Upcoming Events 

 See our CURRENT NEWSLETTER for the most-recently updated list of upcoming local events.

This section is UNDER CONSTRUCTION; look for a more comprehensive calendar soon!

What's cooking in your food system? Talking food in Klickitat and Skamania County

Gorge Grown is partnering with WSU Extension, the Klickitat and Skamania County Health Departments, the Horizons project, and more partners to conduct a Community Food Assessment in Klickitat and Skamania Counties this year.

GGFN and its community partners will work together over the course of one year to identify both community assets and needs in regards to food and farming. A Community Food Assessment is a collaborative, participatory process that examines a range of community food issues and assets with the goal of improving food security and community health and education.

Want to learn more? We want to hear from YOU about food issues and resources in your community, whether you're a farmer, consumer, health care provider, or businessperson. Come to our kickoff workshop to get more information and offer your two cents:

Thursday, April 2
10 AM to 2 PM
(folks are welcome to attend for all or part of the meeting)
Pioneer Center, White Salmon, WA

A free lunch is included for folks who RSVP by March 30 to lindaj@gorge.net

Food Film Series, Goldendale, WA

Find out why our local farmers are so important.
Explore the ways our food supplies have changed.
Understand the global food system and how it relates to the local level.
Find out how you can make smart food choices.
What can we do to help future generations?

Each movie will be shown twice, with a matinee and evening showing of the same film. A discussion period will follow each screening.

Film # 1 The Future of Food (Sustainable vs. Corporate Farming)
Wednesday, March 18th, 2:00pm, repeating Thursday, March 19th, 6:30 pm

Film # 2 The Real Dirt on Farmer John (Evolution of American farms since the 1950's, CSA's - Community-supported Agriculture)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2:00 pm, repeating Thursday, April 2nd, 6:30 pm

Film # 3 King Corn (Corn products in our food system and how they get there)
Wednesday, April 15th, 2:00 pm, repeating Thursday, April 16th, 6:30 pm

Film # 4 How to Save the World: one man, one cow, one planet
(Biodynamic Farming)
Wednesday, April 29th, 2:00 pm, repeating Thursday, April 30th, 6:30 pm

Film # 5 Bad Seed (GMO's - Genetically Modified Organisms)
(no matinee for this film) One showing only- Thursday, May 14th, 6:30 pm

Goldendale Community Library
131 W Burgen St
Goldendale, WA
773-4487

Sponsored by the Unitarian Universalists of Goldendale, and the Goldendale Community Library

 Class:  Backyard poultry for eggs and meat
 

 This class will cover overall poultry production including brooding chicks, housing, nutrition, predator control, raising meat birds, management of laying hens. Robin Cunningham is a local teacher and farmer. Besides her orchard and large scale produce garden, she recently added a pastured poultry operation. She has attended workshops at OSU on the subject, and traveled to Virginia to the farm of author, lecturer Joel Salatin, featured in the popular The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, the 2006 non-fiction book by Michael Pollan <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pollan> , to see first hand how this farmer raises and processes his poultry. Kristie Gensler, a full time rancher/farmer, has 30 years experience with commercial organic meats and poultry production, breeding and dealing with many breeds, integrating a holistic practice in the barnyard.

Instructors : Robin Cunningham and Kristie Gensler

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 6:30- 8 p.m.

Location: WyEast Middle School, Rm 29, Odell, Or

Cost: Donations will be accepted for the Rockford Grange

2009 5th Annual Northwest Lamboree

May 16th & 17th, 5th Annual Northwest Lamboree, Combining this year with the Porkapalooza and Beeforama workshops held at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds, Goldendale, WA.

Classes on livestock judging, breeding, health practices, nutrition and selection of market projects and more.  Pre-registration required. Contact: or WSU-Klickitat County Extension 509-733-5817 or klickitat@wsu.edu. Visit www.klickitat.wsu.edu or www.lamboree.blogspot.com.
 

 Who's Your Farmer?

The Gorge's first local buying guide for farm products

Pick up your FREE copy at:

Gorge Grown Farmers' Market

Hood River County Library

White Salmon Community Library

Goldendale Community Library

Goldendale Chamber of Commerce

Wasco County Library (The Dalles)

Skamania County Library (Stevenson)