Discover “The Wonder Under Us” at Practical Farmers of Iowa’s Summer Camp
By the IFU
Registration is now open for Practical Farmer of Iowa’s 2008 Youth Leadership and Summer Camp Program, “The Wonder Under Us.” If you like exploring Iowa’s wild places, join other campers June 18 to June 21 at the Des Moines area Y-Camp near Boone to enjoy a fun-packed experience for all ages. The Youth Leadership Program, June 16 to June 18, trains young adults ages 14 to 18 to be counselors for the summer camp.
“The Wonder Under Us” camp participants will: go on a discovery hike, spend a day playing and learning in water, visit PFI founders Dick and Sharon Thompson’s farm, and learn about wise land management choices through interactive games. They will also enjoy traditional camping festivities such as stargazing, campfires, archery, and canoeing. Program participants will prepare and dine on local fare during camp as they get in touch with the land and where their food comes from.
Youth Leadership program members will: hike and camp at Ledges State Park, compete in a cookout challenge, tackle the ropes challenge course, zip down the zip line, and learn how to lead children.
PFI has been holding a youth camp since 1992. 2007 PFI camper Spencer Tomlinson, Byron, MN, commented that he "definitely wants to come back." Some of his favorite camp activities included "playing in the creek, the bacon and ice cream (from local farms), and performing heart surgery on an eggplant" during a food creations contest.
PFI’s Youth and Next Generation program is committed to fostering the wisdom of the next generation through programs for youth and students that highlight the connections between the environment, farms, food and communities.
Contact Cedar Johnson, (515)232-5661, cedar@practicalfarmers.org, for more information about how to sign up for or donate funds to camp.
PFI is a non-profit sustainable agriculture group dedicated to farming that is profitable, environmentally sound, and healthy for consumers and communities. Founded in 1985, PFI has over 700 farmer and non-farmer members throughout Iowa. For more information, call 515-232-5661 or visit www.practicalfarmers.org.
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Leigh Adcock
Iowa Farmers Union
PO Box 8988
Ames, IA 50014
1-800-775-5227
info@iowafarmersunion.org
www.iowafarmersunion.org
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Friday, March 14
Lobby Day Monday!
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Sam Garchik
on Fri 14 Mar 2008 05:41 PM CDT
Lobby Day Monday By the IFU Iowa Farmers Union members and friends are invited to join us Monday, March 17 at the Capitol for our legislative lobby day and press conference. We will have a table in the South Rotunda Circle from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be handing out information to legislators and staffers on our priorities for sustainable agriculture, clean renewable energy, local food systems, and accessible markets. We will have talking points available for you regarding the bills currently before the legislature which pertain to our issues. At 10:30 a.m.we will host a press conference downstairs in the legislative lunchroom. We will announce the more than 5,000 signatures we have gathered in the past few months from Iowans all around the state calling for a temporary moratorium on construction of CAFOs until economic, social and environmental impacts are addressed to the satisfaction of the majority of Iowans. These signatures will then be presented to Governor Chet Culver. If you have questions, please contact me at the office or call our lobbyist Judie Hoffman at 515 292 2660. Note that this event was postponed from Feb. 4 due to bad weather. See you Monday! Iowa Farmers Union Wednesday, March 12
April 3 - Best Practices Workshop
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Sam Garchik
on Wed 12 Mar 2008 12:49 PM CDT
April 3 - Best Practices Workshop
By Richard Pirog We have a special event, The Best Practices workshop - sponsored by the Value Chain Partnerships project (which provides partial funding for RFSWG) on April 3 at the Gateway Hotel in Ames. This is a very unique event, where we'll present real-life food value chain challenges and participants will have opportunities to use their knowledge and wisdom to come up with solutions. We will have sessions on the following topics: -Financing an Unconventional Ag Business -Evaluating Potential Partners and Buyers -Addressing Challenges in Logistics -Innovating in a Maturing Market -Policy and Incentives in Value Chains -Finding and Retaining Good Employees Brief write ups on these sessions are found in the attached flier Each session will be an interactive discussion among practitioners who want to discuss and solve problems. Each session will have a facilitator, an outside consultant, and a short case study to get the discussion rolling. Anybody who has attended RFSWG meetings is invited, but space is limited so we can keep the audience small enough to allow ample opportunities for dialogue and problem-solving. This is the first time that participants from all four of our working groups (Regional Foods, Niche Pork, Small Meat Processing, and the new Fruit and Vegetables Group) will come together. Attached is the flier and registration form. Please respond promptly to me if you are interested in attending - as space for RFSWG is limited. Hope you'll consider both events! Thanks, Rich Pirog Associate Director Marketing and Food Systems Program Leader Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture 209 Curtiss Hall Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 50011-1050 515 294-1854 FAX: 515 294-9696 e-mail: rspirog@iastate.edu Web page URL: http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/ |
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