Comments on: Growing the local food economy

By: Serving the community, cooperatively « Slow Coast

Serving the community, cooperatively « Slow Coast — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:06:11 +0000

[...] and activist regional organization which is open to all, dedicated to the creation of a stronger local food economy, driven by the interests and needs of its members, fully accountable to the membership and to the [...]

By: Gifts and promises « Slow Coast

Gifts and promises « Slow Coast — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:46:57 +0000

[...] Food Skills weekend back in early [...]

By: The cooperative local economy « Slow Coast

The cooperative local economy « Slow Coast — Tue, 12 May 2009 02:11:08 +0000

[...] Last week’s column was about creating a stronger local food economy, something which I spend a good deal of time thinking about (and being engaged in). And now that we have a newly-formed Transition effort starting up in Powell River, I hope that we’ll see renewed efforts to start new projects which help move us in the direction of regional self-reliance. [...]

By: Margy

Margy — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:27:00 +0000

Sounds like you had a great workshop. Wish I had been able to be there. I enjoy growing some of my own fresh vegetables, but my garden is too small to grow much for storage. Even so, I would like to try some canning, especially when the blackberries are ripe. Maybe this year. I’ve found some really good resource books at the Economy Shop in Powell River. Now all I have to do is try. Thanks for the inspiration. – Margy