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Dana Utman: Leave Food By Your Mailbox Saturday – May 9, 2011

By kevpod

Please help out your community on Saturday, May 14 by leaving nonperishable food in or next to your mailbox for your letter carrier to pickup. »

Permaculture Guild Hosting Backyard Organic Food Exchange Sunday – August 26, 2010

By kevpod

The next organic produce exchange will be held on Sunday, Aug. 29 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1158 Spear Ave. Participants are asked to bring surplus from backyard gardens, fruit trees. Organizers ask that all food brought be pesticide free. »

CSAs Make Agriculture Accessible – April 21, 2010

By kevpod

Gail Gourley Eye Correspondent First of two parts. ARCATA – For those seeking fresh, local produce, purchasing at farmers’ markets is one way to connect with the farmers who grow the food. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs at local farms take the process a step further. Three CSA farms available to Arcata-area residents are... »

Here Comes the 2010 Farmers’ Market – April 8, 2010

By kevpod

ARCATA – As the bountiful local produce season gets underway, so too does the North Coast Growers’ Association Farmers’ Market on the Arcata Plaza. The market opens this Saturday and runs each Saturday until late November from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The weekday markets begin in June. The push to consume fresh, local,... »

Kristyna Solawetz: Cultivate, Coordinate Local Food Production – March 6, 2010

By kevpod

Last September, the Co-op’s Eat Local Challenge drew commitments from 630 people to consume food produced in our region. The challenge of the coming decade will be to plan for a local food system that encompasses all residents of Humboldt County. In the past several years there has been a surge of growth in... »