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Essay on Sustainable Agriculture
by Mike Emers
"I didn't grow up on a farm. When I was young, I never learned how to fix a screen door let alone a tractor. I didn't know which end of a seed to plant in the ground. If you had told me twenty years ago that I would own the farthest north certified organic farm in the country, I would have told you that you must be crazy......................Read Full Article Here
Mike Emers, one of our newly elected board members,
has been a grower of organic produce in the Tanana Valley for the past 12 years as the owner of Rosie Creek Farm. As an organizer of the annual sustainable agriculture conference he is well versed in statewide and local agriculture issues.
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Volunteers Needed!
 Building a co-op is a community project. It cannot be accomplished by a small group.
Many hands will make light work and we need YOU!
Evan, our volunteer coordinator, has a call list of our membership at the office with a goal of calling everyone on the list by November 14.
If you can stop by and help please email Evan at info@fairbankscoop.org. The new office is located at 542 4th Avenue Suite 100B in the basement. Office hours are Tuesday-Friday 1 pm to 5 pm.And for those who love to bake we still need desserts!
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Volunteering can be fun too! This rowdy group of pirates spent an evening helping out with the call drive for KUAC.
Thanks to Sue Sprinkle for setting it all up |
