Education
Look for more comprehensive food resources on this page soon!
Visit Cooking Up a Story for video stories about food and sustainability in the Pacific Northwest - with a Gorge Grown Food Network segment coming soon!
This year Congress will vote on the 2007 Farm Bill. Learn more about it through the resources listed and help ensure a fairer bill for all farmers and consumers.
Farm and Food Policy Project – http://farmandfoodproject.org
Cultivating Common Ground – http://www.preventioninstitute.org/pdf/Cultivating_Common_Ground_112204.pdf
A New Framework and Direction for U.S. Farm Policy - http://www.farmland.org/programs/campaign/newpolicyrecommendations.asp
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - No Time for Delay: A Sustainable Agriculture Agenda for the 2007 Farm Bill - http://www.msawg.org/key-farmbill.html
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - Farm Bill 2007 - http://www.agobservatory.org/issue_farmbill2007.cfm
Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force 2007 Farm Bill Recommendations – http://www.oregonhunger.org/farm-bill-page-2.html
Food Research and Action Center 2007 Farm Bill Food Stamp Reauthorization – http://www.frac.org/Legislative/farmBill2007/06.23.05.html
OSU Extension Service Small Farms
For a list of upcoming events and hands-on educational workshops for farmers, visit OSU Extension Service's Small Farms web site. Also check out their quarterly publication Small Farm News.
Visit county extension service web sites for possible additional event listings:
Wasco County Extension Service
Hood River County Extension Service
Sherman County Extension Service
Klickitat County Extension Service
Skamania County Extension Service
Washington Tilth Producers Events Calendar
For a comprehensive list of workshops for farmers in the Northwest, visit Washington Tilth Producers Events Calendar.
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