Dear Community Partner,
The rains are here--sort of--and despite the challenging growing conditions, so is harvest season. There are many exciting things happening this fall around food and food issues...see below for details.
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Single Sock awards grants to Bayard and Silver City Community Gardens
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 Single Sock, the community run thrift store has awarded $500 grants to the Bayard Community Garden and to the Silver City Community Garden.
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Beautiful Beets !!
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A number of gardeners from around the area have been donating produce to the food pantry. The first batch was this gorgeous basket of Italian beets grown by Mary Frances Dondelinger.
THANK YOU to all of you who have donated the "fruits" of your labor to the Grant County Community Food Pantry !!
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Literary Gardens, Hungry Words, Food on Film
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The Volunteer Center and WNMU are partnering for the academic year 2009-10 on a Food Security Initiative. There will be many exciting events and happenings as a result....
LITERARY GARDENS
A University-Community Book Read and Discussion, Fridays at the Miller Library. Bring a brown bag lunch and join us:
Friday September 25th
Hunger: An Unnatural History by Sharman Russell
Sharman Russell, Facilitator
Friday October 23rd
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
Faye Vowell, Facilitator
Friday November 20th
The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
Matthew Lara, Facilitator
HUNGRY WORDS
Writings about food. Everyone is welcome to submit prose, poetry, essays, fiction and non-fiction. Submissions will be published in an online journal called Hungry Words Spring 2010
FOOD ON FILM
A film series on food. Dates, films and location TBA.
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Mimbres Community Garden
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Steve Neinhaus and a group of dedicated volunteers have created an amazing community garden in Mimbres on land donated by Dr. King.
Look for them at the Harvest Festival !
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