening access to
local foods, farms and fisheries?
Are you interested in shaping the direction
of Lincoln County’s food system?

Please join us:
Wednesday, January 19th
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Lincoln County Extension Office Conference Room
(29 SE 2nd Street, Newport)

The Lincoln County Extension Office is sponsoring this gathering with the goal of pulling like-minded people together to form a community group focused on food and agriculture in Lincoln County.

We will be joined by Sharon Thornberry, Community Resource Developer for Oregon Food Bank and recipient of the 2009 Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Award for her work on strengthening food systems throughout Oregon and by Jeff Feldner, Oregon Sea Grant Extension Fisheries and Seafood Specialist who will speak on ways to integrate our seafood industry into the local foods movement.

We hope this group will set strategies and goals for strengthening our local food system. What would you like to see accomplished by a group focused on supporting Lincoln County community food efforts? How would you increase awareness and access to local foods and agriculture? This is your opportunity to share your ideas and take action to make them happen.

For more information or questions please contact Chloe Rico, chloe.rico@occc.cc.or.us, 541-867-8672

2011 Lincoln Co. Master Gardener Program

Enroll Now to take 2011 Master Gardener Class- Classes start soon!!
Dec. 14 - Class Orientation

2011 Program Application Form:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lincoln/sites/default/files/2011_application_form.pdf
Program details:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lincoln/sites/default/files/mg_prospect_booklet_2011.pdf

For More Information: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lincoln/master_gardeners

A POSTO Personal Chef Services

A Posto Personal Chef Services, Newport, Oregon offers professional personal chef services to prepare custom in-home meals from fresh produce found at our Lincoln County based farmers’ markets or the variety of local seafoods caught off our coast. Our personal chefs focus on creating custom menu plans centered on using healthy foods that are seasonal, sustainable, and affordable.
http://www.apostochefs.com
email: bruce@apostochefs.com