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Friday, December 23, 2011
Food Movement Meeting Success!
The Local Foods Movement meeting was a success this past Sunday. We met in the old Baptist church at 2720 E Third St. from 3:00-5:00 pm and had a great turnout! The meeting attracted gardeners, foodies, farmers, and folks of all experience levels who each brought a delicious food along with their point of interest in a Dayton Food Movement. The meeting started with an introduction from the meeting organizer, Bryan Konrad of Allegheny Mountain School and then we all introduced ourselves. Following the introductions we watched two short films, one on the ever impressive work of Will Allen of Milwaukee, and the second a video on the value of thinking in systems when planning a garden or home landscape; aka permaculture. These videos gave inspiration along with a clear sense of what Konrad might be looking to rally here in Dayton.
After enjoying the potluck dinner we all broke into groups and listed 5 things we would like to see happen here in the local foods movement, followed by 5 things we like, already happening in the area. This exercise was then compiled into a live Google list where all attendees can view the results and network with other attendees.
The exercise was great and gave us the chance to discuss what we thought was important to see thrive here in the Miami Valley. Some of these I find particularly exciting include; Food Growing Education for Children & Adults; Compile a list of local resources: An umbrella of advocacy and public relations; Changes in zoning to permit agriculture and animal production locally; and Local Seed Saving & Seed Bank.
The list is longer and we are still in the beginning of forming this group. If you feel inspired by local foods, school gardening, community gardening, organic growing, improving school lunches, urban farming, permaculture, public health, aquaponics, or any thing else along these lines; please join us for the next food movement meeting and potluck.Link here to the online scheduling assistant (Doodle) to check the box of the time that works best for you.
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Email any questions to kasey.henneman@metroparks.org
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