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The ”Local Food” component is a key part of the Transition Town model. As Transition is about creating a positive vision for the future while adjusting to a post-carbon world, an important aspect of that process is to strengthen our ability to provide the majority of food for our community within our bioregion. Being able to provide more of our food from local sources rather than relying on groceries trucked from distant places could give us a sense of food security, superior food health and would be part of building a more self-reliant and resilient community. This group’s purpose is to encourage conversation, education, hands-on skill-sharing, meetings, events and celebrations related to local food issues especially in the context of the global situations of peak oil, climate change and economic instability. Within this general framework, there are many aspects to address. A few sub-groups might emerge to focus on different food issues. It is up to us to develop the group or groups in a way that works best for the greater Sebastopol area. The Food Group grew out of our Community Mapping Events and had it's first meeting in April. To facilitate communication among list members, we have set up a Google Discussion list for this group. You can sign up below to join the list.
Anyone who has attended at least one group meeting can also opt to be added to the group's discussion list.
Check out some of the local food resources we are gathering here. |
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F.E.A.S.T. stands for Food Education Advancing Sebastopol in Transition. Mission Statement: Goals:
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Nothing could be better than food straight from a local farm! We're lucky to have not only a number of weekly famers market in our area, but also a host of farms that run Community Supported Agriculture programs, allowing you to subscribe to your weekly harvest of farm-fresh vegetables! Check out the links to find out more! Community Supported Agriculture Farms (CSAs):
You might also be intrested in the Sonoma County Farm Trails publication, which you can order or download here. |
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Felton Acres - Fresh, West Sonoma County, Pasture-Fed Chicken. Available for pickup at the farm. They provide processing services free of charge so you will receive a whole fresh, plucked bird ready to cook. Meat products: chicken Silva Star Farms - This is small start-up sustainable agriculture farm located three miles west of downtown Sebastopol. What once was a typical Sonoma county mono-culture apple orchard is now a poly-culture farm. Meat products: chicken, pork, lamb Sonoma County Meat Buyers Club - The University of California Cooperative Extension in Sonoma County is partnering with local meat producers to begin a program that will allow you to have a variety of locally grown meats delivered right to a central pick-up point. Meat Products: chicken, beef, pork, and lamb, plus much more... We're working on gathering local resources on organic meat - let us know if you have some to add! Contact web@transitionsebastopol.org or post a comment below! |
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Did you know... that it's perfectly legal to keep up to 10 chickens (NO roosters!) in your backyard within Sebastopol city limits?! Excellent, isn't it? (see excerpt from the municipal code for details below). We thought we'd share a few resources we've come across and hope that you'll let us know about others you like! Great locally-created website about sustainable chickens as well as innovations for the sustainable chicken enthusiast (created by graduates of the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy): http://www.sustainablechicken.com/ Local Chicken Chat Yahoo list - great folks, great resources: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/chickenchatcoop/ Locally (Petaluma) hatched organic chicks & pullets -http://www.ranchhaghens.com/ Local feed stores selling chicks (usually starting in Spring) and chicken food (along with other farm/pet supplies):
Please share your resources and so we can make additions to this list! Contact web@transitionsebastopol.org or post a comment below! |
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There are a couple of promising resources out there that have a lot of potential if they get actively used! http://sonomaharvestshare.ning.com/ |
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It's HARVEST TIME and as the fruit and vegetables ripen, many of us find ourselves with an overabundance of one but a need, or desire for another crop...
We don't know on what basis they become available but for more information, contact Rebecca Mansour in the City of Sebastopol Planning Department, 823-6167. And you can learn more about the Community Garden and Skate Park here: A pdf (1.2MB) of the Community Garden and planting notes is linked below (some details may have changed; map status 2007)
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In 2009, a number of community garden plots at Sebastopol’s Skategarden Park became available.
Thanks to the help of wonderful volunteers, we've transcribed the extensive notes made by all of YOU at our Community Mapping events in 2009 on the wall maps. This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but a wonderful start! If you were unable to make it, or have additional resources to add, feel free to add a comment to this post (you need to create an account to comment). |
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