By Valentina de la Fuente, CAGJ Intern Today is the “Teach Out!”, an event organized through the Food Justice Project. Today our urban garden tours will lead us from the Umojafest Peace center in the Central District, to the Danny Woo Garden in the International District. These visits are an opportunity for community members to […]
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Teach-Out Report! Fisherman’s Terminal, UW Farm
By Valentina de la Fuente, CAGJ Intern Today’s “Teach Out!” consists of a visit to the Fisherman’s Terminal to hear the rich stories of some of the last family fisherman left in Seattle, and then a bike ride to the newly burgeoning farm at the UW where we will be making pizza in a cob […]
Join CAGJ’s Sixth Teach Out! Saturday October 24th: Visit the Clean Greens Farm in Duvall!
Teach Out! Engaging the Local Food Cycle! – Sixth Event Saturday, Oct. 24th 10am-2pm (there will be a carpool from the CAGJ office – please get in touch or stay tuned for more details closer to the date!) Our visit to Duvall will introduce you to Black Dollar Days Task Force’s program, Clean Greens Farm […]
Submit a recipe for “Our Food, Our Right” – DEADLINE Oct 10th!
As we move forward this fall in finishing the first edition of the Food Justice Project’s activist guide and recipe book “Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice”, we are still looking for RECIPE SUBMISSIONS, creative art and poetry, and whatever else you think should be included! Now is the time to submit your […]
CAGJ Receives Food Sovereignty Award!
CAGJ is honored to have been awarded the Food Sovereignty Honorable Mention Prize, along with the Toronto Food Policy Council and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Kenya). La Via Campesina – the international movement of peasants who introduced the idea of “food sovereignty” – won the prize. Central Co-op’s Madison Market nominated […]
Work Begins to Protect Farm Land
Article from Richard Conlin’s email newsletter: Making it Work September 9, 2009, Volume XI, Issue 8 On Monday, August 10, the Council adopted a resolution beginning the next stage of the City’s work with King County to protect the agricultural properties that supply Seattle’s food. Resolution 31147, adopted 8-1 (McIver voting no) declared the City […]
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! – Our Food, Our Right: Recipes for Food Justice
We are still looking for more people to contribute to the Food Justice Project’s activist guide and recipe book! Our Food, Our Right is a community recipe book and activist resource guide that that promotes self-sufficiency and knowledge sharing, through a food sovereignty framework. The guide seeks to increase access to information on issues such […]
Photos of SLEE 2009 Fair & Dinner!!
Thanks so much to everyone who came and supported CAGJ at our 2009 Strengthening Local Economies, Everywhere! Fair and Dinner! More photos are coming soon, here is just a taste…
Save the Date! Next Teach Out! October 24th
Next Teach Out! – Saturday October 24th: Visit Clean Greens Farm in Duvall! Save the date for the next event in our Teach Out! series – more details coming soon! For more information on Clean Greens Farm, click here. CAGJ’s Food Justice Project invites our members and others to learn about and build connections with […]
SEATTLE GETS $300,000 FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS
Richard Conlin, Seattle City Council President August 6, 2009 SEATTLE GETS $300,000 FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS In mid-July the US Department of Agriculture notified Seattle that we had been awarded a $300,000 grant to implement elements of the Local Food Action Initiative. The funds will all go to community-based organizations, with the City […]